Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Dublin, Columbus schools get grants for diesel-cutting - Birmingham Business Journal:

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million is headed to Dublin and undert a second round of stats grants aimed at cutting dieselengine emissions. The on Mondayt announced recipients of the second and final round of Diesell EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.8 million program creates in 2008. The first round sent nearlu $7.3 million to 10 organizations, including the , operatoe of the region’s bus system. In the winnerws disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,65i while the Columbus school system receiveda $918,020 Officials from Dublin and the school district told the state they’res using the money to replacer vehicles with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublin plansw to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel while the school district is using its grant to replacr 15 buses producedin 1990. Projects that received awarda are required to put up at leastr 20 percent of the cost inmatchinfg funds. The grant program lookes specifically at public and private diesel equipment owners in Ohio countiesz that fall short of airqualityu standards. The largest grant among the 16 went to the and to refitr four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area projec t was awarded $4.6 million.

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