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EPA Grant Will Help Reduce School Bus Emissions in Austin Area

Release Date: 09/10/2008
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or [email protected]

Capital Area Council of Governments to receive more than $190,000

(Dallas, Texas – September 10, 2008) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $193,700 to the Capital Area Council of Governments to retrofit 108 school buses with EPA-certified technologies as a means of reducing harmful air toxins and carcinogens.

The project will retrofit 98 traditional, diesel-powered buses with diesel oxidation catalyst/closed-crankcase ventilation systems. The remaining ten buses will be retrofitted with diesel multi-stage filters and closed-crankcase ventilation systems. The Capital Area Council of Governments is scheduled to complete the retrofitting process by November 30, 2009.

Additional information on EPA grants: https://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6: https://www.epa.gov/region6