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Diesel/Air Pollution Resources
Title |
Author | Description | File download | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel Emission Controls in Construction Projects: Model Contract Specification | Northeast Diesel Collaborative | This document offers guidance to private institutions and public entities interested in addressing pollution from construction sources through future construction contracts. | Link | |
| Diesel Exhaust Concerns and EPA’s Clean Diesel Campaign | EPA | This PowerPoint presentation was delivered to the North Shore of Staten Island Showcase Community in October 2010. | ||
| EPA Clean School Bus USA Website | EPA | Link | ||
| EPA EJ Air and Radiation Web Site | This site offers a wealth of information, allowing you to explore conditions where you live, follow proposed rules and regulations which may affect your neighborhood, and links to resources. | EJ Air | ||
| EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign Publications | EPA | This campaign promotes clean air strategies by working with manufacturers, fleet operators, air quality professionals, environmental and community organizations, and state and local officials to reduce diesel emissions. | Link | |
| EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership | EPA | This program reduces transportation-related emissions by creating incentives to improve supply chain fuel efficiency. | Link | |
| New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Website | New York Metropolitan Transportation Council | This regional council of governments is the metropolitan planning organization for New York City, Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley. | Link | |
| Northeast Diesel Collaborative: Municipal Web Page | Northeast Diesel Collaborative | This Web page includes a link to New York City local laws that reduce diesel emissions in the city. | Link | |
| Port Compliance | Port Compliance.org | An environmental compliance tool for port tenants and port authorities. | Link |