Region 1: EPA New England
Press
Idling Enforcement Actions
- MBTA to Spend Millions to Reduce Commuter Train Emissions in Clean Air Act Settlement
- National Car Rental Fined Nearly $500K for Diesel Idling Violations at Logan and Bradley Airports
- School Bus Company to Implement Nationwide Anti-Idling Program and Pay Penalties for Clean Air Act Violations
- Boston-Based Bus Company Agrees To $650,000 Penalty For 234 Violations of the Clean Air Act and Anti-Idling Regulations
- Cash Up in Smoke: Another Bay State Waste Hauler Cited for Idling
- Mass. Furniture Installation Company Fined for Idling Violations
- Waste Hauler Pays $195,000 for Truck Idling in Massachusetts
- Capitol Waste Services, Inc. Pays $107,300 for Excessive Idling
- Mass. Waste Removal Company Faces EPA Penalty for Excessive Truck Idling in Revere
- Bus Companies Will Pay More Than $237,000, Settling Environmental Violations in Three New England States
- Boston-based Bus Company Faces Penalty for Diesel Emission Idling Violations
- Walmart Settles Clean Air Violations with Campaign to Reduce Diesel Pollution
- North Andover Company Cited for Idling Violations Will Pay Fine, Make Improvements to Vehicle Fleet To Reduce Diesel Pollution
- EPA Seeks $60,000 From Two Bus Companies for Excessive Idling at Logan
- EPA Cites 11 Bus Fleet Operators for Idling Violations at Logan
- EPA Issues Violation Notice to MBTA for Idling Violations at Four Bus Stations
2010
- MBTA to Spend Millions to Reduce Commuter Train Emissions in Clean Air Act Settlement
- EPA Awards $5.6 Million to Spur New Clean Diesel Technologies
- EPA Provides the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) $700,000 to Reduce Emissions from Locomotives
- EPA Provides the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (ME DEP) $571,638 to Reduce Emissions with Marine Engine Repowers
- EPA Provides Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) $850,000 to Reduce Emissions from Regional Locomotives
- EPA Provides the Town of Fairfield, CT $831,030 to Reduce Diesel Emissions from Municipal Vehicles
- National Car Rental Fined Nearly $500K for Diesel Idling Violations at Logan and Bradley Airports
- $1,000,000 EPA Grant to Bring Shore-Side Power to the Port of New Bedford
2009
- $1.1 Million in Recovery Act Funds Will Help Reduce Diesel Emissions in New England
- Chelsea Collaborative Awarded $1.9 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- Maine DEP Awarded $746K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- Maine Turnpike Authority Awarded $1.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- Massachusetts DEP Awarded $502K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- Northeast Air Managers Awarded $2.7 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- Providence Awarded $565K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- Massachusetts Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- Greater Boston Breathes Better Receives EPA Clean Air Award
- Stonyfield Farm Receives EPA Clean Air Award
- New Hampshire Receives Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- Connecticut Receives Economic Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- Rhode Island Receives Economic Recovery Funds to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- Vermont Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- Maine Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
2008
- IMO environment meeting adopts revised regulations on ship emissions
- New Bedford receives MARAD grant to study shore power
- EPA Awards Connecticut $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
- EPA Awards Maine $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects
- EPA Awards Massachusetts $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
- EPA Awards New Hampshire $492,200 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
- EPA Awards Rhode Island $196,880 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
- EPA Awards Vermont $196,880 for Clean Diesel Projects -- Part of Nearly $2.4 Million State and Federal Grants Funded Across New England
- EPA Announces $5.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects in the Northeast
- NESCAUM Receives $100,000 Grant from EPA to Retrofit Construction Equipment; EPA Announces $5.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects in the Northeast
- Two Conn. Towns Receive Over $500,000 in EPA Funding for Clean School Buses; EPA Announces $5.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects in the Northeast
- Hollis, NH Receives Over $150,000 in EPA Funding for Clean School Buses; EPA Announces $5.4 million for New Clean Diesel Projects in the Northeast
2007
- $1.7 Million Available for New Clean Diesel Projects in Northeast; EPA seeking proposals until July 31
- Northeast Diesel Collaborative announces $3.8 million in new clean diesel projects
2006
- Cleaner Air in Boston Anticipated as Clean Diesel Fuel Becomes Widely Available
- Hybrid Technology Takes Giant Leap into Commercial Vehicles - EPA Unveils UPS Delivery Truck with 60 to 70 Percent Higher Fuel Economy (Londonderry, NH)
- Hybrid Technology Takes Giant Leap into Commercial Vehicles - EPA Unveils UPS Delivery Truck with 60 to 70 Percent Higher Fuel Economy (Burlington, VT)
- Hybrid Technology Takes Giant Leap into Commercial Vehicles - EPA Unveils UPS Delivery Truck with 60 to 70 Percent Higher Fuel Economy (Portland, ME)
- Hybrid Technology Takes Giant Leap into Commercial Vehicles - EPA Unveils UPS Delivery Truck with 60 to 70 Percent Higher Fuel Economy (Boston, MA)
- EPA Seeks Proposals to Fund New Clean Diesel Projects
- Rhode Island Officials and EPA Celebrate Clean School Bus Efforts - EPA Announces $1.5 million for New Clean Diesel Projects
- Maine School District Receives $69,000 EPA Grant for Clean School Buses; Northeast Diesel Collaborative announces $1.4 million for new Clean Diesel Projects
2005
- EPA and City of Boston Celebrate Clean Diesel Trolleys
- "Greater Boston Breathes Better" Partnership Improving Air Quality In Metro Area New EPA Grant Spurs Additional Clean Air Efforts
- North Andover Company Cited for Idling Violations Will Pay Fine, Make Improvements to Vehicle Fleet To Reduce Diesel Pollution
- EPA Awards $60,000 to Town of Trumbull, Connecticut to Purchase Clean Trash Trucks that Run on Compressed Natural Gas
- EPA Awards Over $165,000 in Grants to Massport, City of Cambridge and MIT to Reduce Pollution from Diesel Vehicles
- EPA Praises Maine's Efforts to Curb School Bus Pollution
2004
- Chelsea, MA: EPA's Tough Diesel Engine Standards Will Achieve Dramatic Clean Air Benefits; Massachusetts Praised for Diesel-emission Reduction Efforts
- Boston, MA: EPA's Tough Diesel Engine Standards Will Achieve Dramatic Clean Air Benefits; Massachusetts Praised for Diesel-emission Reduction Efforts
- EPA's Tough Diesel Engine Standards Will Achieve Dramatic Clean Air Benefits; State of Maine Praised for Diesel-emission Reduction Efforts
- EPA's Tough Diesel Engine Standards Celebrated at New Haven Construction Site; State of Connecticut Also Praised for Diesel-emission Reduction Efforts
- EPA's Tough Diesel Engine Standards Celebrated at New Haven School; State of Connecticut Also Praised for Diesel-emission Reduction Efforts
- EPA's Tough Diesel Engine Standards Celebrated at Hasbro Children's Hospital
- EPA and State Officials Praise RIPTA's Leadership in Curbing Diesel Pollution
- EPA Awards $15,000 to Rhode Island for Clean, Green School Bus Awareness Program
- New Hampshire Receives $100,000 EPA Grant for Clean School Buses; Funds Will Help Upgrade Manchester and Nashua School Buses
- Warwick, RI Receives $350,000 EPA Grant for Clean School Buses
- EPA Seeks Penalties from North Andover Company for Idling Violations
- EPA/DOJ Enforcement Case Brings Clean Air Benefits to Boston
Archives
- EPA and US Attorney announce $3.375 million enforcement settlement that will improve air quality and the environment in Boston
- RIPTA Agrees to Reduce Bus Pollution by 90 Percent in Enforcement Case Settlement