California Emerging Clean Air Technology Forum

Release date: 06/26/2008 Contact Information: Mary Simms, (415) 947-4270, simms.mary@epa.gov WHAT: The California Emerging Technology Forum is a collaborative effort of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board, and the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley Air Districts to accelerate the development and implementation of technologies to achieve air quality goals. These agencies will sponsor a one-day public forum, which will focus on some of the following technologies and research areas: · Hydraulic and plug-in hybrids · Electric vehicles · Fuel-cells for vehicles and stationary sources · Solar, digester, and micro-turbine distributive energy · Air emission monitoring and remote sensing · Selective Catalytic Reduction for locomotive, and marine sources · Micro-turbines distributive generation · Architecture coatings and solvent certification WHY: To share collaborative progress and catalyze development and implementation of technologies that will help California and other parts of the country meet current and future air quality standards. WHEN: Wednesday, July 9, 8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. WHERE: University of California at Merced, Lakireddy Auditorium in the "Classroom and Office" building FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.epa.gov/region09/air/cecat-forum/index.html REGISTRATION: Federal, state, tribal, and local air agencies, private companies, associations, and environmental and community non-profit organizations are encouraged to attend. Registration is free and is required to attend the Forum to ensure available meeting space at UC Merced. Registration closes on Thursday, July 3 at 5 p.m. PSD. This event will also be broadcast via webcast. Tags: EPA, Green house gas, Auto emissions, Sierra club

Tags: EPA, Green house gas, Auto emissions, California Emerging Technology Forum, California Air Resources Board, Hydraulic and plug-in hybrids, Electric vehicles, Solar, digester, Micro-turbines

Forklifts Become "Vehicles" To Texas' Efforts For Clean Air.

Release date: 04/04/2008

Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

(Dallas, Texas – April 4, 2008) They have been the muscle behind manufacturing and warehousing for decades, and now forklifts are putting power into North Texas efforts for clean air.

Deford Lumber, Ltd., of Dallas is one of several companies helping forklifts become the newest “vehicles” for clean air as part of the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP). The company received more than $130,000 from the state-run program to replace the aging diesel engines in four of its forklifts and two haul trucks with cleaner, less-polluting models. In doing so, Deford will prevent more than 13 tons of nitrogen oxide from polluting North Texas air.

Other grant recipients from the Dallas-Fort Worth area include Land Lumber Co., Inc.; Mitchell and Bourland; Pam Heart; Neal Gay; James O. Worley; Robert Boyer; Bret Sapp; and Wayne Carroll. Together, their individual grants total more than $718,000 towards new engines for haul, cement, and dump trucks. They will also prevent the release of more than 71 tons of nitrogen oxide, which is one of the key contributors to ground-level ozone, or smog.

Businesses interested in greening their fleets still have time to apply for TERP grants by the April 11, 2008, deadline. Individual application assistance is available at Community Help Desks in Arlington, Dallas, Denton and Fort Worth until April 10 to help applicants with questions. For more information, interested applicants can visit www.terpgrants.org or for immediate assistance call (800) 919-8377.

TERP is managed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and serves as a national model for replacing and retrofitting older diesel engines. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports local efforts to encourage participation in TERP as a way to improve air quality in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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

EPA audio file is available at http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio040408_forklifts. tag: Clean Air, Texas Emissions Reduction Program, TERP, nitrogen oxide, ground-level ozone, r smog, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality