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Fact Sheets:

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National Clean Diesel Campaign Publications:
Includes national fact sheets or documents with statistics on diesel program, cost effectiveness of reducing particulate matter from heavy-duty diesel engines using retrofit technology, project summary information, and a general overview of the National Clean Diesel Campaign.

World's First Full Hydraulic Hybrid in a Delivery Truck (PDF, 1 page, 367KB)

Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Fact Sheets:

Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Overview (PDF, 4 pgs., 2,683 KB)
Diesel Exhaust and Your Health (PDF, 2 pgs., 5,143 KB )

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State-Specific Fact Sheets:

MCDI Developed Fact Sheets:
Illinois (PDF, 2 pgs, 1,553 KB )
Indiana (PDF, 2 pgs, 1,564 KB )
Michigan (PDF, 2 pgs, 1,558 KB )
Minnesota (PDF, 2 pgs, 1,580 KB )
Ohio (PDF, 2 pgs, 1,551 KB )
Wisconsin (PDF, 2 pgs, 1,540 KB )
State Developed Fact Sheet:
Wisconsin: Department of Natural Resources "Requirements for Reducing Particulate Emissions From Stationary Diesel Engines" (Publication AM-372 2006) (PDF, 3 pgs, 89K )

City-Specific Fact Sheets:

Illinois: Chicago Department of the Environment/USEPA/Metropolitan Mayor's Caucus - "Cleaner Air Through Diesel Retrofitting" (PDF, 11 pgs, 86KB )

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Presentations:

Presentations from Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative supported workshops are available in pdf..

2006 Events | 2005 Events

2006 Events

"Tools & Incentives for Green Diesel Technology: Lower Emissions, Higher Profits"

September 6 - 7 at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Conference White Paper: "Summary of Challenges and Opportunities for Action" (PDF, 18 pgs., 83 KB )
Agenda Only (PDF, 4 pgs., 28 KB )
Agenda and Background Information (PDF, 47 pgs., 16,719 KB )
Sponsors (PDF, 1 page, 171 KB )
Presentations "Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative: Impacting One Million Engines by 2010" (PDF, 13 pgs., 621 KB )
"Overview of Trucking Industry" (PDF, 25 pgs., 219 KB )
"Railroad Industry Overview" (PDF, 23 pgs., 1,061 KB )
"Green Diesel: A Banker's Perspective" (PDF, 11 pgs., 127 KB )
"Motivations for Promoting Clean Diesels" (PDF, 29 pgs., 1,456 KB )
"Texas Emissions Reduction Plan" (PDF, 13 pgs., 125 KB )
"Wisconsin Diesel Truck Idle Reduction Program" (PDF, 9 pgs., 24 KB )
"Diesel Emissions Reduction Act ... Origin and Future" (PDF, 19 pgs., 431 KB )
"State Infrastructure Banks & Green Diesel" (PDF, 11 pgs., 57 KB )
"Improving Fuel Economy and Air Quality on the I-5 Corridor" (PDF, 23 pgs., 670 KB )
"Developing Financing Alternatives in Ohio" (PDF, 10 pgs., 185 KB )
"MN Small Business Environmental Improvement Loan" (PDF, 9 pgs., 123 KB )
"Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing" (PDF, 2 pgs., 11 KB )
"Oregon Incentives for Green Diesel Technologies" (PDF, 12 pgs., 1,352 KB )
"Enhancing Air Quality at Truck Stops in Washington State" (PDF, 11 pgs., 254 KB )
"Georgia Truck Stop Electrification Tax Credit" (PDF, 11 pgs., 95 KB )
"The Illinois Biodiesel Sales Tax Incentive" (PDF, 15 pgs., 898 KB )

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"Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative's Leadership Group Launch Meeting"
September 6, 2006 at U.S. EPA Region 5 Office, Chicago, IL
USEPA Region 5's Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative assembled a group of various sector leaders from across the Midwest to provide perspective as we move forward to achieving the goal of impacting one million diesel-powered engines by 2010. Over 30 organizations were invited to participate in the kick-off meeting of the Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Group (Leadership Group). The Leadership Group agreed that a concerted effort among public and private sectors is essential to reducing diesel emissions in the Midwest.

Agenda (PDF, 1 page, 70 KB )
"Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Overview" Presentation (PDF, 6 pgs., 628 KB )
Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Draft "Memorandum of Understanding"(PDF, 1 page, 52 KB )
Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Draft "Memorandum of Understanding"(MS Word, 1 page, 34 KB)
Please provide edits or approval of this draft Memorandum of Understanding to Julie Magee, magee.julie@epa.gov.

Additional Materials:
Leadership Group Invitation Letter (PDF, 2 pgs., 61 KB )
Leadership Group Invitation List (PDF, 2 pgs., 14 KB )
Leadership Group Options (PDF, 1 page, 41 KB )
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Overview (PDF, 4 pgs., 2,683 KB )
Region 5 Priorities (PDF, 1 page, 86 KB )
Impacts of Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative (PDF, 2 pgs., 11 KB )
Diesel Exhaust and Your Health (PDF, 2 pgs., 5,143 KB )
SmartWay Transport Partnership Overview (PDF, 9 pgs., 158 KB )
Energy Policy Act's Diesel Emission Reduction Provision (PDF, 7 pgs., 673 KB )

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"Tools for Cleaning Up Illinois Diesel"
May 2, 2006 at BP Naperville, IL Complex
Agenda (PDF, 3 pgs., 98 KB )
Event Summary (PDF, 6 pgs., 628 KB )
Organizers & Sponsor Information (PDF, 1 page, 2138 KB )
Exhibitors (PDF, 1 page, 1657 KB )
Presentations
"Overview of the Clean Air Act and the Importance of Voluntary Programs" (PDF, 16 pgs., 2229 KB )
"Illinois - Meeting the Clean Air Challenges" (PDF, 14 pgs., 178 KB )
"Overview of Retrofit Technologies, Regulations, and Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel" (PDF, 32 pgs., 1025 KB )
"Retrofit Overview" (PDF, 16 pgs., 761 KB )
"ULSD Transition" (PDF, 17 pgs., 124 KB )
"Biodiesel Production" (PDF, 12 pgs., 336 KB )
"Compressed Natural Gas Heavy-Duty Vehicles" (PDF, 29 pgs., 871 KB )
"Biodiesel and Hybrid Vehicle Use in a Private Fleet" (PDF, 7 pgs., 41 KB )
"Hybrid Diesel Vehicles" (PDF, 18 pgs., 1044 KB )
"Hybrid City Fleet" (PDF, 49 pgs., 5422 KB )
"Hybrid Hydraulic Vehicles" (PDF, 18 pgs., 253 KB )
"CREATE" (PDF, 15 pgs., 906 KB )
"Financing Locomotive Idle Reduction Technologies and the Ontario NOx Emissions Trading Program" (PDF, 34 pgs., 1955 KB )
"SmartWay Transport Partnership and APUs" (PDF, 15 pgs., 1307 KB )
"Advanced Truck Stop Electrification" (PDF, 15 pgs., 2038 KB )
"Clean Air Construction on the Dan Ryan Expressway" (PDF, 20 pgs., 4986 KB )
"O'Hare Modernization Program" (PDF, 16 pgs., 1959 KB )
"CTA Fleet Modernization Program ULSD, Hybrid Buses" (PDF, 16 pgs., 2188 KB )
"Walsh Construction" (PDF, 20 pgs., 4987 KB, )
"City of Chicago Fleet Modernization Program" (PDF, 16 pgs., 1245 KB )
"DERA, Congressional Update" (PDF, 12 pgs., 214 KB )
"Opportunities for Diesel Emission Reduction Projects under the CMAQ Program" (PDF, 8 pgs., 35 KB )
"Southeast Environmental Task Force-South Suburban Good Neighbor and Clean Diesel Initiatives" (PDF, 11 pgs., 1147 KB )
"Chicago Climate Exchange-New Market Mechanisms for Financing Clean Transport" (PDF, 23 pgs., 173 KB )

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"Michigan Clean Fleet Conference"
March 22, 2006 at Next Energy, Detroit, MI
Agenda (PDF, 2 pgs., 30 KB )
Organizers & Vehicle Display (PDF, 2 pgs., 326 KB )
Sponsors & Exhibitors (PDF, 2 pgs., 1758 KB )
Synopsis (PDF, 3pgs., 1534 KB )
Presentations
"Key Elements of the Clean Air Act and the Importance of Voluntary Programs" (PDF, 15 pgs., 1712 KB )
"Michigan Air Quality - Meeting the Air Quality Challenge" (PDF, 12 pgs., 202 KB )
"Diesel Exhaust Emissions: Health Impacts/Air Quality Impacts" (PDF, 21 pgs., 644 KB )
"Overview of Clean Diesel Requirements and Retrofit Technologies Option" (PDF, 32 pgs., 1531 KB )
"Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel" (PDF, 19 pgs., 1339 KB )
"Caterpillar: Technologies and Projects" (PDF, 9 pgs., 1609 KB )
"Alternative Fuels" (PDF, 16 pgs., 1257 KB )
"Ethanol" (PDF, 13 pgs., 399 KB )
"Biodiesel 102: An Introduction and Overview" (PDF, 23 pgs., 1225 KB )
"Cummins Westport-Every Alternative" (PDF, 26 pgs., 1916 KB )
"SmartWay Transport Partnership: Greening Your Fleets" (PDF, 24 pgs., 5272 KB )
"Davis Cartage Company" (PDF, 6 pgs., 21 KB )
"APU Locomotive Idle Reduction System: Opportunities for Fuel Savings, Emission Reductions and Emission Trading" (PDF, 47 pgs., 3674 KB )
"Hydraulic Hybrids: Cost Effective Clean Urban Vehicles" (PDF, 20 pgs., 658 KB )
"Hybrid Truck Users Forum - HTUF - A Process for Fleet and Industry" (PDF, 35 pgs., 2703 KB )
"The Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program: Changes Under SAFETEA-LU" (PDF, 19 pgs., 1040 KB )
"National Clean Diesel Campaign-Projects, Programs and Funding" (PDF, 13pgs., 762 KB )
"Diesel Technology Forum: Retrofit Funding Opportunities" (PDF, 11 pgs., 269 KB )
"Okemos Public Schools: Clean School Bus Assistance Project - Lessons Learned" (PDF, 1 page., 51 KB )

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Port of Duluth's "Clean and Efficient Goods Movement Workshop"
February 22, 2006 at Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Duluth Office
Agenda (PDF, 2 pgs., 145 KB )
Synopsis (Word Document, 1 page, 27 KB)
Presentations
"Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Overview" - MPCA Presentation (PDF, 20 pgs., 596 KB )
"Clean Diesel Requirements and Voluntary Initiatives" (PDF, 39 pgs., 1510 KB )
"Overview of Alternative Fuels Use in Minnesota" (PDF, 8 pgs.,161 KB )
"Diesel Emission Reduction Retrofit Technologies" (PDF, 49 pgs., 2654 KB )
"SmartWay Transport Partnership Overview" (PDF, 46 pgs., 4773 KB )
"Challenges and Opportunities in the Great Lakes Maritime Sector" (PDF, 48 pgs., 2778 KB )
"Reducing the Aerodynamic Drag of Coal Cars and Class - 8 Trucks" (PDF, 20 pgs., 1262 KB )
"Lake Carriers' Association" (PDF, 25 pgs., 2766 KB )
"Opportunities for Vessels: A More Efficient Means of Moving Freight" (PDF, 9 pgs., 1747 KB )
"Idle Free Technology for Marine and Port Operations" (PDF, 12 pgs., 669 KB )
"Port of Duluth Clean and Efficient Goods Movement Workshop" (PDF, 13 pgs., 37 KB )
"MPCA Small Business Loan Program for the Transportation Industry" (PDF, 8 pgs., 47 KB )
"Environmental and Economic Benefits from the Installation of the Locomotive Idle Reduction System" (PDF, 31 pgs., 2830 KB )
"Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative: Future Federal Funding Opportunities"(PDF, 19 pgs., 542 KB )

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2005 Events

"Heavy Duty Fleets: Retrofitted, Refueled and Funded for a Cleaner Ohio"
November 30 at Ohio Department of Transportation Auditorium, Columbus, OH
Co-presented by: Ohio Environmental Council, Clean Fuels Ohio, USEPA Region 5, Ohio EPA, Ohio Department of Transportation
Agenda (PDF, 8 pgs., 13.906MB )
Presentations
"Overview of Clean Diesel Requirements and Retrofit Technology Options" (PDF, 40 pgs., 3.84MB )
"Heavy Duty Fleets: Retrofitted, Refueled and Funded for a Cleaner Ohio - Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel" (PDF, 14 pgs., 1.48MB )
"Clean Fuels Ohio - Heavy Duty Fleets: Retrofitted, Refueled and Funded for a Cleaner Ohio" (PDF, 10 pgs., 971KB )
"UT's Diesel Fleet" (PDF, 8 pgs., 529KB )
"Cummins Westport Inc. - Natural Gas Engines in Your Future?" (PDF, 16pgs., 1.64MB )
"Key Elements of the Clean Air Act and the Importance of Voluntary Programs" (PDF, 15 pgs., 1.75MB )
"SmartWay Transport Partnership - Improving the Environmental Performance of Freight Transportation" (PDF, 28 pgs., 2.86MB )
"Idle Reduction Options for Locomotives" (PDF, 25 pgs., 2.62 MB )
"Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2005 (DERA)" (PDF, 14 pgs., 1.59 MB )

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"Forward Wisconsin: Reducing Diesel Emissions for the Long Haul"
July 20, 2005 at Milwaukee Area Technical College Oak Creek, WI
Co-presented by: WI DNR, US DOE, and Wisconsin Clean Cities - Southeast Area
Agenda (PDF, 5 pgs., 146KB )
"Health Effects of Diesel Emissions" (PDF, 18 pgs., 221KB )
"Wisconsin DNR"   (PDF, 20 pgs., 709KB )
"Review of Idling Reduction Technologies"    (PDF, 27 pgs., 1.70MB )
"Fleet Idle Reduction Perspectives"    (PDF, 20 pgs., 348KB )
"Duplainville Transport, Inc"     (PDF, 17 pgs., 1.29MB )
"Overview of Diesel Retrofit Control Options and Key Technical Elements of a Successful Retrofit Program"     (PDF, 25 pgs., 1.73MB )
"Wisconsin School Bus Retrofit Program"     (PDF, 39 pgs., 4.04MB )
"Benefits and the Future of Biodiesel" (PDF, 33 pgs., 635KB )

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"Heavy/Medium Duty Fleet Conference and Finding Your Way to Cleaner Fleet Operations Through: Alternative Fuels, Diesel Emission Reduction and Idle Reduction Technologies"
July 7, 2005 at Hyatt Regency Downtown, Indianapolis, IN
Co-presented by: City of Indianapolis, Indiana Dept of Environmental Management, State of Indiana Office of the Lt. Governor, Energy Group
Agenda (PDF, 1 page, 17KB )
"Clean Diesel Requirements and Voluntary Initiatives" (PDF, 42 pgs., 1001 KB )
"Heavy/Medium Duty Fleet Conference" (PDF, 30 pgs., 1556 KB )
"Status of New Ozone and Fine Particle (PM 2.5) Air Quality Standards and IDEM'sDiesel Initiative" (PDF, 26 pgs., 813 KB )
"Excessive and Unnecessary Diesel Engine Idling" (PDF, 14 pgs., 160 KB )

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"Ohio Dept of Pupil Transportation Annual Conference"
March 22, 2005 at Worthington, OH
"Clean School Bus USA - A Partnership to Reduce Pollution from School Buses" (PDF, 23 pgs., 391KB )

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Case Studies

Construction - Chicago, Illinois Dan Ryan Expressway
Rail - Chicago, Illinois Locomotive Idle Reduction Project (PDF, 9 pgs., 184 KB )
Ports - Port of Cleveland Land-Based Equipment Retrofit Project (PDF, 1 page, 386 KB )
School Bus - Okemos, Michigan "Cleaner Air Program - School Buses"
SmartWay Transport Partnership's "Partner Case Studies"
- "Whole Foods Market: Alternative Fuel-Biodiesel" (PDF, 1 page, 75 KB )
- "Styline Transportation, Inc.: Idling Reduction" (PDF, 1 page, 65 KB )
- "Whole Foods Market: Trailer Aerodynamics-Belly Fairings" (PDF, 1 page, 75 KB )

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