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Leadership Group
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The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Group, which is comprised of 33 public-sector and private-industry organizations, is driven to help meet MCDI's ambitious goal of reducing emissions from one million diesel engines in the region by 2010. The unique, collaborative nature of the Leadership Group will open new pathways to diesel emission reduction projects across the region, and will create lasting programs to address diesel emissions for years to come.
2008 Leadership Group Meeting :
The 2008 MCDI Leadership Group Meeting was held on November 13, at EPA Region 5 in Chicago from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Below, you can click on links to PDF files of each presentation, as well as a PDF of the final agenda for the meeting.
- Final Agenda (PDF) (2 pages, 20 KB)
- Region 5 Air Quality, Current Status, and Future Planning (Steve Marquardt) (PDF)(45 pages, 1.44 MB)
- Overall MCDI Direction (Brian Mormino) (PDF) (12 pages, 54 KB)
- State Coalition presentations:
- Wisconsin (PDF) (12 pages, 172 KB)
- Illinois (PDF) (24 pages, 518 KB)
- Ohio (PDF) (32 pages, 627 KB)
- Minnesota (PDF) (12 pages, 478 KB)
- Michigan (PDF) (23 pages, 204 KB)
- Indiana (PDF) (10 pages, 417 KB)
The 2007 MCDI Leadership Group took place on October 11, 2007, at the U.S. EPA Region 5 building in Chicago. The final agenda for last year's event can be viewed here (PDF) (2 pages, 14 KB).
Collaborative Principles
The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group is guided by principles to involve private, non-profit and government organizations to voluntarily reduce diesel emissions, thereby helping to achieve the air quality standards set forth in the U.S. Clean Air Act.
- Leadership Group Collaborative Principles and Signatories (PDF) (3 pgs., 25 KB)
- Select Leadership Group Member Quotes (PDF) (1 page, 16 KB)
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group members in January 2007.
Leadership Group Structure
The Leadership Group is co-chaired by U.S. EPA, Cummins Inc., Illinois EPA, and the American Lung Association of Illinois. Co-chairs are responsible for setting the general direction of the Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative as well as overseeing the activities of the group as a whole.
The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative gets work done through the Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup, which oversees two project-driven subcommittees and serves as a resource and liaison for clean diesel coalitions in each of the 6 states within EPA Region 5.
Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup (Co-chaired by Cummins, Inc., and U.S. EPA)
The Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup is designed to support clean diesel coalitions within each of the Region 5 states. These state-based coalitions will assess their individual needs, identify their goals and achievable activities and work together to address those goals. Coalition partners will determine the geographic areas to focus on in their state as well as the sectors of interest and the technology options that make sense for the specific areas. The groups then will work to develop funding opportunities to reduce the diesel emissions from the fleets within the identified sectors.
Workgroup Calls:
There are currently no workgroup calls scheduled.
Past Leadership Group meeting and call materials can be found here.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Q and A Informational Calls:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed into law on February 17, 2009, includes $300 million to support Clean Diesel activities. The competitive announcements for the ARRA Funding for National Diesel Emissions Reduction Program became available on March 20, 2009. You can veiw the announcements here.
This Recovery Act Funding for National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program is a competitive grant program and funding from it must be used to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced and diesel emissions exposure (particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas), and the project must demonstrate the ability to maximize job preservation and creation.
The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative is hosting two question-and-answer session conference calls about the ARRA DERA requests for applications. The calls are as follows:
Monday, March 30, 2009, 10:00 - 11:30 am central time
866-299-3188, 3123533214#
Friday, April 17, 2009, 10:00 - 11:30 am central time
866-299-3188, 3123533214#
Q&A Call Materials:
- Presentation for EPA Region 5 ARRA Q&A calls (PDF) (27 pages, 198 KB)
Additional Q&A Call Information:
Project Narrative suggested format:
- Applicants may download an optional Project Narrative suggested format to assist in writing the narrative portion of the application package.
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/eparecovery/documents/project-narrative-suggested-format.docFrequently Asked Questions
- A document containing frequently asked questions regarding this RFA is available.
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/eparecovery/documents/faq-national-rfa.pdf
The Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup oversees the work of two project-driven subcommittees:
- The Non-Monetary Incentives and Outreach Subcommittee
(Leads: Anthony Maietta, U.S. EPA and Greg Langford, Langford, Inc.) - The Funding Development Subcommittee
(Leads: U.S. EPA and Bill Droessler, Minnesota Environmental Initiative)
Six State Clean Diesel Coalitions operate with the support of the Program Development Workgroup. In each state, a coalition of government, industry, and nonprofit organizations work together to address diesel pollution through direct actions, legislation, and innovative financing.
2007 Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Award Winners
- The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Awards raise awareness and recognize individuals or organizations that have made significant, measurable improvements in air quality through the development and/or implementation of clean diesel actions (i.e. retrofits, replacements, fuels, education, leveraged funding, etc.). Find out more about this year's winners.
Publications
- The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Group created the following outreach documents to highlight significant issues, opportunities, and success stories.
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group Outreach Documents:
- "Diesel Exhaust and Your Health" (PDF) (1 page, 523 KB)
- "Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) Summary"(PDF) (1 page, 1.32 MB)
- "Diesel Retrofit Technology: A Cost Effective Approach to Reducing Diesel Engine Emissions" (PDF) (2 pages, 2.10 MB)
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group Partner Activity Reporting Form
- Leadership Group members are encouraged to use this reporting form (PDF) (1 page, 28 KB) to tell us about projects you've been able to get off the ground in your area. You can download examples of completed forms here (PDF) (2 pages, 30 KB).
State Coalitions/Clean Diesel Program Workgroups:
You can visit each state's clean diesel web page by clicking the appropriate link:
- Illinois Clean Diesel Coalition (ILCDC)
- Indiana Clean Diesel Coalition (INCDC)
- Ohio Diesel Coalition (Coming soon)
- Michigan
- Project Green Fleet (Minnesota)
- The Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition (WCDC)