DERA Act Signed

In January 2011, President Obama signed the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) of 2010 (HR 5809), which reauthorizes DERA for another five years. DERA was originally created in 2005 and provides grants to state, local, and tribal governments for programs to reduce emissions from existing diesel engines. This legislation authorizes $100 million annually for five years, for a total of $500 million, though the actual annual amount will depend on each year's funding appropriation. According to EPA, every $1 spent on DERA upgrades has resulted in $13 worth of health and environmental benefits, and EPA estimates that 11 million diesel emissions are in operation with uncontrolled emissions.

2010 EPA West Coast Collaborative Partners Meeting
The 2010 West Coast Collaborative Partners Meeting was a great success thanks to all of our Partners! To view all the presentations from the meeting, please click here.
 

West Coast Collaborative Recovery Act Funding Awards

• For information on awards made in Region 9, please visit:
  http://www.epa.gov/region09/eparecovery/cleandiesel.html
• For information on awards made in Region 10, please visit:
  http://www.epa.gov/region10/eparecovery/
• For all other ARRA information, please visit:
  http://epa.gov/otaq/eparecovery/index.htm

Non-EPA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding

• National Recovery Webpage
• Department of Energy
• CEC
• Presentations from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Sector Funding for Programs Related to Energy and the Environment (hosted by South Coast Air Quality Management District on April 1, 2009)

Recent News

• DOT and EPA Propose New Fuel Efficiency and GHG Emission Program for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, MYs 2014-2018: In response to the President’s direction to NHTSA and EPA in his May 21, 2010, memo, the agencies are proposing the first-ever National Program to regulate fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions for MYs 2014-2018 medium- and heavy-duty trucks, covering vehicles from 3/4 ton pickups and vans to delivery and utility trucks to big-rig combination tractors
• EPA Awards $5.6 Million to Spur New Clean Diesel Technologies
• EPA Administrator Announces Millions of "Green" Recovery Act Dollars To Clean Southern California Air
• EPA Funds New Study on Alternative Fuel Vehicle Emissions
• California Port Fee Would Fight Pollution, Congestion
• CA Presents First Bond 1B Check to San Joaquin Valley to Clean Up Air Quality
• PA, CARB, South Coast and SJV Air Districts Sign Joint Agreement to Reduce Pollution, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Hawaii Clean Air Program Targets Diesel
• EPA, Hawaii Partners Announce Diesel Vehicle Retrofit Program
• EPA Makes $50 Million Available to Clean Up Diesel Engines Nationwide