Resources

The following links and resources provide additional information on diesel retrofits. This information is provided to assist the website visitor in his/her quest to learn more about these issues. ECTA is not responsible for the privacy policies of the websites which are linked to below. The views expressed on those websites and related materials do not necessarily represent the views of the members of ECTA.

The links below are organized into the following categories:

• Federal Government
• Diesel Collaboratives
• State
• National/Regional
• Industry and Associations
• Environmental Organizations

Federal Government:

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)
• Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program
• Clean School Bus USA
• U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Federal Highway Administration

Diesel Collaboratives and Initiatives:

• Blue Skyways
• Mid Atlantic Diesel Collaborative
• Mid West Diesel Initiative
• Northeast Diesel Collaborative
• Southeast Diesel Collaborative
• West Coast Diesel Collaborative
  

State:

• Alabama
  • Department of Environmental Management: Birmingham Diesel School Bus Retrofit Project
  • Jefferson County Department of Health, Heavy Duty Vehicle retrofit program (see page 10 of the linked document)
    
    
• Alaska
• Alaska’s Diesel Strategy
  
  
• Arizona
  • Voluntary Vehicle Retrofit and Repair Programs
  • Tucson Regional Clean Cities Program
    
    
• Arkansas
  • Crittenden County Children Get Cleaner Buses (press release)
    
    
• California
• California Air Resources Board: Listserv for Diesel Retrofit Program
• Carl Moyer Program
• Diesel Emissions Control Strategy Verification
• Diesel Risk Reduction Program
• Diesel Programs
• International Diesel Retrofit Advisory Committee
• In Use Diesel Retrofit Plan
• Lower Emission School Bus Program
  
  
• Colorado
  • Clean Air Fleets
  • Diesel Retrofit Program
  • Regional Air Quality Council
    
    
• Connecticut
  • Clean School Bus Program
  • Department of Environment: Diesel Plan
  • Department of Environment: Diesel Retrofits
  • Department of Environment: Diesel Retrofits Grants and Funding
  • Department of Environment: Diesel Risk Reduction Strategies
  • New Haven, CT School Bus Retrofit Program
    
    
• Delaware
  • DNREC Makes Progress in Reducing School Bus Pollution (press release)
    
    
• Florida
  • Hillsborough County, Environmental Protection Commission’s Clean School Bus Program
    
    
• Georgia
  • Adopt a School Bus Program
  • Tax credit
    
    
• Hawaii
  • Clean Air Partnership
    
    
• Idaho
  • Agriculture Diesel Engine Retrofitting Project
  • Clean Air Idaho
  • Clean Air Zone Idaho
    
    
• Illinois
  • Clean Air Counts
  • Tools for Cleaning up Illinois Diesel
    
    
• Indiana
  • Dieselwise
  • Completed Projects or Projects Underway
    
    
• Iowa
• Archer Daniels Midland agreed to spend $6.3 million on supplemental environmental projects to retrofit school buses (press release)
  
  
• Kentucky
  • Campbell County schools showcase efforts for cleaner-burning school buses (press release)
  • Clean School Bus Awareness Day
  • Division for Air Quality: Education and Outreach
    
    
• Maine
  • Clean School Bus Program
  • Clean School Bus Newsletter
    
    
• Maryland
  • Department of the Environment: Diesel Retrofits Help Clean Regions' Air
  • Diesel Emissions Program
  • Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (Meeting minutes, see page 2 for diesel retrofit activities)
    
    
• Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts State Revolving Fund: Diesel Retrofit Program
  • The Big Dig
  • Massport’s Conley Container facility retrofit project
    
    
• Michigan
  • Michigan Clean Fleet Conference
    
    
• Minnesota
  • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency—Get Onboard with Diesel Retrofits
    
    
• Mississippi
  • Moss Point School District Clean School Bus Grant (press release)
    
    
• New Hampshire
  • Clean School Bus Initiative
  • New Hampshire Clean School Bus Retrofit Technology Project (press release)
    
    
• New Jersey
  • Fact Sheet on Diesel Law
  • Stop the Soot
  • Stop the Soot: Diesel Retrofits
    
    
• New York
  • Clean Air School Bus Program
    • Case Study: New York State Clean Air School Bus Program
    • Webster Central School District
    • Long Beach City School District
  • Cleaner Bus Fleets in New York City
  • Local Law 77: Manual
    
    
• North Carolina
  • Clean Diesel Clean Air Conference in Asheville
  • Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, & Transylvania Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, & Transylvania Counties: Clean School Bus Project
    
    
• Ohio
  • Ohio EPA Clean Diesel School Bus Fund Retrofit Grants Program
  • Ohio Environmental Council: Cleaning up Diesel Engines
  • Lessons Learned in Ohio
  • Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission: Air Quality
    • Mid Ohio Diesel Project Final Report
  
  
• Oregon
  • Clean Diesel Initiative
  • Clean Diesel Initiative Fact Sheet
  • Clean Diesel Retrofit Tax Credit
  • Diesel Retrofit Boot Camp
  • Portland/Vancouver Funding Forum
    
    
• Pennsylvania
  • Diesel Retrofit Information
  • Philadelphia Diesel Difference
  • Philadelphia’s Voluntary Retrofit Program for Diesels
  • Wissahickon School District Diesel Retrofit Initiative
    
  
  
• Rhode Island
  • Rhode Island Officials and EPA Celebrate Clean School Bus Efforts 9
    
    
• South Carolina
• South Carolina wins $500,000 grant to reduce air pollution at school campuses (press release)
  
  
• Tennessee
  • East Tennessee Regional Clean Air Coalition
    
    
• Texas
  • Adopt a School Bus
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Clean School Bus Program
  • Texas Emission Reduction Program
  
  
• Vermont
  • Diesel Exhaust from School Buses in Vermont
    
    
• Virginia
  • Fairfax County School Bus Diesel Retrofit Project
    
    
• Washington
  • Diesel Grant Money for Local Government Fleets
  • Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: Clean School Bus Program
  • Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: Diesel Solutions
  
  
• Wisconsin
  • School Bus Retrofit Program
  • Partners for Clean Air
  • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Magazine (on school bus retrofits)

National/Regional:

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
• Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
• Clean Buses for Kids
• Greater Boston Breathes Better (GB3)
• Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)
• Philadelphia Diesel Difference
• The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (STAPPA/ALAPCO)
• Western Regional Air Partnership

Industry and Associations

• The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
• Diesel Technology Forum (DTF)
• Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA)
• Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC)
• Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA)

Environmental Organizations

• American Lung Association
• Environmental Defense’s Clean Air website
• Clean Diesel Handbook
• Closing the Diesel Divide
• Natural Resources Defense Council’s Clean Air and Energy website
• Union of Concerned Scientists
  • School Bus Pollution Report Card (2006)
• Clean Air Task Force
• No Escape from Diesel Exhaust (2007)