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2020 Press Releases related to Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change

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December 2020

December 28, 2020: EPA Increases Clarity, Eases Implementation of Heavy Duty Vehicle Regulations while Proposing further Improvements.
December 28, 2020: Trump EPA Finalizes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Aircraft, Codifies Record of Reducing the Most GHGs in U.S. History.
December 8, 2020: EPA awards more than $1.2M to Port of New Orleans to help reduce diesel emissions.

November 2020

November 23, 2020: EPA Collects Penalties for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations by Two Iowa Companies.
November 5, 2020: U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance.

October 2020

October 21, 2020: EPA levies $65k penalty against DDM Imports for illegal truck imports.
October 19, 2020: EPA Awards More than $4.8 million for Clean Diesel Projects in New England.
October 19, 2020: U.S. Settles with Valero Over Alleged Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Violations.
October 15, 2020: EPA Finalizes Cost-Saving Updates to Existing Fuels Regulations.
October 6, 2020: Rebates Totaling $10 Million Now Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health.
October 1, 2020: EPA to Award More than $350,000 for Clean Diesel Projects in Michigan.
October 1, 2020: EPA to Award More than $500,000 for Clean Diesel Projects in Ohio.
October 1, 2020: EPA to Award More than $597,000 for Clean Diesel Projects in Wisconsin.
October 1, 2020: EPA Awards $805,500 for Clean Diesel Projects in South Carolina.

September 2020

September 29, 2020: EPA to Award up to $73 million for Clean Diesel Projects.
September 14, 2020: EPA Takes Action to Protect Integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program, Support American Farmers.
September 14, 2020: U.S. EPA Settles with Recreational Vehicle Importer in South El Monte, California, Over Illegal Imports of Off-Road Vehicles.
September 14, 2020: U.S. Reaches $1.5 Billion Settlement with Daimler AG Over Emissions Cheating in Mercedes-Benz Diesel Vehicles.

August 2020

August 20, 2020: In Maine, EPA Finalizes Action on Certain Marine Diesel Engines Providing Regulatory Relief for American Lobstermen and Pilot Boat Captains.

July 2020

July 23, 2020: U.S. EPA settles with Irvine, Calif., manufacturer for selling illegal “defeat device” pollution-control bypass equipment.
July 22, 2020: EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Aircraft.

May 2020

May 28, 2020: Companies in Md., Del., and Pa. settle alleged Clean Air Act violations involving after-market devices for diesel trucks.

April 2020

April 30, 2020: EPA Highlights Enforcement Actions Against Those Who Violate the Defeat Device and Tampering Prohibitions under the Clean Air Act.
April 24, 2020: EPA Awards $240,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Maryland.
April 24, 2020: EPA Awards $80,000 to Upshur County Board of Education, West Virginia to Clean Up School Buses.
April 24, 2020: EPA Awards $920,000 to Clean Up 47 Buses in Pennsylvania.
April 24, 2020: EPA Awards $780,000 to Clean Up Buses in Virginia.
April 24, 2020: EPA Awards $100,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Delaware.
April 24, 2020: EPA Awards More Than $1 Million to Clean Up School Buses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $11.5 Million to Replace 580 School Buses in 43 States.
April 23, 2020: EPA awards $310,000 to clean up school buses in Region 8 states.
April 23, 2020: Seven Nebraska School Districts Receive $200,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions.
April 23, 2020: 23 Missouri School Districts, One Transportation Company Receive $1.03 Million to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $265,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Two Tennessee Schools Systems.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $540,000 in School Bus Rebates to school districts in South Carolina.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $40,000 in School Bus Rebates to Bertie County Board of Education in North Carolina.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $240,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Three Kentucky Schools Systems.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $320,000 in School Bus Rebates to school districts in Georgia.
April 23, 2020: 18 Kansas School Districts Receive $460,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $420,000 in School Bus Rebates to school districts in Florida.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $80,000 in School Bus Rebates to Wilcox County Board of Education in Alabama.
April 23, 2020: 10 Iowa School Districts Receive $300,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions.
April 23, 2020: Yarmouth, Maine School System awarded $60,000 in EPA Rebates to Reduce School Bus Emissions.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $1 Million to Clean Up 52 School Buses in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
April 23, 2020: Cranston R.I. School System awarded $120,000 in EPA Rebates to Reduce School Bus Emissions.
April 23, 2020: EPA Awards $11.5 Million to Clean Up 580 School Buses in 43 States $1.8 Million Designated for New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico.
April 23, 2020: Glastonbury Conn. School System awarded $40,000 in EPA Rebates to Reduce School Bus Emissions.
April 16, 2020: EPA Announces $2 Million Available for Tribes to Clean Up Diesel Engines.
April 15, 2020: EPA Awards Nearly $2.5M to North Central Texas Council of Governments to Help Reduce Diesel Emissions.
April 13, 2020: EPA Proposes Money-Saving Updates to Existing Gasoline, Diesel, Other Fuels Regulations.
April 6, 2020: DOT Secretary Elaine Chao and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler: New fuel economy, CO2 standards mean more affordable, safer and cleaner vehicles.

March 2020

March 31, 2020: What They Are Saying: U.S. DOT and EPA Put Safety and American Families First with Final Rule on Fuel Economy Standards.
March 31, 2020: U.S. DOT and EPA Put Safety and American Families First with Final Rule on Fuel Economy Standards.
March 27, 2020: EPA Announces Steps to Protect the Availability of Gasoline during COVID-19 Pandemic.
March 12, 2020: U.S. EPA settles with two PepsiCo subsidiary companies over violations of California’s Truck and Bus Regulation.
March 10, 2020: EPA Grant to East Baton Rouge Parish School System Will Fund Clean-Running Buses.
March 6, 2020: EPA Grant to Houston-Galveston Area Council Will Reduce Diesel Emissions.
March 5, 2020: EPA settles diesel emissions cases against three northwest companies.
March 2, 2020: EPA Releases Annual Automotive Trends Report Showing Marginal Increases in Fuel Economy.

January 2020

January 30, 2020: EPA, Department of Justice and the State of California Clean Air Act Settlement with Kohler Co. will Reduce Emissions by 3,600 Tons.
January 30, 2020: EPA Advances New Initiative to Reduce Polluting Emissions from Trucks in Arizona.
January 16, 2020: EPA Region 4 Jumpstarts Cleaner Trucks Initiative.
January 16, 2020: EPA Celebrates Massport Efforts to Add Cleaner Emissions Trucks.
January 15, 2020: EPA awards over $476,000 to New Mexico to reduce diesel emissions.
January 14, 2020: ADVISORY: EPA Region 4 to Jumpstart Cleaner Trucks Initiative in the Southeast.
January 13, 2020: EPA Jumpstarts Cleaner Trucks Initiative.
January 10, 2020: Punch It Performance and Tuning Agrees to Stop Selling Illegal Devices That Defeat Emissions Control Systems of Vehicles in the Wake of Clean Air Act Enforcement Action.
January 6, 2020: EPA Jumpstarts Administrator Wheeler’s Cleaner Trucks Initiative.