How will the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Clean Diesel program help New Jersey?
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide New Jersey with $1,730,000 via direct allocation for diesel emission reduction projects. $18,400,000 is available for competition among USEPA Region 2 (NY, NJ, VI, PR) states and entities that meet the eligibility criteria. The ARRA money will also improve air quality in New Jersey. Diesel engines emit a variety of pollutants, with diesel particulate matter having potentially the greatest health impacts. Diesel particulate matter can cause or aggravate a number of health problems and has been linked with illnesses and deaths from heart and lung disease. In addition, diesel particulate matter contributes the highest cancer risk of all air toxics in New Jersey. Projects funded by ARRA money will reduce the risk from diesel emissions in New Jersey. Q: Who was awarded funding from the competitions? A: The USEPA Region 1 and 2 awards, which were made through the Northeast Diesel Collaborative, can be viewed by going to http://www.north
