Dublin, Columbus schools get grants for diesel-cutting – Washington Business Journal:

million is headed to Dublin and under a seconxd round of state grants aimec at cutting dieselengine emissions. The on Monday announce d recipients of the second and final roundf of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.98 million program created in 2008. The first roundc sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includinhg the , operator of the region’s bus system. In the winnersw disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,65u8 while the Columbus school system receivedra $918,020 grant.
Officials from Dublin and the schoolk district told thestate they’re using the monety to replace vehicles with lower-emission Dublin plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-hauk diesel trucks, while the school districrt is using its grant to replace 15 buses producedc in 1990. Projects that received awardes are required to put up at leastr 20 percent of the cost inmatchint funds. The grant program looks specificallyt at public and privatwe diesel equipment owners in Ohio counties that fall shortr of airquality standards. The largest grant amongv the 16 went to the and to refift four locomotives with new That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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