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Stimulus News: Cost-Effective Diesel Retrofits Coming to a School Bus or Construction Site Near You!

October 21, 2009

Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

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diesel, EPA, polllution, portpollution, reporttocongress, retrofit, stimulus

I just received a copy of EPA's Report to Congress on its Diesel Emissions Reduction Program, and it's encouraging news. With nearly $50 million in EPA's FY 2008 budget for this program, EPA made 119 grants nationwide that enabled more...continued

EPA's proposal to reduce ship emissions deserves our support

August 4, 2009

Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , The Media and the Environment

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diesel, environmentalprotectionagency, EPA, OGV, polllution, portpollution, shippollution, ships

I'm testifying at EPA's hearing today on its proposed regulation to reduce emissions from the largest, dirtiest diesels in our midst-the huge diesel engines (regulated as "Category 3" engines because of their size) that power the ocean-going vessels (OGVs) at...continued

A wish list for 2008

January 8, 2008

Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

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birds, congestionpricing, csos, ewaste, gothamgazette, jamaicabay, mta, newyears, newyorkcity, PlaNYC2030, polllution, sewage, transit

The start of the New Year presents a great opportunity to take stock of the old year and to plan for the new. It's also time to make some wishes. I live in New York, and much of my work is...continued

Rich Kassel
Rich Kassel
Senior Attorney and Director, Clean Fuels and Vehicles Project
New York City
I came to NRDC in 1991 on a three-year grant, and never left.  Over the...
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