>Kansas opens diesel emissions grant program

Truck owners in Kansas may be eligible for grant money to purchase truck equipment for reducing diesel emissions.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is accepting applications until June 18.

Eligible projects include: engine idling-reduction equipment; retrofit technologies; engine upgrade and replacement; vehicle replacement; and low rolling resistance tires.

Applications with matched funding from other sources will be rated higher than those without matching funds.

For more information and applications for the program, visit www.kdheks.gov/bar/air-monitor/dieselgrant.html.

Applications should be mailed to:

Joyce Barrett
KDHE Bureau of Air
1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 310
Topeka, KS 66612-1366

The grant moneys come from the National Clean Diesel Campaign as part of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act.

– By Charlie Morasch, staff writer
charlie_morasch@landlinemag.com