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Chicago gets $51,840 Grant from EPA to reduce garbage truck emissions

The city of Chicago has gotten a $51,840 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to help clean up emissions from their garbage trucks. Thirteen heavy duty garbage trucks will get equipped with diesel-fired engine coolant and hydraulic system heaters that will presumably allow the engines to be shutdown when stopped, reducing idle time. This project is part of an ongoing initiative by Chicago to upgrade existing diesel vehicles to clean up emissions. The city has already retrofitted a number of trucks with new emissions control equipment. ... Read more →

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