Programs
- CARB's Diesel Risk Reduction Program
- EPA's Clean Diesel Program
- EPA Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program
- EPA Nonroad Diesel Equipment Regulation/Standards page
- Swiss government agency (VERT / BUWAL) responsible for diesel retrofit in Switzerland
General Reports and Information
- Dieselnet Technology Guide
- Union of Concerned Scientists' Big Rig Cleanup
- Union of Concerned Scientists' Digging Up Trouble - The Health Risks of Construction Pollution in California
- NRDC's Campaign to Dump Dirty Diesel
- Environmental Defense's report on Backup Generators: Smaller, Closer, Dirtier
- EPA Regulatory Impact Analysis for on-road rule and non-road rule
Reports on Health Effects
- Health Risk Assessment for Diesel Exhaust (PDF) from CARB
- CARB's Children's Health Study
- Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study from the South Coast Air Quality Management District
- McDonald, J. D., Harrod, K. S., Seagrave, J., Seilkop, S. K., and Mauderly, J. L., Effects of Low Sulfur Fuel and a Catalyzed Particulate Trap on the Composition and Toxicity of Diesel Emissions, Environmental Health Perspectives 112: 1307-1312, 2004
Reports on Technology
- VTT's Transit Bus Emissions Study (PDF)
- California Air Resource Board's Research on Emissions from CNG and Diesel Buses
- MECA white paper - Retrofitting Emission Controls on Diesel Powered Vehicles (PDF)
- MECA white paper - Exhaust Emission Controls Available to Reduce Emissions from Nonroad Diesel Engines (PDF)
Economic Issues
- Cleaning the Air: Comparing the Cost Effectiveness of Diesel Retrofits vs. Current CMAQ Projects, study commissed by the Emission Control Technology Association
- 2003 study by the Office of Management and Budget on Costs and Benefits of EPA Legislation(PDF)
- EPA report - Diesel Retrofit Technology: An Analysis of the Cost-Effectiveness of Reducing Particulate Matter Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines Through Retrofits (PDF)
General News Articles
- LA Weekly's special report: Clear and Present Danger from September 2005
Conferences
- SCAQMD Ultrafine Conference Agenda (with presentions)
- Diesel Engine Emissions Reduction Workshop (sponsored by DOE)
Air Quality Blogs
School bus reports
- No Breathing in the Aisles (NRDC and Coalition for Clean Air)
- Children's Exposure to Diesel Exhaust on School Buses, Environmental Research Institute, Inc., 2002
- Characterizing The Range Of Children's Pollutant Exposure During School Bus Commutes, by Fitz, D. R., Winer, A. M., Colome, S., and others, Contract No. 00-322, California Air Resources Board, 2003.
- Union of Concerned Scientists' Pollution Report Card: Grading America's School Bus Fleets
- Test of three school buses at Southwest Research Institute
- A Multi-City Investigation of the Effectiveness of Retrofit Emissions Controls in Reducing Exposures to Particulate Matter in School Buses, Clean Air Task Force
Alternative Diesel Fuels
- NREL's Nonpetroleum Based Fuels page
- National Biodiesel Board
- Fuels and Fuel Additives at the EPA
- Grist's biofuel resource list
Reports on Ports
- Harboring Pollution, from the Coalition for Clean Air and the NRDC. This report has "Environmental Report Cards" for 10 U.S. ports
- Strategies to Clean Up U.S. Ports, from the Coalition for Clean Air and the NRDC. This report contains descriptions of ways to reduce the environmental impact of ports
- Emission Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement from the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- California's Goods Movement Action Plan
News about Ports
- A history of container shipping from the SF Chronicle
Radio Reports
- Downloadable MP3 audio reports from Living On Earth: The Haze over Trade, Harbor Pollution, Greening California's Ports, Idle Reduction Programs
Incentive Programs
- Extensive list of state programs at Emission Control Technology Association
- Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP)
- MOU between EPA and Destiny USA, a New York-based developer
- California's Carl Moyer Program
Trade Groups
- Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association
- Diesel Technology Forum
- AKPF (Arbeitskreis Partikel-Filter-Systemhersteller) (Diesel Particulate Filter Manufacturers Task Force, a European group)
Climate Change
Other
- How Diesel Engines Work, from How Stuff Works
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