CLF Ventures Issues RFP
CLF Ventures Inc., a non-profit affiliate of the Conservation Law Foundation, an influential New England environmental advocacy organization, seeks proposals from qualified firms and individuals to serve as technical consultant to CLF Ventures and Dann Marine Towing for the replacement of two marine diesel main propulsion engines and gearboxes on the Coral Coast, a tugboat operating out of New York Harbor. The successful proposer will provide technical project management to oversee the replacement of the Coral Coast’s pre-regulation diesel engines with EPA Tier 3 certified engines, and will also serve as a technical consultant on a diesel emissions reduction workshop geared toward diesel marine vessel owners.
$2.7M EPA Grant to Replace Tug Engines
EPA Invests $2.7 Million to Reduce Air Pollution from Old Diesel Engines in New York and New Jersey. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has provided a total of $2.7 million to help two organizations reduce air pollution in the New York metropolitan area by replacing old, dirty diesel engines on a tug boat and two trains with less polluting models. The projects will cut emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides by 70 tons per year and particulate matter by three tons per year. These pollutants are linked to health problems, including asthma, lung and heart disease and even premature death. Diesel engines are durable and often remain in use a long time. Older diesels that predate current and stricter air pollution standards emit large amounts of air pollutants.
