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1. Date: February 12, 2013 Contact: Deb Jolda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel: (541) 726-3325
SPRINGFIELD BUSES ELIMINATE 9,611 POUNDS OF CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS
A grant allowed the district to install filters to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gases.
Springfield, Ore. – The Springfield Public Schools Transportation Department recently
completed its participation in the Clean Buses for Kids (CBfK) program. A $259,814 grant was
provided by CBfK to retrofit the district’s older-model buses with Diesel Particulate Filters
(DPFs). These filters reduce the amount of diesel engine exhaust emitted.
In total, 37 district buses were retrofitted with Diesel Particulate Filters to help improve air
quality for students and reduce the environmental impact of diesel-powered buses. The district’s
remaining buses were manufactured more recently and already include those filters.
Between 2006 (the original award date of the grant) and 2012 (the end of the grant reporting
period), the use of DPFs and ultra-low sulfur fuel (ULSD) in the retrofitted buses has prevented
the following emissions:
• 9,611 pounds of carbon monoxide (CO).
• 2,570 pounds of volatile organic compounds (VOCS).
• 1,313 pounds of particulate matter (PM).
Each year, the district’s buses travel more than 850,000 miles and transport thousands of
students to and from school and activities. Reducing the carbon monoxide and other hazardous
emissions has reduced student exposure at bus stops and schools, reduced staff exposure and
helped improve air quality in our community.
“We’re constantly looking for ways to get cleaner and greener,” says Mike Schlosser,
transportation supervisor.
The grant was offered through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emission
Reductions Act (DERA), which authorizes grants for schools and public organizations to help
reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality.
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