Stop the Soot.ppt

Stop the Soot Peg Hanna NJ Dept of Environmental Protection Air Innovations Conference August 11, 2004 PM Reduction Goals Over 1/2 of NJ counties likely to be designated non-attainment. Need 12% reduction to meet standard. Governor committed to 20% by 2014. 1000 deaths and 68,000 asthma cases each year from exceeding standard. Current focus is on diesel. Diesel is... Linked to premature deaths Air toxic and likely carcinogen Asthma trigger Cause of chronic respiratory disease Impetus for diesel strategy 370 premature deaths avoided annually 16,000 asthma cases avoided annually $770 million to $10 billion in health care costs avoided Multi-faceted solution Public contracting Mandatory diesel retrofits via legislation Voluntary retrofits Idling campaign Public contracting Environmentally responsible allocation of public dollars Boston Big Dig New Haven (CT) Harbor Crossing Improvement Program Public Contracting NYC Law - severe O3 non-attainment ULSD and BAT in city owned diesel non-road 50hp. Public construction contracts must have ULSD BAT component. Regulations proposed. Comment period closed. /pdf_files/bills/law03077.pdf Xanadu 20,000 construction jobs over 5 years. Project applicant committed to diesel reduction as part of EIS. Drafting bid specs for subcontractors Proposed legislation states: After January 2010, NJ shall not award contract to owner of regulated diesel vehicle unless use BART Mandatory retrofits via legislation DEP shall adopt rules which require BART for certain non-road equipment as well as certain transit buses, school buses, garbage trucks, and heavy duty trucks. (Plan to target 11% of diesel mobile sources for 15% reduction) Prioritize emission reductions in densely populated urban areas. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us (search for S1759) Mandatory retrofits via legislation ULSD for on-road and non-road $24 million for local government grants Tax deduction and exemption from sales tax The power of SEPs TSE in Paulsboro Newark bus retr