OECDiesel

The Ohio Environmental Council's Diesel Campaign is working to reduce direct diesel fine particulate matter emissions 40 percent by the year 2012, 55 percent by 2015, and 70 percent by 2020. Achieving these goals would save tens of thousands of lives between now and 2030, improve health and well-being by reducing ailments such as heart and asthma attacks, and help mitigate global warming.

We work with health-based groups, school districts, industry, and local and state governments to encourage diesel clean up through the 6 R's of diesel clean up: Retrofit with pollution controls; Refuel with cleaner fuels; Replace older vehicles with newer ones; Reduce unnecessary idling; Repair and Repower the existing engines.

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