EPA Announces $24.9 million in funding for theDetroit/Wayne County Port Authority for electric portequipment & planning for zero emission fuels and jobreadiness

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Mark Schrupp
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(Detroit) – The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority will receive over $21.9 million under its Zero-Emission Technology Deployment program to cut air pollution from equipment operating at port terminals and docks. The grant will fund a portion of the acquisition costs of battery-electric forklift trucks, cranes, rail car movers, boats and motors, as well as the installation of charging equipment and solar panels in the Port. The new equipment will replace gas and diesel-powered equipment, accelerate the reduction in carbon emissions and improve air quality in southwest Detroit, Ecorse and River Rouge, areas with the poorest air quality in the State of Michigan.