Web Links to Environmental and Diesel Related Sites

Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Links

Diesel Exhaust and Health Effects

California Air Resources Board (CARB) - Air Pollution and Health Fact Sheet
CARB Diesel Exhaust and School Bus Idling
CARB - The Report on Diesel Exhaust
CARB - School Bus Idling
EPA - Diesel Exhaust and Your Health
EPA - Diesel Particulate Matter
EPA Health Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust
EPA - Health Effects

Diesel Retrofit

California Air Resources Board’s Verified Diesel Emission Control Strategies
Clean Air Counts: Diesel Retrofits
Diesel Technology Forum
Diesel Retrofits in the Construction Industry: A How To Guide
EPA - Diesel Retrofit Technology Verification Strategies
EPA - Clean School Bus USA
EPA - National Clean Diesel Campaign
Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management: Diesel Retrofits

Biodiesel

Biodiesel Technical Highlights
Department of Energy - Alternative and Advanced Fuels
National Biodiesel Board
Biodiesel Emission Reductions 
Biodiesel Emissions Calculator
Biodiesel Research

Idle Reduction

EPA - Currently Available Idle Reduction Technologies
DOE - Idle Reduction
EPA - Emission Facts
EPA-Study - Emissions from Idling Trucks
Lowering Emissions and Particulates (LEaP) - Idling Information 
Summary of Anti-Idling Regulations in Other States

Truck Stop Electrification (TSE)

Envirodock
EPA - Truck Stop Electrification
Hunts Point Project- EPA Report
IdleAire
Shorepower
TSE Station Finder / Interactive Map
CabAire
AireDock

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sites

Diesel Fuel Regulations
EPA's Homepage
Health Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Emissons
Heavy Trucks, Buses, and Engines
Index of Consent Decrees
Mobile Source Air Toxic Emissions
Office of Air and Radiation
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Diesel Emissions Quantifier (DEQ)

Other State Sites

Clean Cities Coalition
Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management
National Association of Clean Air Agencies/Clean Air World
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
CARB Diesel Mobile Programs
CARB Zero Emission Vehicle Website
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
New Jersey Bureau of Air Monitoring
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Other Organizations

American Petroleum Institute
Dieselnet
Diesel Technology Forum
European Natural Gas Vehicle Association
The Manufacturers of Emissions Controls Association
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Trucking Industry Sites

American Trucking Association
Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ) for Fleet Managers
Green Truck Association
Maryland Motor Truck Association
Transportation Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System (SAFER) 
The Truckers Report
Transport Topics Electronic Newspaper for the Trucking Industry
Weekly On-Highway Diesel Prices

Traffic and Weather

Maryland Traffic Conditions-CHART
National Weather Service
Maryland's Emergency Truck Parking Locations 

Smoking Vehicle Hotline
1-866-677-2833
Report a Smoking Vehicle On-line

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