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million is headed to Dublin and underd a second round of stater grants aimed at cutting dieselengine emissions. The on Mondayt announced recipients of the second and final roun d of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.8 million program createxd in 2008. The first round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 including the , operator of the region’s bus In the winners disclosed Monday, Dublihn was cleared for $464,658 whilw the Columbus school system receiveda $918,020 grant.
Officialsz from Dublin and the school district told thestatr they’re using the money to replacs vehicles with lower-emission Dublin plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-modelo short-haul diesel trucks, whiled the school district is usingb its grant to replace 15 buses producerd in 1990. Projects that received awards are required to put up at leasg 20 percent of the cost in matching The grant program looksx specifically at public and private diese equipment owners in Ohio countiexs that fall short of airquality standards. The largest grany among the 16 went to the and to refit four locomotivesw withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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