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North Portland is the hub of distribution for the state and therefore has the highest levels of diesel emissions in the state (estimated at ~20 times the health standard). Community groups, regulators and private and public fleets (operating in or from N. Portland) are collaborating to reduce fleet emissions through fuel and equipment upgrade projects. A blend of public and private cost sharing will support action on each party's voluntary commitments.
"This project is very important for the state and for the local community in North Portland. Diesel emissions adversely affect air quality and public health and I am committed to developing solutions that reduce diesel emissions.
I am hopeful that this project similarly will result in new voluntary measures that can be taken to reduce diesel emissions in North Portland. I am pleased that ODOT and DEQ will be working together along with local governments, businesses, nonprofits and citizens in a collaborative process to address this issue."
--Governor Kulongoski in his Oregon Solutions project designation letter
"I get excited when I see public, nonprofit and private entities come together on projects like these. To me, this is what good governance is all about: creating the conditions for communities to thrive, business to grow, and the environment around us to be healthy. After all, if our air's not healthy, nothing else will be - not for long!."
--Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, June 22 2006 at the Oregon Solutions celebration
- North Portland Diesel Emissions Reduction Project (NPDERP) Declaration of Cooperation June 2006
- Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (LRAPA) presentation March 23, 2006 [pdf]
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) presentation March 23, 2006 [pdf]
- Meeting Notes from March 23, 2006 [pdf]
- Meeting Notes from April 25, 2006 [pdf]
- Group Reports from April 25, 2006 [pdf]
- ODOT and DEQ Press Release May 23, 2006 [pdf]
- Meeting Notes from May 25, 2006 [pdf]
- Oregon Solutions Team List and Contacts [pdf]
- Oregon Solutions Press Release June 20, 2006 [pdf]
- Oregon Public Broadcasting: "Retrofiting Trucks May Help Clean North Portland's Air," Ley Garnett, Oregon Considered, June 22, 2006
- East County News: "Diesel emissions targeted in Northeast Portland," Eric Hendricksen, August 1, 2006
- City of Portland, State of Oregon, EPA and others present innovative clean air initiatives October 16, 2006 [pdf]
- City of Portland B20 Facts [pdf]
- Co-Conveners: Dr. Algie Gatewood, President of Portland Community College Cascade Campus and Carl Talton, Portland Family of Funds
- Oregon Solutions Project Staff: Josh Proudfoot and Kelly Hoell, Good Company
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 Project coveners  DEQ team
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