Schools get grant for bus retrofit
Published: Tue, May. 06, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Tue, May. 06, 2008 03:00AM
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closeDURHAM -- Durham County schools have been awarded a $125,600 state grant to retrofit school buses with diesel emissions control devices.
The grant announced Monday was among $800,390 awarded by the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources for 16 projects aimed at reducing air pollution from motor vehicles.
Other Triangle projects awarded grant money:
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* Leisure Landscapes in Wake County was awarded $8,200 to convert commercial lawn mowers to propane.
* Piedmont Biofuels in Chatham County was awarded $37,700 to purchase a vacuum truck for collecting oil from area businesses.
* The Triangle Transit Authority received $4,356 to retrofit buses with diesel emissions control devices.
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