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The Port of NY/NJ Will Replace Dirty Old Diesel Tru
Home » Environmental » The Port of NY/NJ Will Replace Dirty Old Diesel Trucks to Slash Air Pollution
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Last updated: Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Photo: Public domain Other Truck Fleets, Pay Attention Did you know that replacing a pre-1994 diesel truck (or at least the engine) with a 2004-2006 model could cut soot pollution by about 2/3, and reduce smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by more than half? Post 2007 diesel trucks are even better, with a reduction of

soot particles by about 95% and NOx by at least 3/4. That’s a pretty big difference (though it doesn’t solve CO2 emissions), and it esp… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Port of NY/NJ Will Replace Dirty Old Diesel Trucks to Slash Air Pollution

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