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lat are participants doing now?
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is ret-
rofitting their entire fleet of diesel buses with particulate matter
filters and fueling these buses with ultra low sulfur diesel fuel. The
MBTA also operates a fleet of 360 buses that run on compressed
natural gas.
Boston Public Schools is retrofitting their fleet of 600 school buses and the City of Medford
is retrofitting 70 buses that serve Medford and 13 surrounding communities. These buses
are being fitted with advanced pollution controls and fueled with ultra low sulfur diesel fuel.
^ The shuttle buses that service the Longwood Medical Area of Boston have been equipped
with particulate matter filters and run on ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, reducing per bus
e missions by more than 90 Dercent.
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^ Boston Coach has established a stringent anti-idling program for all of its buses and vehicles
for hire, which is saving them money and helping to reduce pollution.
> Employers from the Boston area have Joined the list of New England's Best Workplaces for
(!on mi ters, w lich spotlights New England employers offering outstanding commuter
benefits that help reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.
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bur organization can become part
of Greater Boston Breathes Better:
^ Participate actively in one or more EPA voluntary programs
(or undertake a unique project) for reducing emissions from
construction and/or transportation sources.
^ Share your technical and programmatic knowledge with new
partners in organized workshops and events.
C jmn unicate your company's success stories and lessons learned
\\ th case studies, fact sheets, and presentations.
^ Receive national and regional recognition for your commitment
to improving public health and the environment.
The air you breathe
shouldn't
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency New England
1 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02114
EPA 901-F-04-007
December 2004
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency New England
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id you know that in the
Greater Boston Area...
hrough Greater Boston
Breathes Better, we can:
Implementing and enforcing idle-reduction measures for trucks,
buses and passenger vehicles;
Promoting commuting via public transportation, walking, biking,
and car pooling;
Helping the freight industry improve the energy efficiency of their
vehicles and operations;
Equipping school buses with advanced pollution-reduction
technologies such as catalysts, filters, and cleaner fuels;
Supplying shuttle bus fleets, truck fleets, and other vehicles—
on and off-road—with advanced technologies such as
catalysts, filters, and cleaner fuels.
>• Reduce air pollution
^ Decrease asthma attacks and hospitalizations for other
air pollution-related ailments
*• Meet natic lal standards foi air quality
> Help Greater Boston Breathe Better!
Traffic congestion costs $1.4 billion annually in lost
productivity and wasted fuel?
Transportation and construction contributes more than
1/3 of fine particle air pollution, more than 1/2 of smog-
forming air pollution and about 1/3 of carbon dioxide
emissions?
One in nine children in New England has asthma, and
children in some Boston neighborhoods visit the emergency
room twice a i often as in other parts of the country?
• Ai piJ'ntioi is i heal h isk t( everyone, especially for
ch Idren Jic tht elde ly! Air pollution aggravates asthma
and other respiratory ailments and can cause lung cancer,
birth defects, and nerve damage.
Voluntary actions by local businesses, institutions and other
organizations can help postpone or even eliminate the need
for addinonal regulations?
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