ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has awarded more than $1.1 million in grants for projects designed to cut air pollution from diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.
The Division of Air Quality announced $1.14 million in Mobile Source Emissions Reduction grants this week, including funding for one Buncombe County business and three in Swain County.
The program supports projects that replace or retrofit older diesel-powered vehicles with cleaner technology. This year’s awards will fund purchases ranging from electric utility vehicles and natural gas-powered trucks to new construction equipment that meets modern emissions standards. More than $270,000 of the funding will go toward new electric vehicles, according to DEQ…