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Emerging Air Quality Issues in Freight

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. Emerging Air Quality Issues in Freight. Diane Turchetta U.S. DOT-FHWA 6/29/04. FHWA Environmental Conference Alexandria, VA. Topics Covered. Why does FHWA care about freight emissions?.

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Emerging Air Quality Issues in Freight

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  1. U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Emerging Air Quality Issues in Freight Diane Turchetta U.S. DOT-FHWA 6/29/04 FHWA Environmental Conference Alexandria, VA

  2. Topics Covered • Why does FHWA care about freight emissions? • Overview of EPA regulatory actions & voluntary programs • What is FHWA doing? • Research • Idle-Reduction initiative • Diesel engine retrofits • Talking Freight Seminar

  3. Air Quality: New Ozone Nonattainment Areas

  4. Air Quality: Emissions

  5. Energy: Energy Trends By Sector

  6. Truck and Rail Flows Traffic Congestion Freight Flows by Rail: 1998 (tons) Federal Railroad Administration Freight Flows by Truck: 2020 (daily truck volumes) Federal Highway Administration

  7. EPA Regulatory Actions • Heavy-duty diesel truck and bus engine and fuel • standard • Rulemaking finalized in 2000 – requires new and • cleaner control technologies and low-sulfur • fuel (15 ppm) in 2007 • Vehicles will be 95% cleaner than today’s trucks • and buses • Nonroad Rule • Rulemaking finalized last month – will cut emission levels from construction, agricultural, and industrial diesel-powered equipment by over 90%

  8. EPA Regulatory Actions – Con’t • Reduces sulfur levels in fuel to 500 ppm by 2007 and 15 ppm for land-based fuel in 2010 (locomotives and marine vessels by 2012) • ANPRM for Locomotives and Marine Engines • Announced last month • Emphasis is on PM reductions • Standards could apply as early as 2011

  9. EPA Voluntary Programs • Clean School Bus USA • Retrofits buses with better emission control technologies - $65 M in EPA 2005 budget • SmartWay Transport • Voluntary program between EPA and the freight industry – focus is on carbon dioxide emissions • Voluntary Diesel Retrofit and Replacement Program • Addresses pollution from diesel construction equipment and heavy-duty vehicles in use today

  10. What Are We Doing……Research • Research – Impacts of Intermodal Freight Movement • on Air Quality • Six MSA’s selected (LA, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Detroit and Baltimore) • Freight profiles developed by mode (commodity flows and emissions) • Identification of key issues and problems • Preliminary look at mitigation

  11. What Are We Doing……Idle-Reduction • Working with DOE and EPA to reduce idling emissions • from heavy-duty engines (on-board and off-board • technologies • Regional workshops (I-95 corridor) • National conference (Albany, NY – May 2004) • CMAQ funding for idle-reduction projects ($16 M) • August 2003 policy guidance – “CMAQ Eligibility for Idle-Reduction Measures” • SAFETEA provision (Title 23 – Section 111 exemption)

  12. What Are We Doing….Diesel Engine Retrofits • Heavy-duty diesel engine retrofits – diesel particulate matter filters & oxidation catalysts • CMAQ policy guidance issued in Jan. 2003 on Eligibility of Freight Projects and Diesel Engine Retrofit Programs • FHWA participation in EPA School Bus, Retrofit and Replacement Work Group • Issue related to allocation of emission reduction credits (on-road vs off-road)

  13. What Are We Doing……Talking Freight Seminar • Collaborative between FHWAs Office of Freight • Management and Operations and Office of • Planning • Monthly FHWA-sponsored net-conference seminars • July 21 seminar will be on idle-reduction technologies and initiatives

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