Diesel particulate filters are to be retrofitted on thousands of public vehicles in the US as the country strives to tackle emissions.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $4 million worth of funding for the development of projects in the north-east of the country that will seek to reduce emissions from vehicles.

One of the main aims that the money will be put towards will be the retrofitting of diesel particulate emissions filters, with school buses and locomotive utility track vehicles in New York and New Jersey among the projects set to benefit from the funding.

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) has been awarded $171,040 from the EPA and President and Chief Executive of the authority commented: "This multimillion dollar program will retrofit an estimated 1,300 school buses with diesel particulate filters (DPF), diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) mufflers, and Spiracle crankcase filters which will lead to annual reductions in hydrocarbons, particulate matter and carbon monoxide."

Welcoming this latest round of funding, EPA Administrator, Stephen L Johnson, commented: "Together with our partners in the Northeast Diesel Collaborative, we are moving America toward a cleaner, healthier, more productive future."

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