Updated on March 4, 2021 at 7:54 pm
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Earlier this week, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection awarded more than $1.5 million dollars in pollution-reducing grants to companies and organizations across the state.
From the 27 applicants for a grant, 14 were selected and together they’ll help remove more than 82 tons of smog-forming emissions over the lifetime of the projects. This is a really exciting step in the right direction. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. It s such a win-win for our state, for our kids, and also for our economy because these are all these businesses that have applied, they re real innovators,” Katie Dykes, Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said. “They re showing that they re making a difference in serving their customers but also helping to clean up our air.