Jan 27, 2021
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The West Virginia Division of Highways now has six new âcleanâ diesel dump trucks, thanks to a cooperative effort between the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Department of Transportation.
CHARLESTON The West Virginia Division of Highways now has six new “clean” diesel dump trucks, thanks to a cooperative effort between the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) and the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT).
The collaboration between the WVDEP and the WVDOT is an example of the cooperative spirit among West Virginia Executive Branch agencies.
Former WVDEP Secretary Austin Caperton said his employees figured out they could help their sister agency by making use of the federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) to secure $317,241.00 in grant funding to buy new, state-of-the-art diesel vehicles. The act was created to allow government agencies to replace ol