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Partnerships
EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) partnerships aim to achieve measurable environmental results in a cost-effective and beneficial way without the need for regulation. These programs can reduce pollution and improve air quality by means of forming partnerships with small and large businesses, citizen groups, industry, manufacturers, trade associations, and state and local governments.
Partners in these programs work together to improve environmental performance and in return receive such benefits as cost savings, public recognition, and the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping to clean the air. The results from these programs are impressive. Learn more about our programs and see how you can participate.
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National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC)Building on the successes of EPA’s regulatory and non-regulatory efforts to reduce emissions from diesel engines. NCDC works aggressively to reduce the pollution emitted from diesel engines through the implementation of varied innovative control strategies involving international, national, state, and local partners. |
EPA and EcoCAREPA has joined EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge. EcoCAR is a consortium of government, industry and academic leaders that work with students to build the environmental vehicles of the future. |
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Clean School Bus USAA national partnership to minimize pollution from school buses. Leaders from corporate America, children's health, environmental and governmental organizations gather to design a plan to reduce children's exposure to diesel exhaust by eliminating unnecessary school bus idling, installing effective emission control systems on newer buses and replacing the oldest buses in the fleet with newer ones. |
SmartWayA collaborative program between EPA and the freight industry that will increase the energy efficiency and energy security of our country while significantly reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases. The Partnership creates strong market-based incentives that challenge companies shipping products and the truck and rail companies delivering these products, to improve the environmental performance of their freight operations. SmartWay Transport partners improve their energy efficiency, save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. |
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Best Workplaces for Commuters
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It All Adds Up to Cleaner AirA unique public education and partnership-building initiative developed collaboratively by several federal agencies to help regional, state and community efforts to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. It All Adds Up seeks to inform the public about the connection between their transportation choices, traffic congestion and air pollution, and emphasizes simple, convenient actions people can take to improve air quality and reduce congestion. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Highway Administration, EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, and DOT's Federal Transit Administration, this initiative helps state and local governments meet their mobility and clean air goals under two federal laws -- the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and the Clean Air Act Amendments. |
