The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is joining with various department officials in Charleston to announce how funds are and will be disbursed to improve the quality of air and create jobs in the Charleston area. EPA Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy will join with officials from the South Carolina State Ports Authority, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the Department of Education. Discussions include recent improvement projects around Charleston and how funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are being used to create jobs and improve the quality of air by using filters on buses, trucks and other diesel engines.
The EPA is recognizing the Port of Charleston for using ARRA funds for the re-powering and retrofitting of cargo and diesel equipment. The Department of Education is being recognized for replacing old school buses for new hybrid buses.
