Stakeholder Advocacy

At the end of September, a diverse set of stakeholders met in Washington, DC with staff from Senators Clinton, Carper and Voinovich's offices to draft a plan to advocate for additional funds to be appropriated to EPA for diesel emissions reductions in the FY07 Budget.  These advocates included Caterpillar, Environmental Defense, STAPPA/ALAPCO and various state and local air agencies, Union of Concerned Scientists, American Trucking Associations and the American Association of Port Authorities, to name a few. 

• Here is a copy of a presentation that Caterpillar gave at the in-person meeting of the Marine Vessels and Ports Sector Workgroup in October that summarizes their efforts.
• Here is copy of a letter to President Bush that the Governors of California, Oregon and Washington signed in support of a $200 million/year program .
• Here is a copy of a letter to President Bush that stakeholders from across the country signed in support of a $200 million/year program.
• Here is a copy of a letter to President Bush from congressional members in support of a $200 million/year program
• For more information, please contact Dennis McLerran (dennism@pscleanair.org), Executive Director of Puget Sound Clean Air Agency; or Terry Goff (goff_terry_a@cat.com), Director of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Caterpillar Inc.