WRI, EPA, and Mexican partners launch project to cut emissions from diesel buses.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 June 2004-WRI: WRI, EPA, and Mexican partners launch project to cut emissions from diesel buses(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04201960 MEXICO CITY and WASHINGTON - EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute's Center for Transport and the Environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Mexico City government, the Mexican Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), and the Center for Sustainable Transport in Mexico City today announced the launch of the Mexico City Diesel Retrofit Project.

This is a pilot project to retrofit a limited number of Mexico City buses with advanced emissions control technology to reduce emissions of particulates and other pollutants from diesel engines. Mobile sources, especially...