The Environmental Protection Agency says the Port of Baltimore will get $3.5 million in federal funds for clean diesel technology to help reduce air pollution.
The EPA announced Thursday that the Recovery Act grant will be used to help provide cleaner tugboats, locomotives, short haul trucks and other cargo handling equipment. The federal agency says the port is one of seven applicants that is receiving a total of $16.1 million.
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