Posted on February 10, 2022
EPA TO AWARD PORT OF BALTIMORE $1.8 MILLION GRANT TOMORROW TO REPLACE OLDER CARGO-HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND TRUCKS WITH NEWER, CLEANER MODELS
BALTIMORE, MD – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore a $1.8 million grant for its Diesel Equipment Upgrade Program which replaces older cargo-handling equipment and dray trucks with newer, cleaner, and more efficient models. The additional funding will help to further reduce emissions at the Port and for its surrounding residential neighborhoods.
WHO: EPA Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz
Congressman John Sarbanes
Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles
Maryland Transportation Deputy Secretary Earl Lewis
WHEN: 9:15 am Thursday, February 10, 2022. Media should report to the Port of Baltimore’s Visitor Badging Center by 9:15 am and will be escorted by shuttle vans into the Port at 9:30 am sharp. Event will begin at 10 am. Masks must be worn inside the vans and inside the event site.
WHERE: Port of Baltimore Visitor Badging Center
2001 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224
NOTE: Media interested in attending MUST RSVP today by 4 pm to Richard Scher at 410-446-1204 or rscher@marylandports.com. On event day, for security purposes, media MUST bring a valid driver’s license ID along with media credentials to gain access.
