The Green Operator Program is Open!

We are excited to share that the Green Operator truck replacement program has made it through its waitlist and is now accepting applications on a first-come / first-served basis! This program is administrated by Ecologix, the Port of Virginia and Virginia Clean Cities with a goal to reduce the amount of air pollution from drayage trucks ...

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Technology Happy Hour: Ingevity

On April 29th, 2021, we hosted our inaugural Technology Happy Hour event with stakeholder Ingevity! The Technology Happy Hour is a bi-weekly series presented by Virginia Clean Cities aiming to connect individuals and fleets to technologies and provide a space for open discussion with technology providers.

During this session, Dr. Peter Barber and Erik Versen of Ingevity spoke about the company’s work pioneering renewable natural gas (RNG) and adsorbed natural gas (ANG) technologies as well as the services they offer.

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JMU Research & Scholarship important Announcements!

Dr. Keith Holland, Associate Vice Provost for Research & Innovation

First and foremost, congratulations to Dr. Holland for being appointed as JMU’s new Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation. Since joining R&S in 2018, Dr. Holland has provided exemplary leadership in support of a number of university priorities.  Examples include:  interdisciplinary coordination to JMU’s academic institutes and centers (AICs) and helping to develop the Summer Student Research and Scholarship ...

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Funding Opportunity: Virginia Clean School Bus Program

On Monday, May 10, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hosted its first public webinar on the Commonwealth’s Clean School Bus Program.

DEQ is now accepting applications for battery electric and propane school buses through the Clean School Bus Program. Through a competitive application process, DEQ will award $10 million in this round from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust for State Beneficiaries to Virginia public schools to cover the price difference between a battery electric bus or a propane ...

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VCC is Hiring a Program Coordinator!

Virginia Clean Cities, based in Harrisonburg, Virginia, is reaching out to identify candidates for a career position with the organization. Please respond soon as the search closes on May 21, 2021.

VCC is hiring a Program Coordinator! This is a critical role for the Coalition, as Coordinators engage in a range of projects and stakeholders. If you are excited to work with clean transportation, electric vehicles and alternative fuels, apply today at https://joblink.jmu.edu/postings/8944.

The position is full time, ...

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Governor Northam Awards Over $9.4 Million to Support Clean Transportation Projects

Governor Ralph Northam today awarded more than $9.4 million through the first round of the Clean Air Communities Program to fund five government fleet electrification  projects. To further advance the transition to clean vehicles, the Governor also announced a second round of $20 million to help electrify diesel and propane school buses across the Commonwealth. 

The Clean Air Communities Program is administered by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and was established as part of the agency’s oversight of the  Continue Reading →

What is CMAQ?

What is the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program? How is funding for the program distributed? Are alternative fuel and advanced vehicle projects eligible for funding through CMAQ?

CMAQ is jointly administered by two agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – with an overarching goal of reducing congestion and improving air quality through surface ...

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New EV Charging Ready Corridors Announced!

We are proud to share that the Round Five designations for Alternative Fuels Corridors have been announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation! As of April 2021, I-81 between the Virginia-West Virginia border and the Virginia-Tennessee border and  I-95 between the Virginia- Maryland border and Virginia-North Carolina border have been designated as EV Signage Ready.

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