Apr 26, 2024 · Environment Department

New Mexico Environment Department provides financing to United Parcel Service to replace 16 package cars

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DERA funding helps businesses reduce emissions , benefits climate

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) awarded United Parcel Service (UPS) $473,222 in grant funding to replace 16 delivery vehicles with low pollution compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery vehicles .

“ New Mexico has helped school districts and nonprofit organizations reduce their climat e-warming emissions from their vehicle fleets , ” said Environment Secretary James Kenney . “ Now, UPS is following suit by re tiring diesel-fueled vehicle s and replacing them with cleaner vehicles. ”

Over the life of the vehicles, oxides of nitrogen (NOX) will be reduced by 9 tons, and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) will be reduced by over half a ton. NOX contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone, and both ozone and PM2.5 contribute to the formation of smog.

United Parcel Service – CNG delivery vehicle

UPS is replacing trucks based in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Carlsbad, Silver City, Clovis, Hobbs and Farmington. The new replac ement veh icles will be relocated to operate from Albuquerque.

Funding from NMED will partially reimburse UPS for the replacement of these vehicles. The total project cost of replacing the trucks is $1,440,000.

“At UPS, we believe in contributing positively to the communities in which we live and work . With over 18,000 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles in our fleet, we are proud to collaborate with the New Mexico Environment Department to increase our number of renewable natural gas vehicles and make a difference on the road ,” said Ryan Bankerd , UPS Corporate Affairs Director of Sustainability . “ This type of work helps drive our company’s advancement of lower-carbon solutions, reduce emissions and deliver real change . ”

UPS is one of the world’s largest companies, with 2023 revenue of $91.0 billion, and provides a broad range of integrated logistics solutions for customers in more than 200 countries and territories . Focused on its purpose statement, “Moving our world forward by delivering what matters,” the company’s approximately 500,000 employees embrace a strategy that is simply stated and powerfully executed: Customer First . People Led . Innovation Driven . UPS is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and supporting the communities we serve around the world . UPS also takes an unwavering stance in support of diversity, equity and inclusion. More information can be found at www.ups.com , about.ups.com , and www.investors.ups.com .

In 2005, the U.S. Congress passed the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) as an amendment to the Energy Policy Act. DERA was designed to reduce diesel emissions from existing diesel fleets that did not meet the federal emission standards at that time. The EPA is responsible for overseeing and distributing the DERA funds. EPA has awarded funding to NMED , and NMED in turn, serves as a pass-through agency providing sub- grant funding through its New Mexico Clean Diesel Program, for projects that reduce heavy-duty diesel emissions.

Since 2008, the Air Quality Bure au, which manages the program, has awarded over $2.3 million in grant fund ing for qualifying diesel emissions reduction projects , including this project . Additional information and application materials to the DERA program are available here .

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NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’s non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, you may contact: Kate Cardenas , Non-Discrimination Coordinator | NMED |1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050 | P.O. Box 5469 | Santa Fe, NM 87502 or (505) 827-2855 or nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov . If you believe th at you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator.

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