Transportation and Air Quality
Partnerships
EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) partnerships aim to achieve measurable environmental results in a cost-effective and beneficial way without the need for regulation. These programs can reduce pollution and improve air quality by means of forming partnerships with small and large businesses, citizen groups, industry, manufacturers, trade associations, and state and local governments.
Partners in these programs work together to improve environmental performance and in return receive such benefits as cost savings, public recognition, and the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping to clean the air. The results from these programs are impressive. Learn more about our programs and see how you can participate.
SmartWayA collaborative program between EPA and the freight industry that will increase the energy efficiency and energy security of our country while significantly reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases. The Partnership creates strong market-based incentives that challenge companies shipping products and the truck and rail companies delivering these products, to improve the environmental performance of their freight operations. SmartWay Transport partners improve their energy efficiency, save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. |
National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC)Building on the successes of EPA’s regulatory and non-regulatory efforts to reduce emissions from diesel engines. NCDC works aggressively to reduce the pollution emitted from diesel engines through the implementation of varied innovative control strategies involving international, national, state, and local partners. |
EPA and EcoCAREPA has joined EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge. EcoCAR is a consortium of government, industry and academic leaders that work with students to build the environmental vehicles of the future. |