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Article: GOV. GREGOIRE, AREA PORTS HIGHLIGHT FEDERAL RECOVERY MONEY TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 16, 2009
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TACOMA, Wash., July 15 -- Gov. Christine Gregoire, D-Wash., issued the following press release:
Gov. Chris Gregoire today joined Bill Deaver, chief executive officer for Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. at the Port of Tacoma, to celebrate the completion of the first round of projects to reduce diesel emissions at area ports funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
"Thanks to the Obama administration, we have money to create and preserve Washington jobs while protecting the health of our people and our environment," Gregoire said. "This is another great example of how Washington agencies and companies are using this federal funding as it was meant to be used. We're keeping ...