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Written by Los Altos Town Crier Report The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Dec. 2 reported a settlement with Lehigh Cement and Lehigh White Cement that officials said will reduce harmful air emissions at plants nationwide, including the one in the Cupertino foothills. The agreement with federal and local agencies involves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. As part of the settlement, Lehigh will invest $12 million in pollution control technology at 11 of its portland cement manufacturing plants, three of which are in California. The action come...

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is accepting applications for $40 million in grants for projects designed to reduce toxic air emissions and ozone-forming pollutants from older diesel engines. That includes medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses, mobile construction and industrial equipment, agricultural equipment, marine vessels, locomotives, and school buses. The district said funding is available to replace an old vehicle or equipment with the cleanest available technology; replace an old engine with an emission-certified engine; convert existing diesel equipment to operate on...