Clean Streets + Clean Air = Clean Communities; CAC Celebrates Earth Day by Unveiling $422,000 Emissions Upgrade of NYC Department of Sanitation Fleet

Among the scheduled speakers at the special Clean Streets + CleanAir = Clean Communities event to celebrate Earth Day are QueensBorough President Helen Marshall, US Environmental Protection AgencyAir Senior Policy Advisor William Baker, DSNY Commissioner John J.Doherty, NYC Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner EmilyLloyd, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner AdrianBenepe, New York Power Authority Director of Public and GovernmentalAffairs Joseph Leary, and James F. Gennaro, NYC Councilmember (D-FreshMeadows), who is Chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection.

The DSNY fleet retrofit is one of four projects in CAC's QueensClean Air Project (QCAP), an initiative funded by the New York PowerAuthority. Also completed are the installation of the largest greenroof in New York atop Silvercup Studios and the deployment of 50solar-powered trash compactors throughout Queens. The partnership iscurrently working with Delta Airlines to replace its diesel-poweredground-service equipment with fast-charging electric equipment at theMarine Air Terminal at LaGuardia airport.

"The Queens Clean Air Project is an important component in thecombined effort to reduce pollution and improve health in thiscounty," said Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. "Like the trashcompactors and green roof, these retrofitted trucks will help addressthe staggering statistics linking air pollution and diseases likecancer and asthma. I thank Clean Air Communities, the New York PowerAuthority, the Department of Sanitation, and all the public andprivate partners who are committed to improving our environment forfuture generations."

The project with DSNY, which uses innovative technologies toreduce diesel exhaust pollution from trucks that frequently travelresidential streets, exemplifies CAC's commitment to partnerships thatcreate air quality and health benefits for the residents of New York'sneighborhoods, who suffer from asthma rates that are among the highestin the nation. "DSNY is setting an example for both the public andprivate fleets operating in New York and in urban areas throughout theNortheast," noted Debbi Edelstein, Director of CAC. "Today we'd liketo challenge good corporate citizens to invest in clean air and publichealth by reducing emissions from diesel engines in their fleets."

DSNY Commissioner John J. Doherty said: "NYC Sanitation is proudto be an integral part of QCAP, proud to be among the first fleets inthe nation to participate in EPA's Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program,and proud to be the first City agency to use ultra-low sulfur dieselcitywide. This program will further DSNY's experience in utilizing thelatest cutting-edge technology to reduce diesel exhaust emissions."

"The New York Power Authority is pleased to partner with Clean AirCommunities and the Department of Sanitation in implementing new waysto cut emissions on our city's streets," said Timothy S. Carey,president and chief executive officer of NYPA. "We know this is justthe beginning of an ongoing initiative to add 'New York's Cleanest' tothe Sanitation Department's identification as 'New York's Strongest.'"

The three innovative emission control technologies installed onDSNY's refuse collection fleet will significantly reduce emissions ofboth harmful particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx).Fifty trucks were retrofitted with Environmental Solutions WorldwideInc's (ESW) Particulate Reactor(TM) integrated into a unique packagingsolution custom engineered and manufactured by Fleetguard EmissionSolutions.

The Particulate Reactor(TM), a proprietary high-performance dieseloxidation catalyst/substrate is the world's first California AirResources Board (CARB) verified Level II device that reduces PM by aminimum of 50 percent. Ten trucks received a Cleaire Lonestar(R) leanNOx catalyst and high-performance diesel oxidation catalystcombination that effectively reduces NOx by 25 percent and PM by 50percent. Five trucks received a Cleaire Longview(R) lean NOx catalystand diesel particulate filter combination that is CARB verified toeffectively reduce NOx by 25 percent and PM by 85 percent.

The Lonestar and Longview products are manufactured by CleaireAdvanced Emission Controls LLC, a division of Cummins West, Inc., andmarketed by Fleetguard Emission Solutions. Cummins Metropower, a NewYork distributor of Fleetguard Emission Solutions products, providedconsultation and support for the final installations and training inthis project.

"Emission Solutions is delighted to work with DSNY, Clean AirCommunities, and our technology partners on providing effectiveemission reduction technology. DSNY continues to be a progressivepartner in proving and utilizing our products," said Amy Boerger,Retrofit Business Leader - Fleetguard Emission Solutions. "This was atremendous opportunity to demonstrate our products, build localrelationships, and improve the community's air quality. It is awin-win for everyone."

The project also advances a new regional effort, in which CAC is apartner, to reduce emissions from the large existing fleet of dieselvehicles, which are not subject to the more stringent controls ofnewer engines. "Emissions from diesel engines create a significantrisk to public health, and reducing them is one of the most importantair quality challenges facing the region," said Alan J. Steinberg, USEPA Regional Administrator. "One way this is being done is through theNortheast Diesel Collaborative, which is a public-private partnershipto reduce diesel emissions and protect public health in New York, NewJersey, and the six New England states. Creative partnerships and theadoption of new technologies such as this are good examples of what isbeing accomplished through the Collaborative."

About the Project Partners

Clean Air Communities (CAC)

CAC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to implementing airpollution reduction and energy efficiency strategies in New York Citycommunities that are disproportionately affected by air pollution.Since its inception in 2000, CAC has directed almost $7 million toprojects ranging from advanced truck stop electrification at HuntsPoint Cooperative Market in the Bronx to installation of amicroturbine cogeneration project at Clinton Hill Apartments inFortGreene, Brooklyn. For its groundbreaking partnership approach andimpressive benefits to the community, CAC was honored with the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Excellence Award in 2002and with one of the first Environmental Excellence Awards by the NewYork State Department of Environmental Conservation in 2005. Seewww.cleanaircommunities.org.

Queens Clean Air Project (QCAP)

QCAP is a collaborative partnership of Northeast States Center fora Clean Air Future, New York Power Authority, Office of the QueensBorough President, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the New YorkPublic Interest Research Group.

Department of Sanitation New York City (DSNY)

The Department is the world's largest, collecting over 12,000 tonsof residential and institutional refuse and recyclables a day. TheCity's businesses, whose waste is collected by private cartingcompanies, generate another 13,000 tons of refuse each day. To meetthese challenges, the Department's resources are 6,988 UniformedSanitation Workers and Supervisors and 1,866 Civilian Workers, whoserve the City out of 59 Districts using approximately 5,700 vehicles,including 2,230 collection trucks, 450 mechanical street sweepers, 275specialized collection trucks, 353 salt/sand spreaders, 298 front-endloaders, and 2,360 other support vehicles. Seewww.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html.

New York Power Authority (NYPA)

The New York Power Authority uses no tax money or state credit. Itfinances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earnedin large part through sales of electricity. NYPA is a leader inpromoting energy-efficiency, new energy technologies, and electrictransportation initiatives. It is the nation's largest state-ownedelectric utility, with 18 generating plants in various parts of thestate and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. NYPAprovides lower-cost power to government agencies, to municipally-ownedand rural-cooperative electric systems, to job-producing companies andnonprofit groups, and to private utilities for resale--withoutprofit--to their customers and to neighboring states, under federalrequirements. Please visit www.nypa.gov.

Fleetguard Emission Solutions

Fleetguard Emission Solutions is a division of Cummins Inc.(NYSE:CMI) and a leading global designer, manufacturer, anddistributor of exhaust after-treatment devices for the on- andoff-highway medium duty, heavy duty, and high horsepower enginemarkets. Products include technology that reduces particulate matter,oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide emissions. Withkey operations in Indiana, Wisconsin, the United Kingdom, and SouthAfrica, Fleetguard Emission Solutions products serve both the OEMfirst-fit and retrofit customers. Please visit www.cummins.com.

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. (ESW)

With headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Environmental SolutionsWorldwide, Inc. is a publicly traded company engaged through itssubsidiaries ESW Canada, Inc. and ESW America, Inc. in the design,development, ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing and sales ofenvironmental technologies. ESW currently manufactures and markets aline of catalytic emission control conversion products and catalyticsupport technologies for diesel, gasoline and alternative fueledengines for a multitude of applications. For updated information,please visit the Company's Web site at: www.cleanerfuture.com

Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls, LLC

Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls, LLC (www.Cleaire.com) of SanLeandro, California, develops and manufactures retrofit systems thatreduce emissions from diesel engines. Cleaire products are distributedthrough the Cummins distribution network.