New Mexico Environment Department applies for $577 million in Federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
April 2, 2024
Projects would fund transportation decarbonization efforts along Interstate 40 and provide incentives for trucks, buses, and associated infrastructure in the state. As proposed, Gallup would be the site of one of eight proposed clean fueling stations along I-40 between California and Oklahoma. Greater Gallup EDC participated in developing the proposal.
SANTA FE — Today, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) submitted grant applications to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) totaling $577 million as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program. The two grant applications further New Mexico’s ambitious efforts to address climate change and air quality while expanding the economy and growing quality jobs. The grant applications focus on decarbonization of medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including semi-trucks and buses, traveling on Interstate 40 and financial incentives to defray the costs of those vehicles.
“New Mexico’s bold vision for clean transportation connects Western states and our local communities along the new ‘Zero40’ corridor,” said New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney. “If funded, New Mexico will build the necessary transportation infrastructure for local tourism and regional commerce while reducing carbon emissions and other air pollutants one mile at a time.”
Under the grant application for the “Zero40” corridor, NMED is leading an effort to establish eight clean transportation fueling centers along Interstate 40 – a major interstate freight route – in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Each of the clean transportation centers will include heavy-duty charging stations and mobile hydrogen re-fueling stations for long haul freight. Zero40 includes three location sites in New Mexico – one in Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties, one in the Greater Gallup area, and one in Tucumcari.