A Volvo truck at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal (SLCIT). The DAQ Clean Ports Program begins accepting applications this March for funding to transition regional fleets to zero-emission technology. Utah’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has opened applications for its Clean Ports funding, an incentive program that can cover up to 90% of the cost to transition to Zero-Emission

This winter, UIPA’s Clean Ports staff had the opportunity to join the Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) at local schools to support the Idle-Free Program, an initiative to reduce air pollution in school zones. The program, now in its second year, educates students and families on the health and environmental impacts of vehicle idling – particularly in areas, like school

During Utah’s most recent Legislative Session, one topic surfaced repeatedly in conversations about the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA): tax differential. While the phrase can sound like a technical finance term, the concept itself is straightforward — and central to how UIPA funds infrastructure without raising existing taxes. What Is Tax Differential? When UIPA establishes a project area, the existing

The Utah Inland Port Authority Board is scheduled to consider adoption of the proposed Black Gold Project Area at its March 16 board meeting, following an earlier review of the draft project area plan in January. The Black Gold Project Area spans approximately 2,780 acres in Duchesne County and Roosevelt City and is intended to support infrastructure coordination, freight mobility

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The Utah Inland Port Authority is pleased to welcome Doug Pierce, Geospatial and Financial Data Administrator, whose career spans more than 30 years of technical leadership and public service. Before joining the Inland Port, Doug served as the GIS Administrator for Layton City for over three decades. In that role, he oversaw every aspect of the city’s GIS system and

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Funding directs $2.5 million to public safety, $2.5 million to wetland conservation SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), in partnership with Salt Lake City, has approved the reallocation of $5 million to support public safety services and conservation efforts that protect the Great Salt Lake, marking a significant reinvestment in both community safety and environmental stewardship

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Inland Port Authority board has approved a $1.6 million infrastructure loan in the Pony Express Project Area to Fairfield City to support construction of a municipal water system and designing a future well for public safety and future economic development in the Cedar Valley community. Funds will be used to reimburse the town

In this Q&A, Amariah Gibbs, the Clean Ports Program Manager at the Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ), discusses the benefits and challenges of fleet electrification—as well as how DAQ is helping businesses make the switch. Electric truck funded through a previous Utah Division of Air Quality grant program.

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