Diverse Coalition to Meet Clean Diesel at EPA Headquarters

        Government, Industry, Trucking Community and Environmental
                Groups Herald the Arrival of Clean Diesel

  WHAT:   Join EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson -- along with leaders from
          the Natural Resources Defense Council and American Trucking
          Associations -- in an opportunity to Meet Clean Diesel

          * View the new generation of trucks that will help cities and
            states meet stringent new clean air goals
          * Witness white handkerchief tests demonstrating just how clean
            today's diesel is
          * Talk to industry leaders who can explain the science behind
            clean diesel technology
          * Interview a broad coalition of stakeholders who can explain the
            significance behind clean diesel's arrival

  WHY:    Diesel is the backbone of the American economy, moving more than
          90% of the nation's goods each day.  Today's diesel engines are
          not only powerful and efficient, they are also cleaner than ever
          before.  By 2007, manufacturers will virtually eliminate key
          emissions from new trucks, reducing soot by 98% compared to trucks
          built in the late 1980s.  The EPA predicts that these new clean
          diesel trucks, once they fully replace the existing fleet, will
          reduce emissions of smog-forming gases by 2.6 million tons each
          year.

  WHO:    EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and members of the Diesel
          Technology Forum:
              John Walke, Natural Resources Defense Council
              Governor Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations
              Douglas Oberhelman, Caterpillar
              Ed Pence, Cummins Inc.
              Glenn Lysinger, Detroit Diesel Corporation
              Patrick Charbonneau, International Truck and Engine Corp.
              Steve Homcha, Mack Trucks, Inc.
              Scott Kress, Trucks North America



  WHERE:  Woodrow Wilson Plaza
          Between the Ronald Reagan Building and the EPA Ariel Rios Building
          (at the Federal Triangle Metro stop at 13th Street and
          Pennsylvania Ave).  Call contact for further directions.

*In case of heavy rain, the press conference will move inside the Ronald Reagan Building to the Atrium Hall.

The Diesel Technology Forum represents manufacturers of engines, fuel and emissions control systems. It brings together the diesel industry, the broad diesel user community, civic and public interest leaders, government regulators, academics, scientists, the petroleum industry and public health researchers to encourage the exchange of information, ideas, scientific findings and points-of-view to current and future uses of diesel technology. For more information about the Forum, visit our web site at http://www.dieselforum.org/.