The Central States Air Resource Agencies, through its Blue Skyways Collaborative, is partnering with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to initiate a Green Gas Stations Pilot Program in fourteen states.

The Green Gas Stations pilot program is designed to promote best practices in environmental stewardship and to advance fuel choices. The program will provide $15,000 in funding for gas stations/convenience store owners to improve their environmental impact by contributing to the expansion of the infrastructure for alternative fuels, improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy at gas stations/convenience stores, as well as to provide a learning experience for motorists to reduce their environmental footprint.

The program will only be available to retailers in the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.