Newslettercommons.wikimedia.org The EPA is helping school districts purchase clean-energy school buses, but some districts have been blocked from participating Low-income districts that use contractors for busing students say an EPA requirement that they scrap old buses keeps them from getting funds.
PoliticsGovernor Jay Inslee/Flickr New law creates $45M electric school bus program State officials say electrifying New Jersey's school buses — a big source of pollution — will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Good News www.nytimes.com Making yellow school buses a little more green Some school districts are replacing diesel buses with electric models to benefit students and the environment. But the change is expensive so utilities like Dominion Energy are helping offset the cost.
Solutions Why aren't school buses electric? These Coloradans are sick of diesel Citing poor air quality and high asthma rates, local environmental advocates are pushing for a cleaner ride to school for their children.
