Tag: school bus

EPA Awards Nearly $1 Billion for Green School Bus Fleets

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jan 10, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Jan 10, 2024

Following “overwhelming demand,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 67 applicants to receive about $965 million in grants through the Clean School Bus Program. That’s more than double the $400 million in grants initially planned when the EPA called for applications in April 2023. The funding is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, […]

EPA, Utilities Partner to Deploy Electric School Buses Nationwide

By Joe Bebon, Editor Feb 9, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: Feb 9, 2023

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced a new pledge from electric utilities to support efforts to electrify the nation’s school bus fleet. Regan unveiled the pledge while visiting Wabaunsee USD 329 School District in Alma, Kansas, to celebrate the delivery of the state’s first all-electric school buses. He also highlighted federal […]