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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2002

News from the World of Pupil Transportation

Driver weathers aftermath of attack ATLANTA — On Nov. 7, 2001, Lynda Clanton, school bus driver for Fulton County Schools in Fairburn, ...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2002

Safe passage includes curbing unseen dangers

For the second year in a row, the school bus industry has been put on the defensive by nationally publicized research suggesting that school buses spe...

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Pollution report card: Officials respond to failing grades

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - No U.S. state received a grade of “A” and 21 states did poorly or flunked out on a national report card rating the leve...

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Exhaust Studies:Just Hot Air?

In the span of a week, the results of two major studies on school bus emissions were released and drew national attention. Both the Union of Concerned...

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Another Assault on School Bus Exhaust

A report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) suggests that most states are doing a fair to poor job of controlling emissions of hazardous diese...

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2002

New York Program Targets Pollution

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has launched a $23 million program to reduce harmful vehicle emissions in four New York City boroughs. The PowerNo...

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2002

News from the World of Pupil Transportation

'GMA' broadcasts report on school bus diesel exhaust NEW YORK — On Feb. 7, ABC’s “Good Morning America” broadcast a r...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2001

Diesel exhaust ‘study’ emits a barnyard odor

Those of you who know me are aware that I have a low tolerance for the manure of a certain farm animal. That’s why I’m so aggravated by a study that a...

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2000

Harvard researchers compare diesel fuel and natural gas

In a head-to-head comparison of diesel fuel vs. natural gas in heavy trucks, the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis found, as you might expect, advantages and disadvantages for each fuel, depending on the criteria.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 1998

Early Buzz on High-Tech Engines Is Positive

The shape of things to come has already arrived. It's a box, more or less, and it contains enough computer wizardry to monitor a wide range of engine ...

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