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Newsby Sadiah Thompson November 18, 2020

EPA Shares Updates on DERA School Bus Rebate Program

Jason Wilcox, a representative from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Legacy Fleet Incentives and Assessment Center, details several changes to the program, including caps on rebate amounts.

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NewsOctober 7, 2020

Blue Bird Reports Nationwide Surge in Electric School Bus Interest

Multiple states with varying climates and road conditions are adopting electric school buses for cost savings and environmental impact, according to the school bus manufacturer.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2019

Texas District Awarded $1M Grant for Propane School Buses

San Antonio Independent School District plans to replace 19 diesel school buses with the funds from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

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Newsby StaffNovember 27, 2018

Rhode Island School Districts Asked to Reduce Bus Idling

In a letter to school superintendents, the state departments of Environmental Management, Health, and Elementary and Secondary Education encourage districts to enforce anti-idling laws.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2018

Louisiana District Buys Blue Bird Propane School Buses With VW Settlement Funds

Lafayette Parish Schools uses its share of the state’s Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust dollars to buy 10 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses. Louisiana is the first state to disburse its VW funds.

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Newsby StaffJuly 5, 2018

Mississippi Agency Awards Nearly $300K for New Diesel School Buses

Seventeen school districts in the state get rebates of up to $15,000 per bus from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 3, 2017

VW Mitigation Funding Moves Closer as U.S. Files Trust Agreements

Monday, Oct. 2, became the “Trust Effective Date” for the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. Now, states have 60 days to elect to become beneficiaries.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 25, 2017

D.C. Event to Explore School Transportation Challenges

Efficiency, environmental impact, and school choice will be among the pupil transportation topics discussed at a Bellwether Education Partners event in the nation’s capital next week.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 21, 2016

Latest VW Settlement Adds $225M to Mitigation Fund

The new funding, for projects to reduce NOx, is in addition to the $2.7 billion already required of Volkswagen for the environmental mitigation trust.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 6, 2016

North Kansas City Makes Big Move to CNG School Buses

The district recently replaced the majority of its diesel fleet with 124 new CNG buses. Here, Director of Transportation Lon Waterman discusses the financial and environmental aspects of the decision.

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