WRITTEN BY THOMAS CATENACCI ON JAN 9, 2024. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
Biden Drops Another $1B On ‘Green’ Bus Program Inspector General Warned Wasn’t Feasible
school busThe Biden administration is dispersing nearly another billion dollars in federal grants for school districts nationwide to decarbonize their bus fleets, despite recent inspector general findings casting doubt on the program.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a joint announcement with the White House, said it had selected 67 applicants to receive approximately $965 million to purchase electric and low-emission school buses. [emphasis, links added]
The funding means the agency has now awarded nearly $2 billion for thousands of new buses across hundreds of school districts under its Clean School Bus Program, which was created in late 2021. …snip…
The grants unveiled Monday will help selected applicants purchase more than 2,700 electric or low-emissions school buses in 280 school districts serving more than seven million students across 37 states, according to EPA.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden-drops-another-1b-on-green-bus-program-inspector-general-warned-wasnt-feasible/