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The funding is the third tranche of $5 billion that the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hand out over five
years through a clean school bus program created by the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021.
The EPA rebates will support the purchase of 3,400 school buses,
92% of them electric, the White House said. School districts in
low income, tribal and rural communities will receive about 67%
of the funds.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
The EPA's clean school bus program is part of a broader push by
President Joe Biden's administration to upgrade public school
infrastructure and reduce pollution from old buses. It also
helps deliver on Biden's pledges to cut greenhouse gas
emissions, funnel federal climate investments to underserved
communities and create demand for American-made electric
vehicles.
KEY QUOTE
"This announcement is not just about clean school buses. It's
about the bigger picture. We are improving air quality for our
children, reducing greenhouse gas pollution and expanding our
nation's leadership in developing the clean vehicles of the
future," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said on a call with
reporters. "With increasing demand for electric school buses,
we'll see the development of new good-paying manufacturing jobs
and investment in local businesses."
(Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by David Gregorio)
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