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Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children | Nearly $1B in federal funding could help clean up the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution.
Nearly $1B in federal funding will help decarbonize transportation and clean up some of the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution
More than 20 years ago, a study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the University of California, Berkeley found that the level of exhaust inside the vehicles reached 23 to 46 times the amount the Environmental Protection Agency said would pose a significant risk of cancer. As a result of racist housing, investment, and energy-siting practices, people of color disproportionately live near major sources of pollution like highways, bus depots, power plants, and refineries. Greg Zegas, director of investments at the fund, told Grist that with the new federal grant, local utility incentives, and support from the state’s Division of Environmental Protection, schools could see the upfront costs of electric buses covered.
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