The Environmental Protection Agency has a new strategy in mind to reduce kids' toxic exposure: electrify more school buses.
Last month, EPA Administrator Michael Regan took a trip to Northern Virginia to publicize the agency's Clean School Bus Program, which will reimburse districts $5 billion over five years if they replace their diesel-burning buses with electric, zero-emissions vehicles. These rebates could go a long way toward decarbonizing America's transportation sector – the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the country. But public health officials say the benefits go beyond the climate, potentially improving the health of millions of kids.
