DAIMLER DUMPS GAS-POWERED TRUCK BID TO BUILD CO2-NEUTRAL FLEET October 25, 2019 – Daimler AG is quitting development of natural-gas powered trucks to pool resources for electric and hydrogen rigs that can advance its goal of offering a CO2-neutral fleet in its main markets by 2039. The world’s biggest truckmaker is already working on battery-electric […]
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Experts See Worrisome Link Between Coronavirus, Pollution
EXPERTS SEE WORRISOME LINK BETWEEN CORONAVIRUS, POLLUTION April 12, 2020 – Advocates and Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns over new research that suggests environmental conditions could exacerbate the effects of the coronavirus on low-income and minority communities. A recent Harvard study found that people who live in areas with more exposure to air pollution are […]
Continue readingEPA Awards $11.5 Million for Cleaner Diesel School Buses in 43 States
EPA AWARDS $11.5 MILLION TO CLEAN UP 580 SCHOOL BUSES IN 43 STATES $1.8 MILLION DESIGNATED FOR NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND PUERTO RICO 04/23/2020 – NEW YORK – Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $11.5 million to replace 580 older diesel school buses. […]
Continue readingHarris Introduces Legislation to Accelerate Electrification of School Bus
KAMALA HARRIS AND COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ACCELERATE ELECTRIFICATION OF NATION’S SCHOOL BUS FLEET June 06, 2019 – WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Wednesday led Senators Merkley (D-OR), Feinstein (D-CA) Booker (D-NJ), Smith (D-MN), Sanders (I-VT), and Cortez Masto (D-NV) in introducing the Clean School Bus Act, legislation to assist […]
Continue readingLion Delivers First Electric School Bus to Lakeville Area Public Schools
SCHMITTY & SONS’ FIRST ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS BEGINS DELIVERING STUDENTS TO LAKEVILLE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS October 3, 2017 – The first all-electric school bus in Minnesota, operated by Schmitty & Sons, recently began transporting students to and from schools in the Lakeville Area Public Schools. The school bus is a Lion Electric LionC. “This is […]
Continue reading4,500 School Bus Drivers, Their Co-Workers Left Jobless on Long Island
4,500 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, THEIR CO-WORKERS LEFT JOBLESS ON LONG ISLAND April 10, 2020 – An estimated 4,500 school bus drivers and co-workers are jobless on Long Island in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, as school districts fearful of funding losses cut off payments to contractors, union and industry representatives said. The contractual cutoffs, […]
Continue readingSTUDY FINDS ASTHMA IN 25% OF CHILDREN IN CENTRAL HARLEM
STUDY FINDS ASTHMA IN 25% OF CHILDREN IN CENTRAL HARLEM New York – April 19, 2003 – A study has found that one of every four children in central Harlem has asthma, which is double the rate researchers expected to find and, experts say, is one of the highest rates ever documented for an American […]
Continue readingRONKONKOMA COMPANY LAYING OFF 900 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, OTHER EMPLOYEES
RONKONKOMA COMPANY LAYING OFF 900 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, OTHER EMPLOYEES March 30, 2020 – One of Long Island’s biggest school bus companies is laying off about 900 drivers and other employees Wednesday in the face of school closings because of the coronavirus, according to union representatives, who added that other transportation firms had “done the […]
Continue readingCITY SPENDING $5.9M A DAY FOR IDLED SCHOOL BUSES DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
CITY SPENDING $5.9M A DAY FOR IDLED SCHOOL BUSES DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK April 4, 2020 – New York City is spending nearly $6 million a day during the coronavirus crisis for idled school buses, The Post has learned. Under contracts with school-bus companies, the nation’s largest school system is obligated to pay 85% of the […]
Continue readingWHY SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTORS NEED TO BE PAID DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK
WHY SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTORS NEED TO BE PAID DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK • April 7, 2020 – Many school bus companies over the state and country have reached out to me about the perils of the COVID-19 crisis and what has happened to their businesses. Mass layoffs have taken place. Shops have completely ceased operations. Many […]
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