EPA awards $460K to Kansas schools to replace old diesel buses and reduce pollution

Several Kansas school districts, including six in the Wichita area, are receiving federal funding to replace aging buses.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in a Thursday news release that 18 school districts in Kansas will get $460,000 to replace 24 older diesel school buses. The new buses will lower diesel emissions and reduce pollutants linked to health problems, such as asthma and lung damage, EPA officials said.
“We believe protecting the health of our children and youth is one of our primary missions,” said Jim Gulliford, EPA Region 7 administrator, in a statement. “Removing old diesel-engines from our roads and replacing them with reduced-emission engines will provide further protection.”
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