EPA to Deliver $900 Million for Clean School Buses Nationwide

The EPA on Wednesday will release nearly $900 million to school districts across the country for clean school buses, a key plank of the Biden administration’s environmental agenda.

The buses have emerged as a symbol of the White House’s agenda because they fulfill goals to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, give a jolt to the bus and battery manufacturing industries, and improve air quality—especially in low-income communities, which will get 67% of the new funding.

“This announcement is not just about clean school buses,” Michael Regan, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, told reporters on Tuesday. “It’s ...