Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded school districts nearly $1 billion in Clean School Bus Program funding. School districts can use this funding to replace their polluting diesel buses with clean electric models.
- EPA projects that this round of awards will help school districts give 7 million more children access to a clean ride to school. This is a critical health protection for our kids. As National Field Manager Liz Hurtado (pictured) tells El Tiempo Latino, diesel exhaust can trigger asthma attacks, interfere with learning, and even cause cancer. Arizona field organizer Hazel Chandler echoes this same concern in an interview with ABC 15 Arizona.
- Low-income students and students of color are disproportionately impacted by diesel pollution because they are more likely to rely on school buses for transportation and often live near other major sources of pollution. Nevada Field Organizer Mercedes McKinley talks to Radio Bilingue about how replacing diesel-powered school buses with electric ones can help advance environmental justice.
IN OTHER NEWS…
- In an Arizona Republic op-ed, Southwest field organizer Ylenia Aguilar writes about how the environmental injustice she sees in Latino communities drove her to join EcoMadres.
- The Independent asks the founders of Conceivable Future for their advice on parenting during a climate crisis. One of their recommendations is to find community by joining groups like Moms Clean Air Force.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Over the last couple of weeks, Moms and EcoMadres earned mentions in the New York Times, Fox 43, Big Sky Business Journal, and a press release from the League of Conservation Voters.
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- Hazel on ABC 15
- Conceivable Future shout-out in The Independent