On October 27, 2022, Moms Clean Air Force joined Climate Power, BlueGreen Alliance, and Michigan Clean Cities in Lansing, Michigan for a press conference about the Clean School Bus rebates that EPA awarded to Michigan school districts. These awards came shortly after EPA announced that it would double the amount of Clean School Bus funding available this year in response to “overwhelming demand.”
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Hauptman (event emcee), Michigan Field Organizer, Moms Clean Air Force
- Kindra Weid, RN, BSN, MPH, Coalition Coordinator of “It’s Electric”
- Frank Acevedo, Mobile Source Program Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin)
- Rachel VanDenBrink, President of Michigan Association of School Nurses
- Katrina Morris, Transportation Director for West Shore Educational Service District & Executive Director for the Michigan Association for Pupil Transportation
- Donavan McKinney, National Political Director of Climate Power
- Frank Houston, Regional Program Manager of BlueGreen Alliance
- Lynne Bosma, MSW, Health Equity and Outreach Program Manager of the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)