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STATEMENT: New York’s state budget bolsters electric school bus transition with up to $100 million in additional funding. May 9, 2025.
STATEMENT: 1,600+ More Electric School Buses to Hit the Road In Districts Across the US. December 11, 2024.
STATEMENT: WRI's Electric School Bus Initiative Heralds Release of Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for Clean Rides to School. September 26, 2024.
RELEASE: WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative Part of Team Awarded $1 Million in U.S. Department of Energy Funding to Provide Training for Equitable Electric School Bus Adoption. September 3, 2024.
RELEASE: Electric School Bus Initiative Honors Leaders for a Clean Ride for Kids. July 25, 2024.
STATEMENT: Approximately 3,100 more electric school buses to bring a clean ride for kids thanks to Clean School Bus Program funding. May 29, 2024.
STATEMENT: EPA Makes Nearly $1 Billion in Funding Available for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Including Electric School Buses and Trucks. April 24, 2024.
STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues New Pollution Standards for Trucks and Buses. March 29, 2024.
STATEMENT: Washington State Adopts Historic Zero-Emission Transition Requirement for Entire State School Bus Fleet. March 28, 2024.
RELEASE: World Resources Institute’s Electric School Bus Initiative Teams Up with LEGO’s Build the Change to Launch Free Curriculum Resource on School Buses in the Circular Economy. February 12, 2024.
STATEMENT: IRS Releases Guidance on Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle and Electric School Bus Charging Infrastructure. January 19, 2024.
STATEMENT: Responding to Local Demand Nationwide, EPA Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants for Zero-Tailpipe-Emission Electric School Buses. January 8, 2024.
STATEMENT: Our Kids Deserve a Clean Ride to School. New Inspector General Reports Make Clear that the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program is Delivering. January 4, 2024.
STATEMENT: New York Offers $100 Million in Funding from the Bond Act to Help Deliver Clean Rides to Kids. September 28, 2023.
STATEMENT: Clean School Bus Program Offers Additional $500 Million in Rebate Funding to Help Deliver Clean Rides to Kids. September 28, 2023.
STATEMENT: WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative celebrates historic unionization vote by Blue Bird workers in Fort Valley, Georgia. May 16, 2023.
STATEMENT: EPA announces $400 million second round of Clean School Bus Program funding to help more communities deliver cleaner and healthier rides for kids. April 24, 2023.
RELEASE: World Resources Institute’s Electric School Bus Initiative Announces Two New Research Partnerships in the Areas of Tribal Nations and Indigenous Communities and Disability Rights and Justice. March 30, 2022
RELEASE: "Electrifying School Buses in the Bronx and Beyond” Awarded State Clean Transportation Prize. November 30, 2022
STATEMENT: WRI heralds historic electric school bus funding through EPA Clean School Bus Program. October 26, 2022
STATEMENT: EPA announcement reveals overwhelming demand for electric school buses. September 29, 2022
STATEMENT: Biden Administration's Clean School Bus Program is Charging Ahead & Open for Applications. May 20, 2022
STATEMENT: New York Enacts First-in-Nation Plan to Electrify All State School Buses. April 7, 2022.
STATEMENT: U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. August 10, 2021

In the news

American Lung Association President: Electric School Buses Protect Kids' Health. Congress Should Continue To Support Them | Opinion (Newsweek). June 26, 2025.
Electric school buses take off in Illinois, with over 200 on the road: A ‘phenomenal climb’ (Chicago Tribune). December 26, 2024.
This Pennsylvania school is saving big with solar and EV school buses (Canary Media). December 19, 2024.
Parents Say Electric School Buses Make Children Happier, Survey Finds (Forbes). November 21, 2024.
The Future Looks Bright for Electric School Buses (Scientific American). October 12, 2024.
Electric school buses are the future we deserve (Vox). September 5, 2024.
More kids are riding electric school buses this fall (Axios). September 4, 2024.
The US is having an electric school bus boom (MSN). September 4, 2024.
Electric school buses help tribes bridge the energy transition (Red Lake Nation News). June 2, 2024.
Oakland is now first in the US to have a 100% electric school bus fleet – and it’s V2G (Electrek). May 15, 2024.
Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses (AP). February 26, 2024.
Electric School Buses Gain Ground Across the Nation (TechStory). January 1, 2024.
Number of Electric School Buses More than Doubled in the U.S. in Past Year (Good News Network). December 30, 2023.
Electric school buses are becoming more common in both large cities and rural districts across Texas (Houston Chronicle). November 25, 2023
A Federal Push to Electrify the U.S.’s School Buses Started With Philanthropy (Barrons). October 27, 2023
The propane industry’s weird obsession with school buses, explained (Vox). October 5, 2023
The push to electrify the nation's school buses (CBS News). September 16, 2023
E-school buses gain traction, over 5,600 rolled out (WHIO). September 5, 2023
How US school buses are going electric, in four charts (Canary). May 15, 2023
Electric School Buses Will Arrive Sooner Than You Expect (U.S. News & World Report). May 8, 2023
Charted: The rise of electric school buses (Axios). May 3, 2023
Electric School Buses Are Catching On, Helped by Federal Funds and New Emission Rules (EdWeek). April 25, 2023.
School Districts Across the Country Are Getting Electric Buses (The New Republic). January 19, 2023
Thousands of cleaner, quieter electric school buses to roll out soon in districts nationwide (ABC News). January 17, 2023
The race to electrify America’s school bus fleet (CNBC). December 12, 2022
A profound change is coming to American school buses (Washington Post). October 26, 2022
The Evidence is Clear: Electric School Buses are the Best Choice to Reduce Emissions (STN Partner Update - WRI). September 1, 2022.
Curbing Climate Change Should Include Electric School Buses (Architectural Digest). February 28, 2022
The Real Cost Of Electric School Buses (Is Lower Than You Think) (CleanTechnica - WRI). February 2, 2022
It's Time School Buses Went Electric (Newsweek). September 29, 2021

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