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Greece School Buses Go Green

By Meaghan M. McDermott

When students in the Greece Central School District climb aboard their buses next week on the first day of school, they'll be able to breathe a little easier.

Using federal and state agency grant money, the school district retrofitted its entire 162-bus fleet with emissions systems that reduce particulates and soot in engine exhaust by 60 percent to 90 percent.

"Our goal is to keep our students safe and help protect our environment," said Kathleen Shero, Greece's director of student transportation services.

Grants totaling $341,600 from the federal Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Bus USA program and the New York state Energy Research and Development Authority covered the entire cost of the project. The funds were used to install diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed crankcase filtration systems (CCF) on Greece's buses, as well as portions of the fleets in the Fairport Central School District, the Livonia Central School District in Livingston County and the Sachem Central School District on Long Island. Click here to read the full story.