February 4, 2008
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
Yellow Bus Turns Green
To reduce the clouds of noxious diesel exhaust, the Revere Board of Education adopted a policy that banned idling buses with the start of the 2006-07 school year. Now, the school system is going a step further to turn its yellow school buses green. With the help of a state grant, the diesel-powered vehicles soon will be retrofitted with special catalysts and filters that cut air pollution and reduce the health risk to students. Read the full story.