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March 29, 2008 The Florida Times-Union
ATLANTA - Proactive Georgia school districts have begun working to minimize the impact of school buses that belch pollutants, observers and officials say, and federal money might be in the offing for some of the projects.
March 28, 2008 The Cabinet (NH)
HOLLIS – The air in Hollis and Brookline should be a little cleaner soon.
New fuel and equipment in school buses may cut emissions as much as 60 percent to 70 percent, according to Hollis Transportation president Al Orde.
February 8, 2008 WVIR-TV (VA)
Albemarle County has been "going green" since the trend took off a few years ago. Now, they're using school buses to try and take things a step further.
A suggestion to use biofuel in the buses was recommended by the health...
February 4, 2008 Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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...
January 31, 2008 GovTech.com
To kick off the Learn Green, Live Green initiative, Reed and members of the State School Bus Committee approved Indiana's first hybrid-electric school bus, which will go into daily use immediately at Randolph Eastern School...
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School Buses
Back To School: Made Possible By Clean Diesel
The modern yellow school bus powered by today's diesel engines is the right choice for student transportation, and clean diesel will continue to make school transportation safe and reliable as federal clean-air rules tighten and advanced technologies are utilized.
Millions of school children benefit from safe, reliable and energy-efficient transportation to and from school every day in America. - Emissions: Today's diesel school bus engines are significantly cleaner than engines built in 1988. Advances in diesel engine technology have virtually eliminated the old smoke and smell many of us remember from yesterday’s engines. New school buses using clean ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel are
able to reduce particulate matter (PM) and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions
to levels equal to or lower than comparable natural gas buses.
- Safety: Diesel provides the safest and least combustible power for transporting children to and from school on the majority of the nation's school buses.
- Fuel Efficiency: Diesel is the most efficient and cost-effective fuel for school buses – providing better fuel economy over comparable natural gas buses.
Retrofitting
In addition to new, cleaner engines, cost effective retrofit technology is helping school transportation officials cut emissions from many of the older school buses still in service.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus USA and voluntary diesel retrofit program are encouraging this effort. EPA, as well as some state and local governments, now offer economic incentives to retrofit diesel school buses.
The Diesel Technology Forum represents the leading manufacturers of clean diesel technology for school buses including:
  
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