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The Gila River Indian Community has launched an innovative project to install solar panels over a canal, aiming to generate clean energy while preserving water resources. This initiative is part of their broader commitment to sustainability and renewable energy. The project is expected to provide significant environmental benefits and serve as a model for other communities. By combining solar power with water conservation, the Gila River Indian Community is taking a holistic approach to addressing climate change. This project highlights the potential for innovative solutions to contribute to a more sustainable future.

The funding will help the Milwaukee Public Schools and city of Milwaukee replace 58 heavy-duty vehicles. The money will aid with purchasing 50 zero-emission buses for the school district, as well as eight fully electric dump trucks and charging infrastructure for the city.

Dixie County Public Schools (DCPS) is excited to announce the deployment of 23 new electric school buses, making it one of the largest electric school bus fleets in Florida. Funded by a $9 million rebate from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program, this initiative marks a major step forward in the district's efforts to improve air quality and reduce emissions.

Arizona has received or is slated to get $15.4 billion in federal funding under various initiatives, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the American Rescue Plan. Corporations and businesses have pledged $120.9 billion in related investments, primarily in semiconductor manufacturing facilities. Notably, Intel plans to invest $20 billion in Chandler.

And since LuxWall is manufacturing its product in America, it was also able to claim a $31.7 million grant from a division of the Department of Energy intended to bolster domestic supply chains. That grant will support construction of a new factory in Detroit, while the Series B pays for expanded production at the existing facility in Litchfield, about 100 miles west of Motor City.

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has been selected to receive $6.54 million in funding to assist in the purchase of 26 zero-emission, all-electric school buses through a first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program.  

Roanoke City Public Schools has been selected to receive an anticipated $16,722,965 to replace 50 class 7 fossil fuel-powered school buses with zero-emission/electric school buses, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Several of Utah’s heavy-duty vehicles will be replaced with zero-emission vehicles over the next several years thanks to a $60 million awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced a nearly $8 million investment toward the purchase of 27 new electric school buses for three Arizona school districts as a part of a national effort to improve air quality, fight climate change, and reduce transportation costs

In Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, 15 heavy-duty electric trucks will go to work in disadvantaged communities. That’s because typically underprivileged areas have air pollution problems already. Removing diesel trucks and replacing them with electric zero-emissions trucks will relieve some of that pollution.