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26 more electric school buses will be rolling across Oregon, as EPA awards DEQ $6.54 million

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.

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‘Everything’s connected in Presidio’ grant looks to build climate resiliency

Everything’s Connected in Presidio: Building Climate Resiliency through Green Infrastructure and Reducing Pollution through Traffic Mitigation at the International Bridge Crossing” aims to prevent extreme heat and flooding, reduce pollution, and create a cooling center as a place of refuge during heat emergencies. The project focuses on climate resilience and pollution reduction through the use of green infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and technology.

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Arizona mining town revives aging homes with federal funding

The next step to positioning the town for the future is a project funded with $250,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Program. The money will support a “clean and lien” program that will clean up abandoned properties to open up new opportunities for tourism, job creation and growth. The grant was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act.

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All-electric recycling trucks will replace some diesel garbage trucks in SE Michigan, Macomb County

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.

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All-electric recycling trucks will replace some diesel garbage trucks in SE Michigan, Oakland County

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.

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