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Springfield awarded nearly $10 million for electric school buses; officials monitor federal pause
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Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno announced that the city had been awarded just under $10 million from an EPA program to purchase electric school buses and charging infrastructure.
Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno announced that the city had been awarded just under $10 million from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program, funded by provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, to purchase electric school buses and related charging infrastructure.
The grant, Mayor Sarno and Congressman Rich Neal said at a press event Feb. 10, is intended to reduce the school district’s carbon footprint, lower transportation operating costs and add roughly 11 charging locations tied to the new buses. "This announcement comes from the United States Department of Environmental Protection. It's just about almost $10,000,000, to buy buses, electric vehicles," Congressman Rich Neal said.
City and school leaders stressed the award could help a strained local busing budget. "School…
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