EPA awards $480K to S.C. to upgrade diesel school buses
EPA awards $480K to S.C. to upgrade diesel school buses By WMBF News Staff | April 22, 2021 at 11:43 AM EDT - Updated April 22 at 12:22 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - South Carolina is getting close to half a million dollars to upgrade diesel school buses across the state.
According to a press release, the approximately $480,000 is being awarded to the S.C. Department of Education from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The funds are in the form of rebates through the EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. The state is receiving money to buy 24 buses to be distributed across 10 districts.