PA Moms Clean Air Force Celebrates Deployment Of First Electric Schools At Steelton-Highspire School District In Dauphin County Funded By EPA's Clean School Bus Program

On April 25, Moms Clean Air Force will join lawmakers and business leaders for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Steelton-Highspire High School as they begin deploying brand new electric school buses. 

The event will also feature a ‘ride-along’ in an electric bus and a press conference. 

The event comes as Steelton-Highspire replaces six of the school district’s seven buses with electric, emissions-free buses through funding awarded by the EPA Clean School Bus Program and President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.

Moms Clean Air Force’s Pennsylvania field organizer, Vanessa Lynch, is one of the speakers at the press conference. Vanessa’s speech includes the following excerpt-- 

“Steelton Highspire students can breathe a little easier as they ride to school each day, and these electric school buses will enhance the lives of families across the Roller Nation community with the benefits of cleaner air. Tailpipe pollution from buses can lead to asthma attacks, interfere with lung development, contribute to cancer — and even reduce children’s ability to learn. As any parent of a child with asthma knows, a bad asthma day can lead to kids having to miss school and parents having to take off work to care for them. Historically Black, Brown and Indigenous communities face a heavier burden of air pollution and environmental impacts than others. With 1.4 million students across Pennsylvania riding school buses each day, electric school buses can’t show up fast enough.”

Electric school buses will dramatically improve air quality in and around schools; replacing just one diesel school bus with an electric school bus can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 54,000 pounds each year.

Media questions should be directed to: Sarah McBride, smcbride@momscleanairforce.org or Sara Klein, sara_klein@dkcnews.com, or call 631-905-6403.

Visit the Moms Clean Air Force website for more information on initiatives, upcoming events and how you can get involved.

Related Articles:

-- DEP Awards $2.9 Million For Clean Diesel Transportation To Improve Air Quality  [PaEN] 

-- PennDOT Opens Next Round Of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding May 13; April 30 Webinar On This Opportunity  [PaEN]  

-- Attend The April 30 Southeast PA Electric School Bus Lunch & Learn Webinar  [PaEN]

-- PA Moms Clean Air Force Celebrates Deployment Of First Electric Schools At Steelton-Highspire School District In Dauphin County Funded By EPA's Clean School Bus Program  [PaEN]

[Posted: April 24, 2024]  PA Environment Digest