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School districts in Pennsylvania and across the country can apply for grant funding to get new buses that run on cleaner fuel sources. There's $400 million available through the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program. Vanessa Lynch, Pennsylvania state coordinator for Moms Clean Air Force, said close to 1.3 million students are transported by more than 21,000 school buses throughout Pennsylvania. ...
By Genevieve Fox for Great Lakes Echo.Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for Michigan News Connection with support from the Solutions Journalism Network An Ann Arbor developer wants to build one of the first 100% solar-powered, carbon-neutral and fossil fuel-free communities. The idea is to pioneer the creation of neighborhoods that limit their contribution to climate change. This project, called Veridian at County Farm, is proposed by THRIVE Collaborative – a real estate development, design, building, and consulting firm and Avalon Housing, a developer. ...
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb ignored pleas from environmental advocates who were asking him to veto a bill that gives lawmakers more power over state agencies. To Hoosiers not familiar with the technical language in House Bill 1623, it may be difficult to decode how it applies to everyday life. ...
The Veridian at County Farm will be the first neighborhood in the country to run on renewable power. The home prices up for grabs run from almost a million dollars to $185,000. Affordable options are expected to follow.
Low-energy homes are critical to combating climate change, which is why progressive Ann Arbor is helping fund sustainable home building. But experts say good policy, as well as money, is needed for other cities to follow suit.