The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to washington department of ecology to replace in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles to…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), awarded $6,854,236 to the Washington Department of Ecology on January 1, 2025. This funding will be used to replace 13 eligible Class 6 and 7 diesel school buses with new zero-emission vehicles in four school districts across Kitsap, King, Thurston, and Snohomish counties in Washington. The project aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for the local communities. Sub-awards have been made to Central Kitsap School District ($XXX,XXX), Bellevue School District 405 ($XXX,XXX), and Olympia School District #111 ($XXX,XXX) to implement the bus replacement activities. The anticipated outcomes include significant reductions in CO2, NOx, PM2.5, CO, and HC emissions, as well as increased transportation of school children on zero-emission buses.

The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to washington department of ecology to replace in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in EPA region 10. The recipient will replace 13 eligible vehicles with comparable, eligible zero-emission vehicles under the school bus sub-program, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for the communities in kitsap, king, thurston, and snohomish counties in washington state. Activities:the activities include replacing eligible internal combustion engine class 6 and class 7 vehicles with eligible zero-emission vehicles. Subrecipient:the following school districts will replace ICE buses for ZE buses: olympia will replace, central kitsap will replace 4, bellevue will replace 1, and everett will replace 3. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: replacing 13 class 6/class 7 diesel school buses in 4 school districts. The expected outcomes include: approximate reductions per year *: 167.42 short tons CO2, 0.86 short tons NOX, 0.05 short tons PM2.5, 0.41 short tons CO, short tons HC, TBD # of school children transported on ZE buses rather than diesel buses. The intended beneficiaries include: students riding buses, school bus drivers, and the neighboring near-road communities.