Lame Duck Biden Bureaucrats Throw Cash At Green School Buses As Trump’s Return Looms
The lame duck Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is moving to spend $735 million on green heavy-duty vehicles, including hundreds of millions on green school buses, in its final days. The Environmental…
The lame duck Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is moving to spend $735 million on green heavy-duty vehicles, including hundreds of millions on green school buses, in its final days.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be carrying out the spending deluge to help purchase more than 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, with the funding coming from President Joe Biden’s signature climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the agency announced. About 70% of the cash will be used to further the adoption of green school buses, and the Biden EPA is moving to shovel money out the door to fund its favored programs ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s official return to power in January.
“To tackle the climate crisis, we have to slash pollution from every sector, including heavy-duty transportation,” John Podesta, one of the most powerful climate advisers in the Biden administration, said of the funding. “Today’s awards from the EPA will create good-paying jobs, make our communities healthier, and protect our planet.”