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NDEE to provide rebates for replacement of school buses across Nebraska



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On Wednesday, August 21, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy Director Jim Macy announced that the state is awarding over $2.6 million in rebates to schools across Nebraska to aid in the replacement of older diesel school buses.

The funded projects include 60 public school districts, one private school, and one bus contractor serving a public school district. There will be 62 applicants that will receive funding.

“The department received a large number of applications from schools across the state,” Macy said. “The funds available for this program give us the opportunity to provide financial assistance to schools that will help reduce harmful diesel emissions.”

According to the Department of Environmental Quality, these rebates will be funded from Nebraska’s share of the Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Mitigation Trust for State Beneficiaries, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia (VW State Trust). Trust funds may be used to replace diesel vehicles and engines in order to reduce emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx), which may have direct adverse health effects as well as contributing to the formation of harmful ozone. This year’s projects are expected to reduce NOx emissions by over 14 tons.

Ten school districts are planning to replace diesel buses with propane-fueled buses.

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