Report - USA - Aging U.S. School Buses Still Fouling Air
A report says $16 billion is needed to replace or upgrade 500,000 of the worst-polluting vehicles
Los Angeles,CA,USA -Los Angeles Times, by Janet Wilson -May 25, 2006: -- Aging school buses continue to spew harmful diesel across the United States, a new report based on federal and state data says, and major funding is needed to address the problem... The report, released Wednesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists in Berkeley, found that the nation's 505,000 school buses were some of the oldest and dirtiest vehicles on the road. More than a third have been in use for more than a decade, and a single bus can produce between twice and 10 times as much diesel soot as a big rig...
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