Sentences with phrase «older diesel buses»

«The American Lung Association in California applauds Metro's accomplishment in converting their transit fleet from older diesel buses to cleaner natural gas buses,» said Jane Warner, President and CEO for the American Lung Association in California.

Daimler's Thomas Built Rolls out Electric School Bus Three studies in California found students riding school buses are exposed to far more air pollution than expected, especially older diesel buses.

Since the Columbia team started tracking air pollution levels in 1998, PAHs have declined, which Perera attributes to stricter anti-idling laws and phaseout of older diesel buses in New York City.

There are also substantial green employment opportunities in retrofitting old diesel buses to reduce air pollutants and in replacing old equipment with cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG) or hybrid - electric buses.

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For instance, they've offered school bus rebates to replace older diesel school buses.

Black carbon — a dangerous pollutant emitted by old, dirty diesel engines like school buses — is thought to be the second largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide.