EPA, State and Local Officials Celebrate Award of Over $8.8M in Rebate and Infrastructure
Latest funding from the President’s Investing in America Agenda follows nearly $1 billion for thousands of electric and low-emission school buses across the nation
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. (June 15, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David Cash and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory joined elected officials and school leaders in New Britain, Conn. to celebrate the award of 25 zero emission school buses to DATTCO Inc. to provide school transportation services for the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS). These new buses will be used in New Britain and eight surrounding communities. The buses were part of over $8.8 million in rebates awarded to Connecticut school districts last year under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Clean School Bus Program that will provide funding for 28 zero-emission buses and charging infrastructure in 12 communities throughout…
