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EPA Reviews Biden's $2.3B Electric Bus Program Amid Criticism

1/3/2026

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a review of the Biden administration's $2.3 billion electric school bus program amid delays.
Critics, including New York officials, say the buses lack adequate heating in cold weather.
Zeldin cites a zero-tolerance policy for waste after $2.7 billion was spent with little accountability.
As New York mandates electric buses by 2035, only a small share of districts have approved funding measures.

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a review of the Biden administration's $2.3 billion electric school bus program amid delays.
Critics, including New York officials, say the buses lack adequate heating in cold weather.
Zeldin cites a zero-tolerance policy for waste after $2.7 billion was spent with little accountability.
As New York mandates electric buses by 2035, only a small share of districts have approved funding measures.