Districts to receive money to replace aging diesel school buses

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Five Kentucky school districts will be getting money to reduce diesel emissions from their school bus fleets.

The Energy and Environment Cabinet announced Thursday school districts in Bullitt, Jefferson, Franklin, Letcher and Green counties will get $231,237 to replace older-model, diesel school buses with new diesel buses.

The cabinet says the new buses will emit 98 percent less particulate matter and 90 percent less nitrogen oxide than the older buses they are replacing.

The five school districts will replace a total of 10 diesel school buses. The awards to each school district are: Bullitt, $25,524, Jefferson, $54,621, Franklin, $72,122, Letcher, $26,102, and Green, $52,867.

The funds were made available through the Kentucky Division for Air Qualitys Clean Diesel Program and the federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act.