While school buses have an excellent safety record in terms of accidents, the black smoke coming out of the tailpipe is endangering our kids in a different, but just as significant way. Millions of children are exposed to toxic soot and smog-forming pollutants as they travel to and from school. Diesel pollution has been linked to increased asthma rates, missed school days, hospitalizations, chronic bronchitis, heart disease, cancer, and even premature death.

- Excerpt from www.CleanSchoolBus.org

A group of organizations in our area has formed a collaborative effort to advance cleaner options for powering our region's yellow bus fleets.  Participating groups include:

• Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities

• Philadelphia Air Management Services

• Clean Air Council

• Philadelphia Diesel Difference

• PennFuture

• PA Department of Environmental Protection

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• School District of Philadelphia

• The Energy Cooperative of Pennsylvania

• Lower Merion School District

• Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

• Johnson Matthey

• Rentar Environmental Solutions • 

• Krapf Bus Co.

• Sprague Energy

• You?

CYBA Resources and Links

National Clean Cities "School Bus Toolkit"

March 2005 PowerPoint presentation from Clean Yellow Bus Association:
"Fueling Up - Environmentally Safe Alternatives For School Vehicles"

Union of Concerned Scientists: Clean School Bus Site

NEW: University of California, Berkeley Study:
"Vehicle Self-Pollution Intake Fraction: Children’s Exposure to School Bus Emissions"