Kids in 5 more Florida districts will ride electric buses
Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Jefferson and Miami-Dade schools are recipients of the latest round of Clean School Bus funding.
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Electric school buses will save childrenās health
Floridaās school districts have an opportunity to make the transition to electric school buses through a $1 billion EPA program.
New EPA regulations target air, water, land and climate pollution from power plants, especially those that burnĀ coal
The new rules require utilities to drastically slash greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants or close them down.
Bidenās āSolar for Allā awards $7B to bring affordable energy to low-income families
A coalition of three Florida-based nonprofits was awarded $156 million through the EPA's Solar for All competition.
USF helping develop comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across Tampa Bay
The plan focuses on high-priority projects in the transportation and energy sector, the region's largest greenhouse gas emitters.
Group pushes for less pesticide use to save Florida’s endangered species
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing it of failing to protect endangered species.
Improve air quality around Floridaās trash incinerators Ā
Ensuring Clean Air for All Floridians (HB 1631/SB 1606) would require 24-hour air monitoring for trash incinerators.
Court revokes Florida’s permission to issue federal wetlands permits; gambling money slated to fund environmental projects
The court ruled the EPA failed to ensure protection of endangered species when it handed over its permitting responsibility.
Northeast Floridaās fight against climate change takes shapeĀ
The aim is to bring more clean energy and energy conservation programs to Northeast Florida's five counties by 2030 and ...
Electric-truck experts push EPA to adopt emissions limits
The EPA is expected to finalize new greenhouse-gasĀ emissions rulesĀ for medium- and heavy-duty trucks by early next year.
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