Utah Business Report: Division of Air Quality Receives $60M for Zero-emission School Buses

Salt Lake Chamber

This is Derek Miller of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report. At the end of last year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced 70 grant recipients for its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles. The awards will fund projects in 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality Division of Air Quality was selected to receive 60 million dollars to fund 171 zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure to reduce air pollution. One hundred and twenty of these vehicles will be electric school buses. The Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program was established through the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022. The Program will distribute a total of $1 billion through 2032 to replace fossil fuel heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission ones, as well as support the build-out of charging infrastructure and invest in the workforce. To learn more, visit the EPA website. The Salt Lake Chamber. We Stand as the Voice of Business. Originally aired: 1/10/25