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The goal of Clean School Bus HGB region is to reduce children’s exposure to diesel exhaust and reduce the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses. Over 24 million children ride the school bus everyday, while buses are the safest way for children to get to school it is not the healthiest. Clean School Bus HGB aims to reduce pollution from buses through partners from business, education, transportation, and public health organizations.

Clean School Bus HGB is serving the following counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller. These counties are currently in non-attainment for air quality for air pollutant ozone.

The HGB Clean School Bus Program's activities include:

  • Administering the HGB Clean School Bus Program
  • Attending community and outreach events, educating the general public
  • Hosting workshops to provide a forum to discuss clean school bus technology topics
  • Providing a quarterly newsletter (near future)
  • Providing information to school districts about products, technologies, fuels, and funding
  • Securing private sponsorships to help support the program
  • Supporting federal and state funding initiatives for bus projects
  • Surveying school district fleets and collecting information
 

Clean Schoolbus is a program of the Houston Galveston Area Council
P.O. Box 77227 • Houston TX 77027