The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $1.7 billion in grants for buying zero- and low-emission buses. The money goes to transit projects in 46 states and territories, including Seattle and Washington, D.C. The grants announced Monday will enable transit agencies and state and local governments to buy 1,700 U.S.-built buses, half of which will have zero carbon emissions. Funding for the grants comes from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law President Joe Biden signed. The Democratic president has prioritized putting more electric vehicles on the road to help contain the damage from climate change. Iowa City, Iowa, and the Seneca Nation in Western New York also are receiving grants.
