TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Regan to Visit Durham, NC to Celebrate Funding for Clean School Buses from Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Regan to Visit Durham, NC to Celebrate Funding for Clean School Buses from Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda

Administrator Regan to join Congresswoman Valerie Foushee, Mayor Leonardo Williams, Durham Public School District Officials and students in Durham where the local school district is set to receive 38 new electric buses

October 22, 2024

DURHAM, N.C. - On Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 11:45 a.m. EDT, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will join U.S. Representative Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams, officials from Durham Public Schools, and students to celebrate funding for new clean school buses coming to the district.

Durham Public Schools will soon receive 38 brand new electric school buses thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, which is delivering environmental benefits for all, growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up, and creating jobs and opportunities for communities across the country. To date, North Carolina has received $70 million dollars to 32 school districts to replace over 230 school buses across the state.

During the visit to the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, Administrator Regan will deliver remarks highlighting the new clean school buses coming to North Carolina, take questions from the press, and join students and officials for an electric school bus ride.

All portions of the event are open to press. Space on the bus ride is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Who:

• EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan
• U.S. Representative Valerie Foushee (NC-04)
• Dr. Anthony S. Lewis, Superintendent, Durham Public School District
• Mayor Leonardo Williams, City of Durham
• Jeaneanne Gettle, Acting EPA Region 4 Regional Administrator
• Kelly Rivera, Carolina Thomas Bus
• Dory Larsen, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
• Students from Southern School of Energy and Sustainability
• Community leaders and additional elected officials

When:

• Wednesday, Oct. 23
  • Ride Along: 11:45 a.m. EDT
  • Press Conference: 12:15 p.m. EDT

Where:

• Southern School of Energy and Sustainability

800 Clayton Road, Durham, NC 27703

RSVP:

• Media who wish to participate should sign up hereno later than 6 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Live Stream: The press conference will be streamed live on EPA's website.

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