Clean Buses | Healthy Kids
To make the air our children breathe safer and cleaner, area school districts are cooperating through the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) on the Clean Buses | Healthy Kids program. This program provides free diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) — which significantly reduce a school bus' overall emissions — to school districts across the region.
Although grant funds are available to purchase the DOCs, local funding is still needed. DOCs cost about $650 per bus. Area bus companies and school districts are donating time and labor to install the parts.
You can help
If you want to help reduce vehicle emissions on school grounds and in your community, you can donate to Clean Buses | Healthy Kids, learn more about starting idling-reduction campaigns at schools in your area, and connect with other groups that can provide you with more information.
(You can also visit the MARC Air Quality Program's Tips for Parents page to learn more about what steps you can take to protect your children from air pollution.)
Learn more
To schedule a presentation about this program for your group or organization, to learn more about designating idle-free zones at your community's schools, or to learn how to get your district involved, e-mail the AirQ program or call 816/474-4240.
Current participating districts:
Blue Springs; Blue Valley; Bonner Springs/Edwardsville; Grain Valley; Grandview; Kansas City, Kan.; Lee’s Summit; Liberty; North Kansas City; North Platte; Olathe; Park Hill; Shawnee Mission; Desoto; Gardner/Edgerton; Spring Hill; and Independence.
