More than a dozen school districts across Minnesota are getting money for clean buses. The funding is part of the Biden administration's efforts to help schools reduce their carbon footprint and save money.

The White House on Wednesday unveiled nearly $900 million in awards to 530 school districts to replace thousands of aging, gas-fueled school buses with cleaner, mainly electric models. The funding is the third tranche of $5 billion that the U.

As part of its ongoing effort to replace diesel-fueled school buses, the Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide approximately 530 school districts across nearly all states with almost $1 billion to help them purchase clean school buses.