Utah Schools Dirty Buses
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Davis, Weber, Alpine have most dirty buses
Older school buses cause more pollution than new diesel, propane or compressed natural gas buses, which must meet certain environmental standards. Across the state, school districts have 1,048 buses made in 2001 or earlier. That's about 37 percent of all school buses statewide.
Number of older buses, by district (as of 2013 in most cases)*
81 or more 61-80 41-60 21-40
39
11-20
10 or fewer
71
Cache
Nonattainment air-quality areas • These areas have failed to meet clean-air standards for fine-particulate pollution.
Rich
83
Box Elder
Great Salt Lake
146
Davis
Weber
Map detail
Morgan
34 Davis
Murray
South Summit Daggett 54 Park City Tooele Wasatch Duchesne Uintah Tintic Juab N. Sanpete Carbon S. Sanpete Emery Sevier Beaver Iron Piute Wayne Grand
Salt Lake Granite Canyons Jordan
41
58
82
Alpine
25
Utah Lake
Millard
Provo Nebo
37
Garfield San Juan
Washington
Kane
*Older buses are those whose model years are Provo 2001 or earlier. Numbers are the most recent available.
Source: State Office of Education
The Salt Lake Tribune
Older school buses cause more pollution than new diesel, propane or compressed natural gas buses, which must meet certain environmental standards. Across the state, school districts have 1,048 buses made in 2001 or earlier. That's about 37 percent of all school buses statewide.
Number of older buses, by district (as of 2013 in most cases)*
81 or more 61-80 41-60 21-40
39
11-20
10 or fewer
71
Cache
Nonattainment air-quality areas • These areas have failed to meet clean-air standards for fine-particulate pollution.
Rich
83
Box Elder
Great Salt Lake
146
Davis
Weber
Map detail
Morgan
34 Davis
Murray
South Summit Daggett 54 Park City Tooele Wasatch Duchesne Uintah Tintic Juab N. Sanpete Carbon S. Sanpete Emery Sevier Beaver Iron Piute Wayne Grand
Salt Lake Granite Canyons Jordan
41
58
82
Alpine
25
Utah Lake
Millard
Provo Nebo
37
Garfield San Juan
Washington
Kane
*Older buses are those whose model years are Provo 2001 or earlier. Numbers are the most recent available.
Source: State Office of Education
The Salt Lake Tribune
