US Government to Provide $1.7 Billion , to Buy Electric and Low-Emission Buses.<br />The Department of Transportation is giving nearly $1.7 billion in grants to 46 states and territories to buy eco-friendly buses, ABC News reports.<br />The grants are funded by the <br />2021 infrastructure bill.<br />Every day, millions of Americans climb aboard over 60,000 buses to get to work, to school, doctor’s appointments, everywhere they need to be, Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary, via statement.<br />These are unprecedented levels of investment when it comes to putting modern cleaner buses on the road, Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary, via statement.<br />This is the second round of funding for buses and infrastructure, ABC News reports.<br />America has invested $3.3 billion<br /> in the projects to date. .<br />$5 billion more is expected to be awarded throughout the next three years. .<br />The Biden administration says the new buses will contribute to better public health since less exhaust will be expelled into the air.<br />Seattle, D.C., Iowa City and New York's <br />Seneca Nation are among some of <br />the cities to receive the grants
