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The exhaust coming out of the tailpipe of the nearly 2,500 school buses in central Ohio not only looks and smells bad—it’s bad for your kids.

Diesel engines spew out a multitude of dangerous air pollutants, which affect public health, degrade the environment and compromise our community’s ability to meet federal clean air standards. These harmful pollutants cause particle pollution and ozone pollution, as well as air toxins and smog-forming pollution.

Health officials link exposure to diesel exhaust to a compromised immune system, aggravated asthma and allergy symptoms, heart and lung disease, and even premature deaths.

A study published in the April 15th issue of Environmental Science and Technology Journal reveals that children riding in diesel powered school buses are exposed to larger amounts of pollution inside the bus than outside. Researchers found that in a single day, on average, a child riding a school bus is likely to breathe in seven to 70 times more exhaust from the bus when compared to the school bus emissions a resident is likely to inhale in an urban area. To view an abstract of the study, click here.

The urgency is real and the time is now. We can no longer sit and wait for proactive measures to be taken when it comes to the health of our children. This Adopt-A-School-Bus Program is one of a handful across the country, and the first in Ohio. This program was created to help fund local school districts in their efforts to retrofit (clean up) buses. Because of the lack of funding for such an endeavor, this initiative will allow local businesses to get involved in such a unique investment—with real results at stake: our children.