They also urge schools to switch to alternative fuel school buses when making future purchase decisions and urge policy-makers to make public funds available to help defray the cost of this investment. Southern California may be well on the way to cleaner school buses. Environmentalists strongly support adoption of an alternative fuel fleet rule and urge air districts around the country to adopt similar rules. The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national, nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Founded in 1970, NRDC has more than 400,000 members nationwide, served from offices in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
More information is available through the coalition's website .