Hi ,

We have some important pieces of information for you today.

First, PLEASE mark your calendar and plan on attending and/or submitting comment at the upcoming EPA Clean School Bus Grants Virtual Listening Session on Wednesday, October 5th at 1:00 PM ET.

Click here to register for this webinar: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_fg_iCJPWQ7emDhxUErKajw

Here is the latest email sent out by the EPA regarding this listening session: 

The EPA will provide an overview of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law legislation and seeks feedback from stakeholders on developing a successful Clean School Bus Program to achieve nationwide deployment of clean and zero-emission school buses.

Please come prepared to share your feedback on the program, including: 

• What type of support do you need to plan for, apply for, and implement a Clean School Bus (CSB) grant?
• How can the CSB Grant Program address gaps in the 2022 CSB Rebate Program?
• What is the minimum or maximum number of buses school districts want to fund under a single grant award?
• The legislation allows EPA to give priority to applicants that leverage outside resources. Are school districts able to contribute financial resources to grant projects?
• Are there eligible applicants, such as nonprofit associations or eligible contractors (i.e., bus dealers) with the resources to implement grant projects that will serve multiple school districts and/or private bus fleets?
• NOTE: Eligible recipients for funding through this new program include: state and local governments, certain contractors, nonprofit school transportation associations, and Tribes, Tribal organizations or Tribally-controlled schools.

Webinar participants will have an opportunity to speak for up to two minutes to provide feedback. Depending on participation, not every attendee may have time to speak, but interested parties may also submit suggestions about program implementation to cleanschoolbus@epa.gov.

Please share this email with any stakeholders that would be interested in this webinar. Visit the Clean School Bus Program website and sign-up for the Clean School Bus Listserv to keep informed on all program updates.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, October 5th at 1PM ET!

EPA Clean School Bus Program cleanschoolbus@epa.gov

Second, thank you to Ellie Marks who shared this report on the lawsuit regarding cell phones and brain tumors. Ellie, Dr. Joel Moskowitz of UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and Monique Soloman, whose husband Andy died of a cell phone related brain tumor at the age of 43, are all quoted.  

As Ellie says, "The fact that our attorneys have stuck with these cases- some for over 2 decades- investing their time and financial resources is a testament to the validity of the cases- cell phones are causing brain tumors - and other cancers. There is also mention of the great work on this issue this past week in Canada- thanks to attorney Charles O'Brien, Dr. Marc Arazi and journalist Sam Roe for their excellent work."

You can read the report above, or here: Lawsuit Goes to Court Alleging Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors

And finally, here are two other pieces of news:

• 9th Circuit Court Holds that FCC RFR Rules Preempt State Law Claims Against Apple and Samsung: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7c034f6f-93a2-4b82-90fe-97e35371c82e

• Yahoo News is Covering THE NEW HAMPSHIRE Vote to move forward with RF issues: https://news.yahoo.com/lawmakers-consider-cell-phone-tower-081000673.html