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Failure of Electric Bus System Means Pollution Will Continue in NYC

The Adams administration gives a major bus company a reprieve from idling laws — because battery-powered systems apparently don't exist yet.

By David Meyer

12:02 AM EST on December 23, 2025

Failure of Electric Bus System Means Pollution Will Continue in NYC

Academy Bus Lines requested the exemption — the largest in DEP’s history — after receiving more than $500,000 in idling violations. But there is some good news.

David Meyer

David was Streetsblog's do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

Buses | Department of Environmental Protection | Idling | Issues & Campaigns

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