The electric school bus revolution has stalled in the US after a government-wide spending freeze in January temporarily halted the distribution of $5 billion in federal funds for clean school buses, spurring a wave of delays and change of plans. While the Environmental Protection Agency has begun releasing some previously awarded money, the process has been slow and the fate of approximately $2 billion in unallocated funds remains unclear.

EV bus advocates are turning to states, utilities and other alternative funding sources to fill in the gap as they continue to push to get all of the federal funds spent. At least one school district, however, has already scrapped their electrification plans amid the uncertainty, Zahra Hirji reports. Today on CityLab: Trump Throws the Electric School Bus Transition Into Chaos 

—Rthvika Suvarna

More on CityLab

Nashville’s $3 Billion Transit Plan Brings a Call for Zoning Reform
In a new Urban Institute study, researchers recommend easing restrictive housing regulations and aligning growth along bus corridors in the booming Tennessee capital. 

DOGE Places Entire Staff of Federal Homelessness Agency on Leave
The US Interagency Council on Homelessness, which helps coordinate federal housing aid to cities, was targeted for elimination by a Trump executive order in March. 

HUD Building Put Up for Sale as Trump Looks to Unload Properties
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, deemed the “ugliest” in DC by the US housing secretary, has been designated for “accelerated disposal.”

• Conservatives have a plan for cheaper day care. But is it safe? (Vox)

• In Mexican border cities, the migrants are gone (World) 

• Bay Area groups are reeling from Trump’s cuts to the National Endowment of the Humanities (KQED)

• Foxconn’s new $2.5 billion iPhone factory is rapidly transforming a rural Indian town into a booming real estate hub (Rest of World)

• Tariff uncertainty is straining LA home builders, driving up costs and complicating construction plans (Los Angeles Times)

Have something to share? Email us. And if you haven’t yet signed up for this newsletter, please do so here.

• Economics Daily for what the changing landscape means for policymakers, investors and you
• Green Daily for the latest in climate news, zero-emission tech and green finance
• Hyperdrive for expert insight into the future of cars
• Design Edition for CityLab’s newsletter on design and architecture — and the people who make buildings happen
• Working Capital for making sense of the evolving workplace

Explore all Bloomberg newsletters.