State Journal

Sick of inhaling smoggy diesel fumes while awaiting bus rides, Minnesota students banded together this year to help get a "no idling" law passed in their state.

Now, students who teamed with the Sierra Club's Minnesota Air Toxics Campaign are taking their efforts a step further. They're working to make sure schools and bus drivers are aware of the law and the reasons for it—and comply with its provisions.

"I think pretty much everyone has had the experience of being behind a big bus that runs on diesel and seeing all that black smoke and saying, 'Gross,'" said Amir Nadav, a senior at St. Paul's...