The Madison Metropolitan School District, along with 13 other Wisconsin school districts, was recently awarded $291,470 by the U.S. EPA to retrofit 300 school buses with emissions control technology. The grant comes as part of Clean School Bus USA, an EPA program targeted at reducing school bus emissions throughout the...
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- One Wisconsin school district - - Milwaukee Public Schools -- is among 12 school districts cited nationally by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for excellence in improving indoor air quality. The awards were madCHICAGO, Dec. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- One Wisconsin school district...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing a new, completely voluntary and fully customizable tool to help school districts conduct self-assessments of their school facilities for potential environmental health and safety hazards. The hea The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing a new, completely voluntary...
Environment Study urges U.S.-Mex border teamwork Washington - A presidential advisory committee has sent a report to President Bush and Congress containing recommendations for strengthening U.S.-Mexico cooperation to improve environmenta Environment ...
By Walter Yost, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Walter Yost, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mary Castle of the Metropolitan SchoolDistrict of Lawrence Township has earned the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency's (EPA's) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for superiorenergy efficiency and environmental protection. Commercial and industrialbuildings, including K-12 schools that rate as the most energy efficientfacilities in the nation may qualify for the ENERGY STAR....
SANDY -- Lone Peak Elementary in Sandy has earned the prestigious Energy Star Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Energy Star is the national symbol of protecting the environment through superior energy performance and efficiency. Lone Peak Elementary is using about 35 percent less energy...
The School District's Partnership with ARAMARK Education Results in Significant Energy and Financial Savings PHILADELPHIA -- ARAMARK Education, a world leader in providing professional services to more than 500 K-12 school districts in the U.S., recently helped the Council Rock School District in Newtown, Pennsylvania, implement a comprehensive...
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency approved a cleanup plan Friday for Milwaukee County parks and school properties contaminated with PCBs. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District submitted the cleanup and sampling plan - which the EPA said follows national guidelines and allows the properties to be reopened as...
WASHINGTON, DC ENS — -->Toxic by-products of the chemicals used to purify Potomac River water have been found in District of Columbia tap water at levels above annual federal health limits by a nonprofit research organization with offices in the nation's capital. The Environmental Working Group collected tap...
The distinctive rumble of school buses will be a bit less noisy next fall as hundreds of school children ride the first wave of propane-dedicated vehicles on the market since 2002. Blue Bird Corp., one of the world's leading bus manufacturers, is taking...
DUBLIN -- An air quality study for a new, larger campus built at Dublin Elementary School has found significant health risks in some areas, which can be reduced by installing an air filtration system. The findings, discussed by the school board Tuesday, mean the district's plan...
The nation's 17,450 K-12 school districts already spend more than $5 billion annually on energy. Rising energy costs are impacting school operations across the country. Identifying ways to reduce energy consumption is quickly becoming a critical part of an effective management strategy for facility managers and...
Students got a couple of unexpected days off after Vernal Middle School had to be evacuated when a small amount of mercury was found spilled in the parking lot. But health experts say the level of exposure and subsequent health risk is small. And school officials say students will be...
WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA has released its first national Top 10 Local Government Partners list highlighting the largest renewable energy purchases made by municipal and local government entities currently in the Green Power Partnership. The Top 10 list reflects Partner purchase information through...
Blue Valley BV is the first school district in the nation to receive the Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools IAQ TfS "Model of Sustained Excellence" Award. The award is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's most prestigious award, recognizing exemplary indoor air quality programs and commitment...
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