Monday, June 23, 2008

NY Daily News: Reps. Crowley and Serrano urge federal aid for PCB cleanup

"Reps. Joseph Crowley and Jose Serrano urge federal aid for PCB cleanup"

This is a good first step to begin to address the funding issue for schools across the country to clean up PCBs from their buildings. My guess though is that since this is lumped in with a broader school infrastructure improvement bill, PCB cleanup will not take a priority. We need to continue to call for federal legislation that specifically targets PCB removal from schools and other buildings and also for regulations that clearly state how to thoroughly clean PCB contaminated buildings on a regular basis until the PCBs can be safely removed.

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