10 Years Too Long for Removing PCBs from New York City Schools, EPA Says
Federal regulators have rejected New York City's timetable for removing PCBs, also known as polychlorinated biphenyls, from public schools there. Last month, New York City announced a $708 million, 10 year plan to remove PCB-tainted light ballasts from 772 school buildings in the city. According The New York Times, however, the U.S. … [Read more...]
PCB Removal Plan Prompts EPA to End Inspections of New York City Schools
PCB inspections at New York City schools are being suspended today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in wake of the city's announcement that it has a plan to remove light ballasts tainted with the toxic chemicals from buildings. New York City and the EPA had previously been at odds over what to do about PCBs, also … [Read more...]
PCBs Linked to IVF Failures
A new study finds that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in concentrations typically found in the blood of people living in the U.S. could make successful in vitro fertilization (IVF) more difficult to achieve. The study was published this week in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). According to a statement from … [Read more...]
Plan to Remove PCBs from New York City Schools Finally Announced
After months of wrangling, New York City has finally announced a plan to remove PCB-laden light fixtures from almost 800 schools. According to The New York Times, $708 million has been allocated to the plan to remove PCBs from New York City schools, which will also involve broad improvements in energy efficiency at those … [Read more...]
PCBs Found in Another New York School, as City Readies Deal with EPA
In addition to a growing number of New York City schools found to have PCB Contamination, P.S. 45 in Bushwick, Brooklyn turned up with the highest level of PCBs, to date. WPIX wrote that the most recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing revealed PCBs at a massive 660 parts per million (ppm), the highest level the EPA as … [Read more...]
PCBs Turn Up in Three More New York City Schools
PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls, have turned up in three more New York City schools. To date, spot checks of New York City schools by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have turned up PCBs leaking from light ballasts in all five New York City school buildings tested so far, and all of the tests have confirmed leakage of … [Read more...]
PCBs in New York City Schools Prompt Call For Action
Following the discovery of dangerous levels of PCBs leaking from aging light fixtures at P.S. 68 in the Bronx—the latest in a string of schools found to have PCB contamination—Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr., sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg’s Deputy Mayor for education and community development, Dennis Walcott, said … [Read more...]
PCBs Turn Up At Bronx School
The official response to the PCB contamination turning up in a growing number of New York City schools has been, in the eyes of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), inadequate, leading the agency to take matters into its own hands. Now, says The Associated Press (AP), yet another New York City school has been found to … [Read more...]
PCBs in New York City Schools Spark Worry, Confusion among Parents
The specter of PCBs in New York City schools has many parents worried. Over the past several months, the toxic chemicals have turned up in the ballasts of light fixtures at several public schools around the city, and many parents have complained that the official response to the PCB contamination has been … [Read more...]
PCBs Found at More New York City Schools
More PCBs have been found in New York City schools. This time, the PCB Contamination was found in two Brooklyn elementary schools -P.S. 13 and P.S. 358 - located in the same facility, said the Wall Street Journal. The PCB contamination was found in old light fixtures, making this, said the Journal, the third time spot inspections … [Read more...]
