Seven Days

Lawmakers Are Trying — Again — to Halt PCB School Testing Program

Just under a year ago, the Vermont House Education Committee approved legislation that would have paused the state’s ambitious and logistically complex school testing program for toxic chemicals known ...
WRAL

NC State students demand PCB testing on campus

In a move that could shape the future of campus environmental safety, a group of NC State students is pushing for expanded PCB testing across university buildings. On Wednesday night, the North ...
VTDigger

Scott administration proposes PCB testing slowdown as schools struggle to keep up

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Rep. Peter Conlon: Full speed ahead on PCB testing, but where’s the money?

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...
Seven Days

Vermont’s PCB Testing Program Continues to Cause Logistical Problems — and Angst — for Schools

North Country Union High School was built when Lyndon B. Johnson was president. Its 55-year-old windows and doors need to be replaced, according to a facilities assessment completed last year. The ...
WRAL

Inside Poe Hall: The building & the build up to the closure

In the summer of 2023, a group of women battling breast cancer filed complaints with the state Department of Labor, the EPA, and their employer, North Carolina State University. They suspected their ...