EPA Charged With Establishing School Building, Health Guidelines
Tucked quietly into the federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is a section that calls for establishing voluntary environmental-health and -safety guidelines for states to consult when locating and constructing schools, and authorizes grants for states to develop programs around those standards.
The measure, which President Bush signed into law last month, marks the first time that a federal agency will provide such guidance.
School board representatives offered differing views of the legislation, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency ...
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