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

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Vermont’s School PCB Testing Program Is Off to a Rocky Start

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The evolving approach to PCBs at UNC System schools

Universities across the UNC System are becoming more proactive in addressing PCBs, after the closure of NC State's Poe Hall. Poe closed in November 2023 after the toxic chemicals were detected in the ...
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House approves a pause on Vermont’s PCB testing program

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NC State releases initial PCB test results from Poe Hall, more work to be done to determine extent of exposure for students and staff

North Carolina State University on Thursday released the first report of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) test results from Poe Hall. The university contracted Geosyntec Consultants to do an ...
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Vermont to pause PCB school testing program

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - State funding for widespread PCB testing in schools has been paused. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources says because of limited funding, it’s prioritizing schools with ...