Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act News
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EPA awards $150,000 to reduce asbestos exposure in Louisiana (LA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $150,000 to Louisiana to help reduce asbestos exposure in schools and state buildings. The project will encompass compliance monitoring, compliance assistance and public outreach. The project is covered under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). The program provides protection through on-site surveillance where asbestos is ...
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Texas receives nearly $140,000 to protect citizens from asbestos (TX)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $138,678 to Texas to protect citizens from possible asbestos exposures. The project will continue to prevent unnecessary exposure to asbestos in the workplace and in buildings. The project is covered under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). The program provides protection through on-site surveillance where asbestos is found. ...
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EPA fines six Arizona school districts for asbestos violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined six Arizona school districts a combined total of $94,575 for Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) violations. More than 15,000 children attend the 25 schools not in compliance with the federal AHERA in these districts. During inspections conducted in 2011, EPA inspectors discovered numerous violations, from failing to inspect ...
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EPA Agreement with Prince Georges County School District Ensures Compliance with Safeguards for Asbestos in Schools
In a consent agreement with EPA, the Prince George’s County School District in Maryland has resolved alleged violations of federal regulations on the management of asbestos materials in school buildings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The school district has cooperated fully with EPA to come into compliance and ensure ongoing compliance with asbestos safeguards ...
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Arizona Charter Schools Fined for Asbestos Violations
LA Testing provides asbestos testing solutions to protect students, faculty and school administrators from the dangers associated with asbestos exposure. Los Alamitos, CA, June 7th, 2010 This spring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fined three charter school operators in Arizona. The schools were in the greater Phoenix and Tucson areas. The fines totaled in the thousands of ...
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Keene, N.H. School pays fine for Asbestos Violations (NH)
A private school in Keene, N.H. will pay a cash penalty and make changes in its operations to settle EPA claims that it violated federal asbestos management laws. According to EPA, officials from the Monadnock Waldorf School did not develop appropriate asbestos management plans or properly notify the school community about the condition of asbestos within the two buildings they occupy, violating ...
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California Officials Verify Elementary School has Asbestos
LA Testing provides asbestos testing services to keep children and faculty at schools safe from exposure to deadly airborne asbestos fibers. Garden Grove, CA, October 11th, 2010 This summer it was reported that a multipurpose room at a Berkley, California elementary school has been exposing teachers and children to potential asbestos hazards. The room in question had previously had carper ...
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EPA announces settlement with the department of the interior to resolve violations at DOI Schools in Indian Country/comprehensive settlement to improve environmental conditions at 164 DOI schools in Indian Country, benefitting more than 40,000 students
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a comprehensive settlement with the Department of the Interior (DOI) to address alleged violations of waste, water, air, toxics and community right-to-know laws at schools and public water systems in Indian Country owned, operated, or the legal responsibility of DOI’s Indian Affairs Office. The settlement will ...
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More than 80 Tribal Schools in Arizona, Navajo Nation to improve environmental management
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a comprehensive settlement with the Department of the Interior to address alleged violations of waste, water, air, toxics and community right-to-know laws at schools and public water systems in Indian Country owned or operated by DOI’s Indian Affairs Office. Fifty-five tribal schools in Arizona and thirty-one New Mexico-Navajo ...
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