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Back to Green School
About the author: Lina Younes has been working for EPA since 2002 and chairs EPA’s Multilingual Communications Task Force. Prior to joining EPA, she was the Washington bureau chief for two Puerto Rican...
View ArticleClean Out the Chemicals
About the author: Jeff Maurer manages Web content and does communications work for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. When my mom first starting teaching in 1971, duck-and-cover drills –...
View ArticleBack to School – Keeping our Children Safe and Healthy
In less than two weeks I will send my daughter, Hannah, to her first year of school – kindergarten, where the children will be assigned, I am told, actual homework – and I will experience a milestone...
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Radon Reflections at the Tools for Schools Symposium
January is National Radon Action Month, or NRAM. Read more about EPA’s radon activities and what others are doing to reduce their radon exposure. Each year, EPA’s Indoor Environments Division hosts an...
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Integrated Pest Management | Working with Schools
South 17th Street Elementary School in the Ironbound District of Newark, NJ By Adrian Enache Integrated Pest Management – is that a euphemism for whipping pests into shape? Well, that’s one way to look...
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Is Your Child’s School Stuck on a Pest Control Treadmill?
Many schools are stuck on a “treadmill” of never-ending pesticide applications, without addressing the underlying issues that make schools attractive to pests. If we can make it so pests aren’t...
View ArticleMake Healthy Schools Day April 8 A Day of Action!
Providing every child with a quality education is a high priority. Of course we want our kids to learn, grow, and be successful. But the reality is that many schools are older buildings with indoor air...
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Schools, Children’s Health and the Environment
By Shao Lin and Christine Kielb How do environmental hazards and policies affect children’s health and school performance? Healthy Schools Group, from L to R: Melissa Frisbee , Nazia Saiyed, Christine...
View ArticleEPA Releases New Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency Guidance for Schools
Colorado Springs School District 11 is set to save more than $928,000 on its energy bill every year, thanks to an effort to increase energy efficiency and protect indoor air quality. This month we...
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Head Lice and Bike Helmets
By Marcia Anderson Head lice have specialized feet for holding onto hair. When I visited a local school, I was asked by the nurse about strategies for dealing with head lice – tiny parasites that...
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EPA Grant to Schools Helps Bring Green Thumbs and Healthy Eating to...
Introduction by Kathleen L. Fenton Teagan Scheurer and Levi Boyer plant pumpkin seeds at the Early Childhood Learning Center. Children will also help harvest the vegetables from their seeds. EPA Region...
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