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PCB Free: PCBs Press Conference Tomorrow!!!

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010. PCBs Press Conference Tomorrow! Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 12 P.M. In front of City Hall. New York, NY. Press Conference Outside City Hall to Demand Action on Removing Toxic PCB Chemicals from Public School Classrooms. Activists and elected officials demand that the Department of Education and the EPA take immediate action to test and clean up NYC classrooms. This Thursday, October 7, at 12:00 P.M. Congressman Jerrold Nadler, United States House of Representatives. PCBs are ...

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PCB Free: September 2010

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Friday, September 3, 2010. September 1st Press Conference. We'd like to thank everyone who was able to come out and make the press event such a success and also thanks to all for your effort and hard work. Here are links to some of the coverage we received:. Parents, Officials Demand City Checks Schools for PCBs. Parents and pols urge city for PCB testing at 740 schools across New York. Group Calls on DOE to Expand PCB Testing at City Schools. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Call for Schools to be PCB Free!

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PCB Free: October 2010

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Friday, October 29, 2010. A day of citywide action - A day with NYCC, elected officials, UFT reps, 32BJ, LIUNA Local 78! Sometimes working on a campaign can be a little surreal. When you are back in the office doing background reading, making calls and fielding emails – there’s some distance. The campaign can feel like a series of tasks, things to check off my “to-do list”. But a day out in the streets brings things roaring back into perspective. Posted by Gigi Gazon. Wednesday, October 6, 2010. This Thu...

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PCB Free: April 2009

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009. City admits 19 schools toxic; no cleanup planned. City admits 19 schools toxic; no cleanup planned. Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Toxic fight over schools in Bronx. Toxic fight over schools in Bronx. The legal battle over PCBs in New York City schools heats up with "more than a dozen parents and one prominent organization" signing on or expressing interest in joining a notice of intent to sue the city for not addressing the PSB problem in our children's schools. Said Pessah, who is al...

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PCB Free: March 2009

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Friday, March 27, 2009. Below is the full text of the press release announcing the lawsuit. Bronx Mother to sue over toxic caulk in NYC schools. Formal notice charges Department of Education, School Construction Authority, and Environmental Protection Agency with dangerous inaction on hazardous PCBs. PCBs were banned in 1978 by Congress in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The law is to be enforced by the EPA, which promulgated regulations for the management and disposal of PCBs. . One Bronx woman...

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PCB Free: July 2010

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Friday, July 16, 2010. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - EPA considers weakening regulations that will protect children’s environmental health. When: July 29, 2010. Where: Empire Room at Hilton Times Square. 234 W 42nd St., NY, NY 10035. Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Who should be heard? Parents of children in NYC public schools, Teachers, School Custodians. And other Maintenance Staff, Environmental Justice Advocates, Environmentalists, Environmental Experts, and Concerned Citizens. The timing of the EPA’s de...

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The Neighborhood Toxicologist: September 2009

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The Neighborhood Toxicologist summarizes information on chemical contaminants that impact our daily lives and our environment. Wednesday, September 30, 2009. The salty dumping grounds: plasticized Part II. Here is the second part of T. A history of ocean plastics.]. In 1971 over twenty years before the. First voyage, nearly forty years before the recent. A papyrus raft-vessel constructed as a modern day experiment using ancient technology. With oil lumps washing aboard at one point, the. Was accompanied ...

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PCB Free: June 2008

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. New Jersey neighbors press Corzine to address toxic schools. Our neighbors in New Jersey have formed a coalition to take action on the issue of schools and day care facilities that have been built on or near toxic sites. Here's the article. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. NYC DoE memo to custodial staff regarding PCBs. Student made PCB public service announcement video. Here's a great short video PSA about PCBs made entirely by students. Monday, June 23, 2008. As well as a status report.

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PCB Free: May 2008

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Thursday, May 22, 2008. Full text of NYC Dept of Health testimony at NYC Council Apr. 29th hearing. Just found this online. Its the full text of the testimony of the NYC Department of Health and Hygiene that was given to the NYC Council during their April 29th special emergency hearing on PCBs in NYC schools. NYC Council introduces PCB legislation. Congressional legislation aims to protect children from unsafe chemicals. The Kid Safe Chemical Act. Dangerous chemicals are in your baby's crib and car seats.