EPA/NYC PCB PILOT PROGRAM

The City of New York (City) and the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) reached an agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 (EPA) regarding the assessment and remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) Caulk in public school buildings (Consent Agreement and Final Order [CAFO], Docket Number TSCA-02-2010-9201).

As a result of the agreement, the City is undertaking a comprehensive pilot study to evaluate the possible presence of PCB Caulk and preferred remedial alternatives.

PCB Leak Found at Bushwick Elementary School

Removing PCBs From Schools Now Complicated By Asbestos, Says Ed Dept ... April 13, 2011

Timeline For PCBs Removal From Schools Still Not Finalized... April 14, 2011

City Council Letter to EPA Regional Administrator Enck ... March 11, 2011

E.P.A. Rejects City Timeline on PCBs ... NY Times, March 11, 2011

Fixing Phony PCB Problem Could Cost New York Schools a Billion ... The National Center for Public Policy Research ... March 2011

Striking PCB Levels Found at a New York School ... NY Times, February 22, 2011

PCB Q&A: How Toxins Ended Up in City Schools ... Wall Street Journal

Dept. of Education Stares Down $1B Retrofit ... February 14, 2011

Ridding Schools of PCBs ... NY Times, February 11, 2011

Parents Seek More Action on PCBs in Schools. ... NY TImes, February 3, 2011

PCB Q&A: How Toxins Ended Up in City Schools ,,, The Wall Street Journal

Bronx School Is Latest Found With PCBs ... February 7, 2011

EPA Warns of PCB Risks in Schools - Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2010

PCBs in Schools: What about School Maintenance Workers?

Demand for Help on PCBs in Schools ... October 8, 2010

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New York Lawyers for the Public Interest representing New York Communities for Change filed a Notice of Intent to Sue the NYC Department of Education and School Construction Authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. New York Lawyers for the Public Interest filed litigation under a different law, the Toxic Substances Control Act, to compel the City to remove and replace all PCB-containing light fixtures in schools within the fastest timeframe possible. This new notice of intent to sue will be joined with that litigation. To read more about the litigation and to see the new notice, click here... August 18, 2011