Region 1: EPA New England
K-12 Schools
Rhode Island schools and agencies featured in new EPA schools chemical cleanout campaign video
(See "watch the SC3 promotional video")
Grant Opportunities
National Clean Diesel Campaign
Funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
FY 2009 Massachusetts DEP Municipal Sustainability Grant Program 
Northeast Diesel Collaborative Emissions Reduction
Healthy Community Grant Program
Toxics Use Reduction Institute Community Grant Program
Community Action for a Renewed Environment Cooperative (CARE) Grant Program
Roughly 20% of Americans spend a good portion of their day in elementary and secondary schools. The day-to-day operations of these schools, as well as how they are designed, maintained, and renovated, may all have environmental and health impacts on the occupants and the surrounding community.
In January 2008, EPA New England released a brochure to help school employees and parents recognize potential environmental health issues at schools:
Healthy Schools: Lessons For A Clean Environment (PDF) (16 pp, 999K, about PDF)
Visit our schools topic page for a listing of some regional and national programs
For information about EPA New England's efforts within K-12 schools, please contact Kathleen Nagle (nagle.kathleen@epa.gov or (617) 918-1985).
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Access the New Healthy School Environments Assessement Tool (SEAT) Version 2 EPA's Healthy School Environments is your one-stop location for information and links from around the country on environmental health issues in schools. |
