Healthy School Environments

EPA Proposes $50 Million for Healthy Schools
The Healthy Schools Grant Program, part of President Trump’s proposed FY 2020 budget, would expand the Administration’s efforts to protect children where they learn and play.
- Press release
- Reaffirmation of EPA’s ongoing commitment to evaluate and address risks to children’s health (PDF)
EPA Awards $9.3+ Million to Clean Up School Buses
Funding will replace 473 older diesel school buses in 43 states and territories.
- Read the press release.
- View the list of recipients.
Reducing Lead Exposures in Schools
The Federal Lead Action Plan presents a blueprint for reducing lead exposure and associated harms in schools and other child-occupied facilities.
- Read the Plan
- View the April 2019 Status Report for EPA Actions in Support of the Plan
3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water
EPA's 3Ts - Training, Testing, and Taking Action - provides tools for schools, child care facilities, states, and water systems to implement voluntary lead in drinking water testing programs.
- View the 3Ts Toolkit
- Read the news release: EPA Announces Partnership to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure at Schools and Childcare Facilities

Learn what EPA is doing to keep children's environments safe from environmental hazards.

Healthy School Environments

Healthy school environments can affect the attendance, concentration and performance of both students and educators. This website presents information about establishing and enhancing healthy school environments.

Other EPA topics for educators, school administrators, and parents:
- Environmental Education - education grants, educator training, and student and educator recognition programs.
- Learning and Teaching about the Environment - homework resources, lesson plans and project ideas for students.
View information about healthy schools in Spanish / Aprenda acerca de cómo establecer y mejorar los ambientes escolares sanos

Key Topics

Air: Indoor air
- Creating healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools

Air: Outdoor air near schools
- Best Practices for Reducing Near-Road Pollution Exposure at Schools
- Air Quality Flag Program - learn how schools can raise flags that correspond to how clean or polluted the air that day is.

Asbestos
- Learn about asbestos
- Asbestos and school buildings. Includes information on:
  - - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
  - - How schools comply with AHERA
  - - School asbestos management plans
  - - Resources for schools and parents
  - - Informacion para parientes, maestros y otros empleados escolares