EPA, state tighten enforcement
By KENNETH R. FLETCHER Capital News Service
By KENNETH R. FLETCHER Capital News Service
Published
12/17/07
Environmental Protection Agency enforcement against Maryland schools for asbestos-related violations have exploded in the past year, from less than one per year from 2001 to 2006 to 16 actions since September 2006.
The 16 actions filed between September 2006 and September 2007 included everything from small private schools to some of the largest school systems in the state, according to a Capital News Service analysis of EPA data.
None of the violations are related to dangerous exposure to the carcinogen, school and environmental officials said. The actions mostly involve problems with the paperwork schools must keep to track...
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