Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Local News | EPA unveils new policies on water at schools | Seattle Times Newspaper


Local News | EPA unveils new policies on water at schools
| Seattle Times Newspaper
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"The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a new national strategy to enforce safe drinking water laws in small, rural communities on Tuesday and pledged to redouble efforts to protect children from toxic water in schools.

The announcement came during a hearing by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held to examine reports of widespread water contamination and unsafe levels of lead and other toxics flowing through the pipes at thousands of U.S. schools."