Last month, we hosted a webinar for our independent school clients entitled “Turn Down the Heavy Metal: Revisiting Lead Exposure at School-Owned Residences and
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Take a Breath: Connecticut Legislature Provides Schedule Relief for Compliance With HVAC Requirements for Public Schools; Indoor Air Quality Obligations for 2024 Unchanged
Connecticut legislators heard the feedback from public school districts and the private sector technical vendors loud and clear, passing SB-5, which includes much-needed relief (financial
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Managing Idle Time: This time in school buses
A recent enforcement case brought by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) serves as an important reminder for districts to manage their school bus idling processes
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Waiting to Exhale: Connecticut Lawmakers (Again) Amend Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Inspection and Reporting Requirements for Public Schools
For the second consecutive year, Connecticut boards of education (“BOEs”) will be subject to new legislatively imposed requirements and deadlines to inspect and evaluate indoor
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Fresh Air: New Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Requirements for Connecticut Public Schools
In 2022, Governor Lamont signed into law new requirements for Connecticut boards of education (“BOEs”) to evaluate the indoor air quality (“IAQ”) and heating, ventilation
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EPA Releases New Details for Clean School Bus Program
To supplement our prior post on the new EPA Clean School Bus Program, we summarize the information provided in EPA’s 4/27/22 public webinar. EPA will
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Virtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal Trends
Join us once again for our annual public sector virtual seminar! On May 5th we will host a two-hour virtual program featuring a general
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Clean School Bus Program Aims to Benefit Air Quality and Human Health – Funding Announced
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new Clean School Bus Program included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The Program seeks to reduce
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Drinking Water Alert: EPA Bolsters Lead and Copper Rule with New Lower Trigger Level, Other Changes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently promulgated the first significant revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water
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Webinar: EPA Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Initiative Regarding Ammonia Refrigeration at Ice Rinks
Shipman environmental lawyers Andrew Davis and Alfredo Fernández will be joined by James Hiller and John Wilhite from SLR, a global environmental consultant and advisory
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