2009.04.01
EPA won't monitor air at Pulaski schools
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to monitor the air at 62 schools after a series of articles from USA Today spotlighted poor air quality at a host of schools nationally.
Five Pulaski County schools were on the list of some of the "most polluted" schools in the nation. However, in a report today, the EPA says it will only examine the air at one Virginia school -- Solid Rock Academy/Early Learning Center in Madison Heights.
According to the agency, "EPA selected schools after evaluating a number of factors including results from an EPA computer modeling analysis, the mix of pollution sources near the schools, results from an analysis conducted for a recent newspaper series on air toxics at schools, and information from state and local air pollution agencies. "
