EPA Draft Guidelines for Siting Schools--Public Comment

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EPA Releases New Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Selecting Safe Locations for New Schools

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new draft voluntary guidelines to help communities protect the health of students and staff when selecting new sites for schools.

The draft school siting guidelines are web-based and will be available for public comment for 90 days.


To review the draft guidelines, click on the following link or enter it into your browser: http://www.epa.gov/schools/siting. Comments will be accepted until 4 pm EST on February 18, 2011. Instructions for commenting are provided on the web site.

To read the press release, get answers to the most Frequent Questions about the draft school siting guidelines, and obtain information on EPA programs for existing schools, visit: http://www.epa.gov/schools.