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Northwest Schools Honored at National Symposium For Indoor Environment Improvements

Release Date: 8/8/2002
Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn
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(202) 564-7824


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On Thursday, Aug. 8, at 5 p.m., at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., 21 schools and school districts from around the country received awards for adopting programs to improve indoor air quality in their buildings. The awards were presented at EPA's 3rd Annual Tools for Schools National Symposium. The schools being recognized used EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools kits to improve air quality.

At the event, EPA honored schools and school districts with the annual Excellence Awards and seven school- based programs with Special Achievement Awards for creating a healthier environment for students and staff. For more information about this ceremony and program, go to: www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/ or call 1-800-438-4318 and ask for the Tools for Schools Road Map.
    The award winners from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska are:
      City and Borough of Juneau School District, Juneau, Alaska;
      Northwest Air Pollution Authority, Mount Vernon, Wash.;
      Washington State University Cooperative Extension, Spokane, Wash.; and

    Other winners from around the country include:
      Buist Academy for Advanced Studies, Charleston, S.C.;
      Delaware Joint Vocational School, Delaware, Ohio;
      Eanes Independent School District, Austin, Texas;
      East Dubuque Community School District #119, East Dubuque, Ill.;
      Hamden Public Schools, Hamden, Conn.;
      Huber Heights City Schools, Huber Heights, Ohio;
      Independence Missouri School District, Independence, Mo.;
      Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, Ky;
      Mandan Public School District, Mandan, N.D.;
      Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Ariz.;
      Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, N.Y.;
      Norwich Public Schools, Norwich, Conn.;
      Plano Independent School District, Plano, Texas;
      Reading School District, Reading, Pa.;
      San Francisco Unified School District Indoor Air Quality Policy Implementation Committee, San Francisco, Calif.;
      Sharon Public Schools, Sharon, Mass.;
      Township of Ocean Board of Education; Oakhurst, N.J.;
      Williamson County School System, Franklin, Tenn.