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EPA donates 45 computers to Luzerne County schools and governments

Release Date: 4/26/2000
Contact Information: Roy Seneca (215) 814-5567

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. __ The Environmental Protection Agency donated 45 computers today to Luzerne County Community College, two vo-tech schools and a local council of governments in Luzerne County to support science education and environmental programs.

"We are very proud that we can provide computers for such worthwhile projects that raise the level of scientific literacy among students and promote positive environmental efforts in communities. It is inspiring that EPA computers are being used to enhance environmental decision making in the 21st century," said Bradley Campbell, EPA’s regional administrator.

The computers, formerly used by EPA employees, are the latest of more than 900 computers that EPA’s mid-Atlantic region has donated to worthy organizations since 1996. Organizations receiving computers include:

• 10 computers to Luzerne Community College for instructional labs.
• 10 computers to Wilkes-Barre Area vo-tech school for environmental-related
education programs for students in grades 9-12.
• 10 computers to Columbia Montour Area Vo-Tech School, for environmental-related
education programs for grades 9-12 and evening adult education programs.
• 15 computers to Mountain Council of Governments to help 14 municipalities
coordinate efforts to address common environmental concerns.


EPA has donated used computers directly to municipalities, schools and non-profit organizations in accordance with President Clinton’s Executive Order 12999, "Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century." This executive order, signed by the President on April 17, 1996, helps to fulfill the federal government’s commitment to promote educational technology.