2013 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:33:12 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "School board addresses Malibu High [California] contamination"
 
School board addresses Malibu High contamination
Vocal opponents claim lack of transparency, info from SMMUSD

by Katherine Peach
Mailbu Surfside News (CA)
December 02, 2013

Following the much anticipated arrival of preliminary testing results for contaminants at Malibu High School, Middle School and Juan Cabrillo Elementary School, the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education faced a bevy of irate parents, faculty and community members who demanded answers.

Instead, an outspoken crowd faced a tight-lipped Board where general announcements replaced specific findings. Superintendent Sandra Lyon assured the crowd, "We have good news and work to do."

The "good news," is that air samples for PCBs that are "well below the health-based threshold" established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for children and adults, said Lyon. Air assessments indicate the buildings in question are "healthy rooms."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.malibusurfsidenews.com/Articles-News- c-2013-12-02-158469.113119-School-board-addresses-Malibu-High- contamination.html

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