[StBernard] EPA Awards $150, 000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

[Westley Annis]

EPA Awards $150,000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 

(Dallas, Texas - September 30, 2009)  The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has awarded $150,000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality (LDEQ).  The funds will be used by LDEQ to reduce asbestos exposure
in schools and state buildings through compliance monitoring, compliance
assistance and public outreach, inspections, enforcement, and ensuring
asbestos abatement workers are property trained and accredited. 

  

Additional information on EPA grants:
http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm
<http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm>  

  

More about activities in EPA Region 6:  http://www.epa.gov/region6
<http://www.epa.gov/region6>  

  

EPA audio file is available at
http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/sep2009.html
<http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/aug2009.html>  

  

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