Region 8
Clean, Green and Healthy Tribal Schools
Tribal Schools Webinar Series in February 2012
EPA Region 8 is hosting a Clean, Green and Healthy Tribal Schools webinar series every Wednesday for six weeks starting on January 18, 2012 at 3:30 MST. The webinar series is designed for tribal school administrators, risk managers, educators, health and safety coordinators, school health professionals, tribal environmental protection personnel, parents of school children, communities, and EPA personnel.
The goal of the webinar series is to provide information and tools for tribal school personnel and EPA personnel to ensure that tribal schools are clean, green and healthy for themselves, school children and their community. Please register to attend. You may attend one or more presentations in the webinar series at no cost.
- Energy Conservation and Water Conservation - February 22
For additional information, please see our
- Save the Date flyer (PDF, 1 page, 438K)
- A fact sheet containing full descriptions for each webinar (PDF, 8 pp, 604K)
EPA Region 8 has developed a Clean, Green and Healthy Schools Initiative to assist administrators and staff in protecting human health and the environmental in and around schools. The Peaks to Prairies Pollution Prevention Center and EPA Region 8 hosted two Healthy and Safe Schools Webinar series in early 2010 and early 2011. The presentations are available for viewing at peakstoprairies.org/library/webinars/.
Links to several EPA programs with relevance to schools and Region 8 contacts
ENERGY STAR
Contact: Patty Crow (crow.patty@epa.gov)
ENERGY STAR Coordinator, 303-312-6464
Lead Based Paint
Contact: Teri Bahrych (bahrych.teri@epa.gov)
Tribal Lead Coordinator, 303-312-6788
PCBs
Contact: Dan Bench (bench.dan@epa.gov)
PCB Coordinator, 303-312-6027
PCBs in Fluorescent Light Ballasts
PCBs in Caulk
Pollution Prevention
Contact: Linda Walters (walters.linda@epa.gov)
Pollution Prevention Coordinator, 303-312-6385
Integrated Pest Management
Contact: VelRey Lozano (lozano.velrey@epa.gov)
Integrated Pest Management Coordinator, 303-312-6128
- IPM Webinar - Details
- General Information
- Brochure
- Grant Information
- How-to-Manual
- PestWise
Indoor Air Quality
Contact: Ron Schiller (schiller.ron@epa.gov)
Indoor Air Coordinator, 303-312-6017
School Chemical Cleanout
Contact: Matthew Langenfeld (langenfeld.matthew@epa.gov)
School Chemical Cleanout Coordinator, 303-312-6284
- General Information
- Toolkit for schools
- View before and after pictures from a school chemical cleanout
Asbestos
Asbestos Coordinator, 303-312-6312
- EPA: Asbestos in Schools
- EPA Region 10's Asbestos in Schools website
- Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
- Information for Local Education Agencies Regarding Asbestos in Schools (AHERA)
- Asbestos in Schools Publications
Environmental Justice Grants
Contact: April Nowak (nowak.april@epa.gov)
Environmental Justice Grant Coordinator, 303-312-6040
- Information about grant writing workshops
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Information on Environmental Justice grants and other grant information
Before and after pictures from a school chemical cleanout:
