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Safe School Siting Toolkit |
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Parents across the country are shocked to find
school building construction crews in their
communities descending on or next to
landfills,
toxic sites or heavily polluting industries. Siting
schools on or
near contaminated land poses
a great risk to the health and development of
students and teachers. Unfortunately, this is
usually legally allowed as there are no federal
laws and very few state laws or regulations to
prevent this from happening.
CHEJ created the Safe School Siting Toolkit
to provide communities with the tools to
protect their children’s health by organizing
for the passage of safe school siting policies.
This toolkit is based on the lessons we have
learned over the past 28 years of working with
communities to fight back polluting facilities,
build relationships with elected officials, and
run successful local, regional, and national
campaigns to end toxic chemical exposure. Questions? Contact CHEJ at 703-237-2249.
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