Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Recent Headlines
New York City »

The city will reduce their 10-year plan to change fixtures in 645 school buildings, officials say.

Upper West Side »

New York Lawyers in the Public Interest initially sued the city over its slow PCB remediation timeline.

Upper West Side »

The department waited more than three months to notify parents at P.S. 87 parents about the leak.

Upper West Side »

Advocates say they're in the dark in terms of when they'll know for sure each school is PCB-free. 

Oakwood »

At a meeting held about ruptures in lights, parents demanded the air be tested before students return.

Oakwood »

Parents said PCB light fixtures ruptured in two classrooms at P.S. 50 in January.

New York City »

The city's plan to fund 'unglamorous' projects includes road repair and other infrasturcture fixes.

Long Island City »

A leak of PCB from an overhead light was reported at I.S. 204.

Carroll Gardens »

DOE agrees to remove specific light fixtures carrying PCBs in P.S. 146 that shows signs of leaking.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights »

An effort to remove toxic PCB chemicals from P.S. 199 failed, and now parents want more testing to pinpoint the source of the harmful toxins.

Manhattan »

The EPA has reportedly ended testing for PCBs in city schools, following an agreement to replace potentially toxic light fixtures.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights »

Toxins known as PCBs have been found in schools, including the Upper West Side's P.S. 199.

Harlem »

EPA inspections found light fixtures in P.S. 206, P.S. 37 and P.S. 112 containing toxic PCBs.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights »

Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal says she wants more testing on PCBs at P.S. 199 and other city schools.