Vermont Is First State to Sue Monsanto Over PCBs in Schools

Vermont is suing the manufacturers of the highly toxic chemical PCBs, becoming the first state to demand compensation from companies for the cost of testing and remediating widely prevalent PCBs in schools.

PCBs, which stands for polychlorinated biphenyls, were manufactured by the chemical giant Monsanto. They were widely used as reliably sturdy sealants in building materials from the 1930s through the 1970s, until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned their manufacture in 1979.

Researchers have estimated that thousands of school buildings nationwide still contain these chemicals, which can cause a wide range of short- and long-term health issues if they become airborne, as Education Week extensively reported last year...

Vermont Is First State to Sue Monsanto Over PCBs in Schools (edweek.org)