Vermont auditor report flags concerns in school radon testing

A new report from the state auditor is raising alarms about the levels of radon detected in Vermont schools. Vermont auditor ...
Seven Days

Vermont’s School PCB Testing Program Is Off to a Rocky Start

Superintendent Mark Tucker and principal Rebecca Tatistcheff in the Cabot School gymnasium Credit: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur The week before school started this fall, Caledonia Central Supervisory Union ...
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Vermont House advances data protections for people who use genetic testing sites

The full House on Tuesday advanced a bill, which passed out of Marcotte’s committee last week, that would require genetic testing companies to get “a consumer’s express consent” each time their ...
Seven Days

Vermont’s PCB Testing Program Continues to Cause Logistical Problems — and Angst — for Schools

North Country Union High School was built when Lyndon B. Johnson was president. Its 55-year-old windows and doors need to be replaced, according to a facilities assessment completed last year. The ...
Vermont Business Magazine

Vermont bill would tighten privacy rules for genetic testing kit data

In response, Vermont lawmakers are considering a consumer protection bill that would regulate how genetic testing companies collect, use and share Vermonters’ data. An amended version of the bill was ...