Chemicals In Schools

Chemicals in Schools

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EPA Regulations for Asbestos in Schools
The Law

In 1986, the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) became law (40 CFR 763.85), requiring local education agencies to inspect their school buildings for suspect asbestos materials and prepare management plans to prevent or reduce asbestos exposure. The US EPA, in most states, enforces the regulations.

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Carnow Conibear Awarded Grant from NIH

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Growing Home - Honore Street Farm

On Friday, October 14th, Carnow Conibear & Assoc., Ltd. took part in a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Honore Street Farm located on S. Honore Street between 58th and 59th Street in Englewood. The site will be preserved on behalf of Growing Home and the Englewood community by NeighborSpace, a non-profit land trust, supported in part by an ongoing partnership with the City of Chicago, Chicago Park District, and Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which owns the site where the farm will be located.

The events also included a Graduation Ceremony for Growing Home's Transitional Jobs Program with a reception at The Wood Street Urban Farm, also located in the Englewood neighborhood, just a few blocks west of Ashland and 58th St.


 

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CCA Food Drive

Over the holiday season, Carnow Conibear participated in a food drive to support the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

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Prepare For Winter Weather

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging residents to begin preparing for the extreme cold, wind, ice and snow that often accompanies Illinois winters.

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Picture Gallery of Past Events

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Electronics Disposal Ban Takes Effect in 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2011
SPRINGFIELD –Beginning January 1, it will no longer be legal for individuals to dispose of unwanted electronics in their regular trash. Discarded electronics, including computers, monitors, electronic keyboards, scanners, fax machines and many other electronic devices, must now be taken to a registered recycler for proper management. It will be illegal for the consumer to dispose of them in the trash and it will be illegal for Illinois landfills to accept them.

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