New York City schools urged to remove PCBs from buildings

From The New York Daily News: Alarmed about toxic PCBs in the schools, New York City’s 13-member congressional delegation is calling for faster remediation at 700 older schools. PCBs are chemicals that were widely used in construction-related material and lighting components until banned in 1978. The officials are pushing for the replacement of fluorescent light fixtures containing PCBs - a process that could cost $1 billion.