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    Connecticut allocates $150 million in grants for upgrading HVAC in schools

    Sept. 15, 2022
    The funding will supplement $165 million that schools in the state have committed for air quality improvements since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Renew America's Schools

    24 school districts get federal grants for energy improvements

    July 10, 2023
    The Department of Energy has awarded $178 million in the first round of funding for the Renew America's Schools grant program.
    Google
    Burlington Vt High

    More than 90 school districts in Vermont sue over chemical contamination

    July 6, 2023
    They want Monsanto to cover the costs of removing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from their school buildings.
    Dunwoody College of Technology
    Dunwoody

    Minneapolis college is carrying out $10 million facility upgrade

    July 3, 2023
    The project at Dunwoody College of Technology will replace and restore windows at the main campus building.
    Georgetown University
    Georgetown University's residential building at 55 H. St. NW in Washington, D.C.

    Inside: Sustainability

    July 3, 2023
    LEED platinum for Georgetown residence hallGeorgetown University says its residential building at 55 H St. NW in downtown Washington, D.C., has received LEED Platinum certification...

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    University of California system agrees to acquire wind energy from New Mexico

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    The university system will receive electricity via a 550-mile transmission line from the SunZia Wind project in New Mexico.
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    Lehigh University is adding a 20-acre solar farm in Bethlehem, Pa.

    April 14, 2023
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