Lawmakers Debate Extending PCB Testing Program for Schools, Some Urge $10M Over Four Years

May 6, 2026

Committee members debated whether to end, pause, or extend the state's school PCB testing program. Several senators urged an approximately $10 million, four-year appropriation to complete prioritized testing and preserve the state's ability to seek reimbursement through a pending lawsuit.

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State lawmakers debated the future of Vermont's school PCB testing program amid concerns that ending the program would leave districts to shoulder testing and remediation costs and complicate a pending state lawsuit against manufacturers.

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