[CPEO-BIF] Solvents in indoor air close Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, Vermont

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Amid Air Quality Concerns, Catamount Arts Center Closes Temporarily, Cancels Indoor Programming 

By ABIGAIL SYLVOR GREENBERG
Seven Days Vermont
June 14, 2023

Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury announced on Tuesday that its building at 115 Eastern Avenue will close temporarily following the discovery of environmental pollutants in the facility. Indoor programming at the Northeast Kingdom arts hub has been canceled until further notice.

Late last week, the arts center was undergoing a round of due diligence air quality testing ahead of an expansion of the Catamount Arts campus when elevated levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) were found.

In a written statement to Seven Days, Catamount Arts executive director Jody Fried said levels of these contaminants in the building “exceed the indoor air standards as determined by the state of Vermont,” thus necessitating the closure. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/amid-air-quality-concerns-catamount-arts-center-closes-temporarily-cancels-indoor-programming/Content?oid=38450863

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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