MIT to Develop `Virtual Campus' to Assist Colleges, Universities with EPA Compliance
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently agreed to settle a federal environmental case for a total of $550,000 in an action that may provide low-cost pollution control solutions and free anti-pollution guidance to resource-strapped colleges and universities.
While the $150,000 fine is not the largest on record for a college environmental case, the other part of the case -$400,000 for a state-of-the-art Web site -- is the answer for small schools that need to cope with the increased antipollution vigilance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Once it is installed …