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Posted: Apr 10, 2010 10:01 PM EDT Updated: Apr 10, 2010 10:01 PM EDT News 9 WAFB Reporting NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal Environmental Protection Agency has issued a $200,000 grant for a New Orleans company to teach inner-city youth job skills aimed at employing them in the environmental industry. Limitless Vistas Inc. plans to train 40 students with the goal of placing at least 80 percent of them in environmental jobs. The company will track their progress over the next year. The students will be trained in hazardous waste management, weatherization, construction safety, removing asbestos and abatement of lead and mold. Additional training will come from environmental contractors. Limitless Vistas will assist in job placement.
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