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 EPA Provides Technical Assistance to 43 Communities to Meet their Sustainability Goals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared that 43 communities — rural, urban and suburban — will get technical assistance to follow sustainable growth that inspires local economic development while protecting people’s health and the environment.  EPA negotiated with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to select this year’s 43 recipients from 121 applicants over a competitive process. National experts and EPA team will conduct one to two-day workshops that pay attention on the sustainability goal each community chose in their initial application to EPA. The agency offered nine tools this year, including a Green Building Toolkit, Land Use Strategies to Protect Water Quality, and Using Smart Growth to Produce Economic and Fiscal Health.  ‘If we want a healthier environment and a stronger economy, sustainable practices must be part of community development across the country,’ said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. ”The EPA’s Building Blocks program helps communities invest in sustainable growth techniques, so they can plan for a better future. The short-term, targeted assistance we are providing will help stimulate local economies, while protecting people’s health and safeguarding the environment.’ The selected communities by EPA’s Building Blocks are following:  Atchison, Kan.; Atlanta, Ga.; Beaverton, Ore.; Bellevue, Neb.; Boise, Idaho; Bowling Green, Fla.; Brattleboro, Vt.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Brunswick, Maine; Buffalo, N.Y.; Caddo, La.; Carpinteria, Calif.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Cheney, Wash.; Dayton, Ohio; Denver, Colo.; Dubuque, Iowa; Fargo, N.D.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Gun Lake Tribe, Mich.; Inyo County, Calif.; Jersey City, N.J.; Lake Worth, Fla.; Lake Zurich, Ill.; Lawrence, Kan.; Lynchburg, Va.; Maui County, Hawaii; Murray, Ky.; New Castle, Del.; New Orleans, La.; Omaha, Neb.; Petersburg, Va.; Pompano Beach, Fla.; Portland, Maine; Seneca Nation, N.Y.; Stamford, Conn.; Tulsa, Okla.; Vinton, Texas; Washoe Tribe, Nev.; Williamson, N.Y.; Yurok Tribe, Calif.; and Zolfo Springs, Fla.  To date, EPA, HUD and DOT form the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which organizes investments in housing, transportation, and environmental protection to get better results for communities and use tax-payer money more efficiently.

 The  US EPA – Environmental Protection Agency, 2013, retrieved from https://www.environmental-expert.com/news/epa-provides-technical-assistance-to-43-communities-to-meet-their-sustainability-goals-354355

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