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Improving Public Health and the Environment for Local Communities is Just a Click Away

Release Date: 02/15/2008
Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn, (202) 564-4355 / milbourn.cathy@epa.gov; En español: Lina Younes, (202) 564-4355 / younes.lina@epa.gov

(2/15/08) A new EPA Web site features dozens of projects that local communities can do to help make the air cleaner and healthier to breathe. The "Improving Air Quality in Your Community" Web site features activities for reducing both indoor and outdoor pollution, including diesel engine retrofit programs, improving air quality in local schools, and pollution prevention options for small businesses. These projects have a successful track record: they were previously put into action by state and local governments across the country. This site includes information about the costs to establish and maintain each project, and how local communities can apply for EPA grants to kick-start their activities.

More information: epa.gov/air/community/