Oct. 31, 2006: EPA Awards $4 Million to Improve Indoor Air Quality
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than 30 cooperative agreements totaling approximately $4 million to improve indoor air quality by reducing the environmental health risks of such pollutants as asthma triggers, secondhand smoke, radon, and other contaminants. The goal of these cooperative agreements, selected from 180 applications, is to reduce the environmental health risks from contaminants indoors through demonstrations, training, education, and outreach projects.
"EPA is proud to be working with our partners to improve the health of the air we breathe at school, at work, and at home," said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson.