Why We’re Excited About the 2022 Indoor Air Quality Mini-Grants NCHH’s latest mini-grant competition, “2022 Indoor Air Quality Mini-Grants: Building Systems to Improve Indoor Air Quality,” was announced March 14. by Kate Belmont Hastings with Amanda Reddy As… More
March 14th, 2022
NCHH, EPA Announce New Indoor Air Quality Funding Opportunity
NCHH, EPA Announce New Indoor Air Quality Funding Opportunity Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 COLUMBIA, MD (March 14, 2022) — The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) is pleased to announce the 2022 Indoor Air Quality… More
January 5th, 2022
Rhode Island’s Largest Drinking Water Utility Faces Civil Rights Complaint over Lead Contamination
Rhode Island’s Largest Drinking Water Utility Faces Civil Rights Complaint over Lead Contamination Providence Water’s work on pipes disproportionately increases risk of lead exposure in drinking water for Black, Latinx, and Native American residents. Media Contact: Devra… More
December 16th, 2021
The Administration’s New Lead Action Plan Is a Step Forward, but We Can Finish the Fight with a Leap
The Administration’s New Lead Action Plan Is a Step Forward, but We Can Finish the Fight with a Leap by Amanda Reddy, Executive Director Lead poisoning is a problem we can solve, and the National Center for… More
October 28th, 2021
Equipping and Inspiring Communities to Improve IAQ Now and for Generations to Come
Equipping and Inspiring Communities to Improve Indoor Air Quality Now and for Generations to Come October is National Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month, and NCHH and RAMP are pleased to announce the launch of two initiatives… More
October 1st, 2021
NCHH Supports National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – October 24-30, 2021
Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org We’ve added a badge of support to the official National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week poster. COLUMBIA, MD (October 1, 2021) — The National Center for Healthy Housing is pleased to support National… More
August 11th, 2021
The American Rescue Plan: A New Opportunity for Healthy Homes Funding
The American Rescue Plan: A New Opportunity for Healthy Homes Funding by Sarah Goodwin and Devra Levy President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law on March 11, 2021. Among its provisions,… More
July 20th, 2021
Chair Tina Smith Leads Senate Hearing on Fire Safety, Home Health Risks Including Lead and Radon
Chair Tina Smith Leads Senate Hearing on Fire Safety, Home Health Risks Including Lead and Radon Senator Wants to Prevent Tragedies like the 2019 Cedar High Apartments Fire in Minneapolis from Ever Happening Again Senator Tina Smith… More
June 15th, 2021
New Administration Offers New Hope for Healthy Housing
New Administration Offers New Hope for Healthy Housing by Sarah Goodwin and Darcy Scott With a change in administration comes a change in priorities, and what a difference this change makes for healthy homes. President Biden’s 2022 budget… More
June 1st, 2021
June Is National Healthy Homes Month
June Is National Healthy Homes Month Media Contact: Christopher Bloom, cbloom@nchh.org; 443.539.4154 COLUMBIA, MD (June 1, 2021) — In the U.S. today, people spend close to 90% of their time indoors. National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM), created by the… More