Title X at 30: Opportunities for Refinement by Sarah Goodwin and David Jacobs Twenty Twenty-Two marked the 30th anniversary of the nation’s main lead poisoning prevention law, Title X of the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act.… More
December 23rd, 2022
A Healthy Housing Roundup of the FY23 Omnibus
A Healthy Housing Roundup of the FY23 Omnibus by Sarah Goodwin The air grows colder, offices begin to close for the holidays, and the end of the year approaches…. It must be time for another omnibus federal… More
August 16th, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act Includes New Funds for Climate Resiliency and Improved Indoor Air Quality in Homes
Inflation Reduction Act Includes New Funds for Climate Resiliency and Improved Indoor Air Quality in Homes by Sarah Goodwin with David Jacobs The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA, also known as H.R. 5376), newly passed by Congress and… More
April 28th, 2022
How Innovative Communities Are Using ARPA Funds to Transform Housing and Address Environmental Hazards
How Innovative Communities Are Using ARPA Funds to Transform Housing and Address Environmental Hazards by Sarah Goodwin When we first wrote last fall about the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), we highlighted the huge opportunity present in… 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
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
December 29th, 2019
A Holiday Gift for You: A Year’s Worth of Great Webinars
A Holiday Gift for You: A Year’s Worth of Great Webinars by Christopher Bloom and Sarah Goodwin With the 2019 holiday season wrapping up, we know that many of you are just itching to get back to work… More
November 11th, 2019
Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: Who We Are Now
Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: Who We Are Now by Sarah Goodwin, Anna Plankey, and members of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition Steering Committee This is the third installment in… More
October 21st, 2019
Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Tactical Thinking: Housing Codes and Lead Poisoning Prevention by Sarah Goodwin and David Jacobs When it comes to local efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning, there seems to be one word on everyone’s mind these days: codes.… More
September 27th, 2019
Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: A Decade of Appropriations Advocacy
Ten Years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition: A Decade of Appropriations Advocacy This is the second installment in a series celebrating the first 10 years of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition.… More