Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 2 by Sarah Goodwin This is the second installment in a 10-part blog series. Read about EPA Region 1 here. One of the struggles for those of us on… More
February 16th, 2018
How the President’s Budget Impacts Healthy Housing
How the President’s Budget Impacts Healthy Housing by Darcy Scott and Sarah Goodwin The National Center for Healthy Housing is saddened to see the priorities being presented by the president’s FY19 Federal Budget Request. We know that… More
January 29th, 2018
Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 1
Introducing NCHH’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheets: EPA Region 1 by Sarah Goodwin This is the first installment in a 10-part blog series. Think about your home community. What makes it special? What specific challenges does it face?… More
August 30th, 2017
A Shower of Benefits: Drinking Water and Healthy Housing
A Shower of Benefits: Drinking Water and Healthy Housing by David Jacobs 10 Policies to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure The American Public Health Association today hosts a Twitter chat on “What’s in Your Water: The State of Water… More
April 25th, 2017
Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition Urges EPA to Preserve Lead Program Funding
Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition Urges EPA to Preserve Lead Program Funding Media Contact: Dr. David Jacobs, 202.607.0938, djacobs@nchh.org COLUMBIA, MD (April 25, 2017) – The National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition on Tuesday announced the release… More
April 6th, 2017
Threats or Promises: Which Way for the Trump Administration on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention?
Threats or Promises: Which Way for the Trump Administration on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention? by David Jacobs Recent news articles suggest that Trump’s EPA hopes to drastically cut funding and staff for its lead poisoning prevention programs… More
November 10th, 2015
NCHH Joins in Release of National Radon Action Plan
NCHH Joins in Release of National Radon Action Plan COLUMBIA, MD (November 10, 2015) – Today, NCHH joined three federal departments and eight national organizations to announce a strategy to prevent 3,200 lung cancer deaths by driving… More
April 6th, 2015
New Senate Bill Would Weaken Existing Protections from Unscrupulous Overseas Suppliers, Putting Public and U.S. Manufacturers at Risk
New Senate Bill Would Weaken Existing Protections from Unscrupulous Overseas Suppliers, Putting Public and U.S. Manufacturers at Risk by Tom Neltner Senate Bill 697 as introduced in March 2015 to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)… More
March 5th, 2015
Formaldehyde and Wood Products
Formaldehyde and Wood Products by Tom Neltner Chinese manufacturing companies have again exported unsafe products into the U.S. On March 1, a 60 Minutes exposé brought back memories of 2005, when thousands of people displaced by Hurricane… More
March 4th, 2015
Safer Choices: EPA Helping Consumers Find Cleaning Products for Healthier Homes
Safer Choices: EPA Helping Consumers Find Cleaning Products for Healthier Homes by Tom Neltner Bewildered by the vast number of cleaning products available when shopping online or in your local supermarket? Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)… More