In an unprecedented collaboration between two federal agencies, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are working to stimulate a new generation of sustainable and livable communities that connect housing, employment and economic development with transportation and other infrastructure improvements. The joint HUD-DOT funding will support local and regional partnerships seeking to create a more holistic and integrated approach to connecting affordable housing, job opportunities and transportation. [More ...]
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Vermont awarded nearly $1.5M to create sustainable and livable communities
Tags: DOT, EPA, HUD, Partnership, Sustainable Communities
EPA lead paint laws take effect today
Source: WCAX.com, April 22, 2010
“New federal rules to reduce lead paint exposure take effect today, and it’s expected to have a major impact in this region.
Contractors will now be required to post warning signs, restrict occupants from job sites and contain work areas to prevent the spread of dust and debris. The new rules extend to builders, painters, plumbers and electricians working in all rental housing built before 1978 as well as older homes where young children or pregnant women live.
Many smaller contractors are worried that the requirements will put them out of business since so many of the region’s homes were built before 1978 and the rules will add to the cost of the jobs.”
Link to story: EPA lead paint laws take effect today
Tags: EPA, lead paint
Contractors gear up for new rules on lead
By Melinda Davenport
Source: WCAX.com
“Williston, Vermont – March 28, 2010
With nearly 38 million homes in the U.S. that still contain lead-based paint, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued rules on remodeling older homes to reduce contact with the deadly chemical.
Next month, the EPA will implement new work practice standards for remodelers of older homes in an effort to reduce lead paint exposure, especially among children. [More ...]
Tags: contractors, EPA, lead
VHCB offers assistance for compliance with new EPA lead paint rules
“Despite the efforts of VHCB and others to convince AHS/Health Dept. to integrate the RRP rule into Vermont’s lead paint regulations, it appears increasingly unlikely that this will happen any time soon. Since the RRP rule takes effect this coming April 22nd, this means that both state and federal lead paint regulations will have to be followed independently. [More ...]
Tags: EPA, Human Services, lead, RRP, safety, VHCB
