Free grants for lead repairs up to $10,000 - Cleveland
Lead-Safe Renovator - EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Upcoming Trainings and Other Events
"City Club in the City" Speaker Series presents a Community Forum with Majora Carter (Founder of Sustainable South Bronx) "Greening the Ghetto- and How Much it Won't Cost Us." Tuesday, March 30th, 5:00 PM .Free admission, reservation required.
St. James AME Church, 8401 Cedar Avenue. Event Flyer
Greening the Community:Beyond Pesticides 28th National Pesticide Forum
Case Western Reserve University.
April 9-10, 2010. Speakers and sessions on green economy, organic environments, healthy people, and cutting edge pesticide research. Recession registration rate for all Ohioans, students and activists of $25.00 includes all speakers, a free tour of the Cleveland Botanical Garden on Friday afternoon, and meals catered by the Mustard Seed Market! Register by March 9 to avoid late registration fee. Register online.
Lead-Safe Renovator - EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting Training
1-Day Lead-Safe Renovator Class - Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting – Friday, March 26, 2010 (8:00AM-5:00PM)– Cleveland, Ohio - $225 per person – limit 25 students
Sponsored by the Cleveland Department of Public Health. Conducted by InService Training, Inc. This course was developed by the U.S. EPA, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to train renovation, repair, and painting contractors how to work safely in housing with lead-based paint and how to comply with EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, and HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule.
- Registration & Payment: go to Brown-Paper-Tickets - click HERE.
1/2-Day Lead-Safe Renovator Refresher Class - Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting –Friday, April 9, (8:00 a.m.-noon )– Cleveland, Ohio - $150 per person – limit 25 students
Sponsored by the Cleveland Department of Public Health. Conducted by InService Training, Inc.
This refresher course is for Licensed Lead Abatement Workers and Contractors and for Lead-Safe Renovators who had their training prior to the inclusion of information on the EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule.
- Registration & Payment: go to Brown-Paper-Tickets - click HERE.
All classes:
- Location: Cleveland Department of Public Health, 75 Erieview Plaza, Cleveland 44114; 216-664-2175 (between E. 9th & E. 12th St; between St. Clair & Lakeside; just north of the Galleria shopping mall)
- Questions? call Environmental Health Watch, 216-961-4646
- Note: No fee waivers. You must be on time - 20 minutes late and you will not get a certificate. No refunds - you will have one chance to attend another class.
Neighborhood Leadership for Environmental Health (NLEH)
NLEH is in partnership of Environmental Health Watch, Neighborhood Leadership Institute, Earth Day Coalition, and Cleveland Clean Air Campaign. In four Cleveland neighborhoods, NLEH is working with residents and community organizations to:
1) learn about their environmental health concerns
2) educate them about available data
3) help communities prioritize issues to work on
4) advocate for resources and government and corporate action to tackle those priorities
HOME STAR, aka “Cash for Caulkers”
HOME STAR is a proposed federal program that would provide direct incentives to American homeowners who invest in improving the energy efficiency of their homes.
2009 IECC (International Energy Conservation Code)
The IECC (International Energy Conservation Code) is a building energy code that sets the requirements for energy efficiency for new homes and commercial buildings. Ohio is considering adopting the updated 2009 IECC.
Making Health a Considerations for Housing Decisions in Cleveland/Cuyahoga County - CDC Strategic Alliance for Healthy Housing
Remote Monitoring of Home Air Quality for Comparison of Energy Star and Deep Energy Retrofits - HUD Green & Healthy Homes Technical Study
First Green Cottage Complete
Rain barrel tips and tricks
Factsheet on Compact Florescent Light Bulbs
Fact sheet on CFLs including proper disposal and what to do if they break.
Climate Change
Heat Waves:
Global Warming's Wake Up Call
A new report from National Wildlife Federation was released in Cleveland. See a video, Plain Dealer article, photos and and the full report.
Death by Degrees: The Emerging Health Crisis of Climate Change in Ohio
This report was prepared by Physicians for Social Responsibility to alert Ohio residents to the potential damaging health effects of climate change and to encourage them to reverse global warming’s deadly course by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Lead Poisoning and Asthma
Free grants for lead repairs up to $10,000
Cleveland Lead Safe Living Grant Program. Call EHW at (216) 961-4646 for more information.
For Landlords: Required Lead Hazard Disclosure Form and Booklet
More lead brochures from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and US EPA.
Lower Dust Lead Levels Proposed
The National Center for Healthy Housing and other groups petitioned the US EPA to take steps to more adequately protect children from the dangers of lead-based paint and leaded dust.
New "Level of Awareness" for Cleveland/Cuyahoga County
Roaches and Asthma
Cockroaches are the source of potent, pervasive and persistent allergens that can trigger asthma attacks. See our Cockroach Control Guide and other roach control material.
Healthy House
New bed bug presentation from EPA and the National Center for Healthy Housing
Jim LaRue's Checklist of moisture trouble spots.
Jim LaRue's Seven steps to a healthier home
Air Pollution
Cleveland and Other Area Cities Pass Anti-Idling Ordinance
Cleveland Diesel Hot Spot Report
Chemical Safety and Security
Clorox to stop using, transporting chlorine in US
25th
Anniversary of
Bhopal Disaster
Twenty-five years after a horrific industrial
accident killed thousands and injured tens of thousands,
the people of Bhopal, India, are still suffering.
Chemical Security 101
What You Don't Have Can't Leak, or Be Blown Up by Terrorist
Recommended Reports, Articles & Websites
Science & Environmental Health Network (SEHN) Newsletter covers political, economic, philosophical, scientific and social issues related to the environment and public health.
Microwave News reports on the potential health and environmental impacts of electromagnetic fields and radiation, with special emphasis on mobile phones and power lines.
Only 5 States Have Plans to Address the Health Impacts of Climate Change finds Trust for America's Health Report. See Ohio and National summary.
Traffic-Related Air Pollution: A Critical Review of the Literature on Emissions, Exposure, and Health Effects, Health Effects Institute, January 2010
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Report
Place matters-Helping low-income neighborhoods become healthier
Reproductive Roulette:Declining Reproductive Health and Dangerous Chemicals
Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging
National Center for Healthy Housing- Training: Green and Healthy Housing
Cuyahoga County Health Rankings
The Right-to-Know Network
Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health
Musings of an Energy Nerd- Roofing and Siding Jobs are Energy-Retrofit Opportunites
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