Five New England communities were among 43 selected nationwide to receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) technical assistance to pursue sustainable growth that encourages local economic development while safeguarding people’s health and the environment. The New England communities are Bridgeport and Stamford, Connecticut; Brunswick and Portland, Maine; and Brattleboro, Vermont.
The assistance is being provided through EPA’s Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program. EPA staff and national experts will conduct one- or two-day workshops focusing on the specific sustainability goal each community chose in their initial application to EPA. The agency offered nine tools this year, including a Green Building Toolkit, Land Use Strategies to Protect Water Quality, and Using Smart Growth to Produce Economic and Fiscal Health.
EPA consulted with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation to select this year’s 43 recipients from 121 applicants through a competitive process. Together, EPA, HUD and DOT form the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which coordinates investments in housing, transportation, and environmental protection to get better results for communities and use taxpayer money more efficiently.
For more information on the Building Blocks program, please visit:
EPA: Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities
For more information on the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, please visit:
EPA: HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Background information:
Wikipedia: Bridgeport, Connecticut
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