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April 17, 2014 | U.S. EPA

WASHINGTON – Lowe’s Home Centers, one of the nation’s largest home improvement retailers, has agreed to implement a comprehensive, corporate-wide compliance program at its over 1,700 stores nationwide to ensure that the contractors it hires to perform work minimize lead dust from home renovation activities, as required by the federal Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. […]

April 10, 2014 | Detroit Free Press

Saying it was a bill that could make a real difference across the state, Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday signed into law legislation that will make it tougher for scrap metal thieves to ply their illegal trade.

“This is an issue and problem that is taking place in all corners of Michigan,” Snyder said.

State Rep. Paul Muxlow, R-Brown City, who sponsored the bill, said the three-year legislative effort was […]

April 7, 2014 | Detroit Free Press

This year’s Detroit Free Press Michigan Green Leaders demonstrate that opportunities for environmentally friendly businesses continue to grow every year. 

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Guy Williams, a founding member of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice who helped in the creation of the framework for the landmark 2013 Detroit Future City report. 

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April 4, 2014 | HealthDay

There has been a big drop in the number of American children with elevated blood lead levels over the past four decades, but about 2.6 percent of children aged 1 to 5 years still have too much lead in their systems, federal officials reported Thursday.

An estimated 535,000 children in that age group had blood lead levels at or above 5 micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL) in 2007 to 2010, according to […]

March 2014 | CLEARCorps/Detroit

FREE Renovation, Remodeling, and Painting (RRP) Training provided by CLEARCorps/Detroit on March 28. There is a waiting list so please call (313) 924-4000 to make your reservation.

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March 2014 | Detroit Training Center

FREE training for homeless veterans in Lead Abatement, Asbestos Training, Green Building, and Construction on March 25. Contact Marcus Jones at (313) 221-5876 for more information.

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2014 | Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Click below to read the magazine of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Volume I/Issue 2. This issues features a letter from the Executive Director, Ruth Ann Norton, an update from policymakers, and more.

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2014 | Detroit Environmental Agenda

Together, we can define Detroit’s moment of possibility. History has brought us to a moment where Detroit faces tremendous economic, social and environmental challenges — low graduation rates, high unemployment, asthma and lead poisoning rates higher than state or national averages, and the list goes on. We’re ready to face those challenges and are actively writing a different kind of list — one full of hope, promise and equity.

We’re […]

March 18, 2014 | The Atlantic

Forty-one million IQ points. That’s what Dr. David Bellinger determined Americans have collectively forfeited as a result of exposure to lead, mercury, and organophosphate pesticides. In a 2012 paper published by the National Institutes of Health, Bellinger, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, compared intelligence quotients among children whose mothers had been exposed to these neurotoxins while pregnant to those who had not. […]

2014 | Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – Michigan Chapter

Asthma & Allergies Pose a Challenge. In 2013 AAFA-MI had many collaborations, partnerships and outreach efforts in Michigan communities. We continue to be true to our mission to improve the quality of life for those affected by asthma and allergic diseases through education, training and advocacy, despite a significant reduction in donations and grants.

We inspired thousands across Michigan to improve their asthma and allergy management through our many programs including: […]