October 15, 2008 marks the beginning of ECO-Action's SAFE Project focused on one of the twenty four Neighborhood Planning Units (NPU) that the City of Atlanta is divided into. The SAFE Project, focused on NPU-V located in South Atlanta, plans to develop a sustainable environmental health collaborative involving residents, community based organizations, municipal and state agencies, a university and local businesses. Through the collaborative, SAFE partners will conduct a multi-media assessment of environmental exposures and establish priorities for risk reduction. Residents will be involved in every step of the project, from identifying potential sources of pollution to setting risk reduction priorities.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded ECO-Action their Community Action for a Renwed Environment (CARE) Grant for $100,000 to carry out their initiative.
For the complete article or more details about the CARE Grant or the SAFE Project please go to ECO-Actions website! ECO-act.org Also visit the CARE website at www.epa.gov/care to learn more about the program.
**Excerpt from Environmental News
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