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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOR
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>October 19,
2010</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EPA
to Provide Technical Assistance on Sustainable Growth and Development</span></b>
<b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WASHINGTON</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen eight communities to receive technical
assistance on sustainable growth and development issues. The assistance
will help local governments address infrastructure constraints, protect water
quality, set development standards, and create options for housing and
transportation. EPA will work in collaboration with its partners at the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of
Transportation (DOT) to help communities become more environmentally and
economically sustainable as part of the agency’s broader work through the
Partnership for Sustainable Communities.</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”EPA
is building partnerships with communities from across the country, in rural,
suburban and urban areas, to help them develop in ways that are environmentally
sustainable and economically resilient,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P.
Jackson. “This assistance will help local residents protect their
health and the environment, all while strengthening their ability to attract
new businesses and new jobs.”</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The smart
growth assistance projects will focus on key topics central to the
partnership’s work: cross-departmental coordination of sustainability
policies, cities undergoing economic transition, infrastructure financing,
historic preservation as part of downtown revitalization and, incorporating
climate change adaptation as part of long-term plans. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The projects
will be based in Washington, D.C.; Saginaw, Mich.; Wheat Ridge, Colo.; Chicago,
Ill.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Concord, N.H.; Cumberland and Cobb counties in Ga.;
and a statewide project in Rhode Island. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The projects
are being coordinated through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities,
which began in June 2009, with EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, HUD Secretary
Shaun Donovan, and DOT Secretary Ray LaHood coming together to coordinate
federal actions on housing, transportation, and environmental protection.
This interagency collaboration achieves efficient federal investments in
infrastructure, facilities, and services that meet multiple economic,
environmental, and community objectives. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
partnership has released a new publication that looks at the progress the
agencies have made in the first year. The document explains how the
partnership has targeted resources to help communities strengthen their
economies by developing more sustainably and removing regulatory and policy
barriers to make it easier for state and local governments to access federal
resources. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>More
information on the Smart Growth Assistance Program: <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/sgia.htm"><span style='color:#606420'>http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/sgia.htm</span></a></span>
<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>More
information on the partnership: <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/partnership/index.html"><span
style='color:#606420'>http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/partnership/index.html</span></a></span>
<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>View the
partnership progress report: <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/partnership_year1.pdf"><span
style='color:#606420'>http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/partnership_year1.pdf</span></a></span>
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