EPA Awards $15,000 to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service

Release date: 10/16/2009

Contact Information: Dave Bary at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

(Dallas, Texas – October 16, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $15,000 to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The funds will be used to educate parents and childcare providers on reducing children’s exposures to lead hazards and managing indoor asthma triggers such as environmental tobacco smoke, chemicals and indoor contaminants, mold, dust mites, pet dander, and cockroaches.

Additional information on EPA grants: http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6

EPA audio file is available at http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/oct2009.html