The Region 3 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $78,500 grant to the Southeast Regional Office of the Department of Environmental Protection to reduce the environmental footprint of hospitals in the 5-county Philadelphia area.

The grant was made under the auspices of EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge which will provide funding to the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council and the Women's Health & Environmental Network to hold workshops, provide waste audits, provide training on toxic substances, environmentally preferable purchasing, and sustainable buildings.

8/4/2006