Healthy Housing in the News

A review of 48 major US metropolitan areas finds that low-income households devote up to three times as much income to energy costs as average households in the same city, and that energy efficiency is critical to closing the gap The report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient...

Lead poisoning, once epidemic among Baltimore's poor, is much less common than it used to be, with the number of new city cases dropping by 86 percent since 2002 But it is still claiming young victims years after authorities vowed to eradicate it At least 4,900 Maryland children have been poisoned...

Every few months during Gray's childhood, nurses pricked his skin with a needle and pulled out blood to be tested for lead Every time, tests results came back positive This happened for at least four years, according to court records As Gray returned to the same house, or moved to a new house, the...

One of our country's leaders in in eliminating lead poisoning is Maryland's-own Ruth Ann Norton Since 1993, she has tirelessly educated, legislated, and championed strong regulations and policies to eradicate lead poisoning President and CEO of the national Green & Healthy Homes Initiative,...

During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Maryland Public Television's State Circle featured the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative as "Newsmaker of the Week" GHHI President & CEO Ruth Ann Norton discussed new testing regulations in Maryland and the dangers of lead paint View the...