WA Push Heats Up to Make Homes Greener Healthier / Public News Service
Washington state wants to make homes for its most vulnerable residents greener and healthier. It started with a needs assessment from the Department of Commerce on housing energy resilience to figure out what it will take. Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, policy and partnerships manager for Firelands Workers Action, a group in rural western Washington organizing on issues such as housing, said improving housing will not just make the house more energy resilient, but also remove health concerns lurking inside. ...