November 26, 2007—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $3 million in grants to cities and universities under its Collaborative Science and Technology Network for Sustainability (CNS) program.
Projects were funded in two areas: Communities and the Built Environment and Industrial Ecology and Organizational Behavior. EPA notes that looking at human behavior is necessary because sustainable development requires a change in thinking; projects on behavior identify specific obstacles to the implementation of sustainability and ways to surmount them.
The grants were awarded for such projects as an Industrial Ecosystem Toolkit that will help reduce waste disposal in Central Ohio by 15 percent in five years, and the development of a list of environmentally preferred building materials for prefabricated housing.
For more information on the CNS grants, visit the EPA Web site.
