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EPA Recognizes Children’s Health Month
WASHINGTON – Today, October 1, 2024, EPA is recognizing October as
Children’s Health Month. Every year, EPA begins the fall season by raising
awareness about the crucial role our environment plays in the ability for our
nation’s children to grow up healthy and happy.
“Every child deserves to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live in
healthy, thriving neighborhoods,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan,
“At EPA we are committed to making this a reality by advancing policies that
reduce health disparities, and ensure that communities have the tools to
safeguard their children’s future and lifelong health.”
Children, especially in vulnerable communities, are susceptible to the damages
of pollution and climate change. Their developing bodies are sensitive to
toxins, where they live can increase their exposure to pollutants and poverty
can impact their recovery from environmental exposures. Early exposure to
pollutants can last a lifetime. Most recently, EPA took these actions to
advance children’s health protection:
Launching the Kids and Climate Health Zone, a collection of stories and
information about how climate stressors are impacting children’s health at
various life stages across different regions of the U.S.
Reducing diesel emissions and creating cleaner air for children and
communities by awarding nearly $900 million through the EPA Clean School Bus
Program Awards to approximately 53 school districts to support the purchase of
over 3,400 zero-emission and clean school buses, part of an overall $5 billion
investment.
Reducing exposure to lead in drinking water for countless families through the
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), which announced $3 billion to
help identify and replace lead service lines, part of a $9 billion total
investment to replace an estimated 1.7 million lead service lines nationwide
and $50 million in funding to reduce lead exposure in schools.
Preventing exposure to “forever chemicals” by investing $10 billion to
tackle PFAS in water, establishing the first-ever national drinking water
standard for PFAS to protect over 100 million people, and initiating cleanup
efforts at Superfund sites to protect children and public health.
Finalizing a suite of standards to reduce air pollution from fossil fuel-fired
power plants and investment in the transition to a clean energy economy.
Strengthening safeguards to protect families and children from lead in
contaminated soil at residential sites; and more.
Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda
historic investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation
Reduction Act are changing the world where our children live, learn and play.
Join us in celebrating Children’s Health Month. Get involved this October
and learn more about children’s environmental health.
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