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Newsroom
New Resources
- New resource: Podcast on Green Streets and how they help manage stormwater
- New EPA grantee product: Smart Growth Implementation Toolkit
- New EPA grantee product: Local Governments and Schools: A Community-Oriented Approach
- New publication: Measuring the Air Quality and Transportation Impacts of Infill Development (PDF)
EPA helps communities grow in ways that expand economic opportunity, protect public health and the environment, and create and enhance the places that people love. Through research, tools, partnerships, case studies, grants, and technical assistance, EPA is helping America's communities turn their visions of the future into reality.
Announcements
Registration is now open for the 8th annual New Partners for Smart Growth conference, 
to be held in Albuquerque, NM, January 22-24, 2009.
About Smart Growth
Learn about smart growth issues and environmental benefits. Find information about specific topics, resources, and examples of smart growth development, including the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
Publications
Find reports, fact sheets, and other products to learn more about smart growth and its benefits.
Grants and Funding
Find out about financial assistance available to organizations and communities.
Making Smart Growth Happen
Find tools and information to help you improve your community: technical assistance, educational opportunities, tools for communities, partnerships, and the New Partners for Smart Growth Annual Conference.
