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EPA awards $200,000 to Louisiana to support home energy efficiency program

Release Date: 03/14/2007
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

(Dallas, Texas - March 14, 2007) The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $200,000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to support Louisiana's Home Energy Rebate Option (HERO) program. The HERO program offers cash incentives in the form of rebates to Louisiana homeowners who build new homes or retrofit existing homes to high levels of energy efficiency.

Additional information on EPA grants: http://epa.gov/earth1r6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6: www.epa.gov/region6