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Built to Last
Built to Last includes critical home repairs, health and safety improvements, and energy efficiency and rooftop solar to lower utility costs. Clients must qualify under eligibility criteria.
The resources below, some of which are from our Center and others from our partners, include environmental health data, resources and programs of interest.
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Pennsylvania Childcare Radon Testing Program
Test kits are offered by the Pennsylvania Childcare Radon Testing Program in an effort to raise public awareness of radon as an easily preventable health hazard.
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Free Tools to Manage Stormwater
Are you interested in replacing an empty front yard with a garden? Need to fix a cracked rear patio? Trying to save water to use…
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Check Your Pipes for Lead
Find out if you have a lead service line in your home by following the steps outlined in this video!
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Free Lead Testing for your Soil
Work with the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology to test the amount of lead in your soil for free.
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Beat the Heat Hunting Park
Learn about all the work done by the Beat the Heat team in Hunting Park and find resources to start your own campaign to reduce…
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What Chemicals are in your Personal Care Products?
Search EWG’s recommendations of non-toxic personal care products and discover if your favorite items have toxic chemicals.
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What’s in Your Your Tap Water?
EWG created a database on tap water quality where you can search your zip code and see the common contaminants in your tap water system.
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How Healthy is your Community’s Air?
Enter your zip code to see how the air quality in your neighborhood ranks with the rest of the country.
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Identifying and Remediating Lead in your Home
Click on your county to find local resources to identify and remediate lead in your home.
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Map of Sewers Contaminating Philadelphia Waterways
When it rains, raw sewage from homes flows into Philadelphia waterways. Use this map to find out when and where it’s happening.
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Hazardous Waste Sites Near You
Use the map linked on the webpage to identify current and past hazardous waste cleanup sites in your community.
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Air Quality Alerts
Sign up for air quality alerts, so you’ll know when to keep children and vulnerable adults inside.
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Emergency Leak Repair Resource
Basic Systems Repair Program provides free repairs to correct electrical, plumbing, heating, limited structural and carpentry, and roofing emergencies in eligible owner-occupied homes in Philly.
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Report Rats in Philadelphia
Report rats in and around your residence to the City Department of Public Health and get free pest control resources by calling (215) 685-9000.