The headline from Lung Disease News says U.S. Environmental Agency Grants $4.5 Million to Improve Indoor Air Quality, Reduce Lung Diseases Like Asthma. 

It’s part of a three year program “with the main purpose of preventing future deaths due to lung cancer through the reduction of exposure to radon and mitigating the current risks that lead to asthma attacks and visits to the hospital through the improvement of infrastructures. In addition, the grants also seek to address other poor health consequences by improving the quality of indoor air and promoting best practices and policies.”

Sounds like lofty and worthy goals, but by the time the money gets passed around to the various groups, it’s advertising money spread thinly.  The grant is likely not to do much more than support groups that support the EPA.