Ohio EPA awards $45,000 to Valley health departments
Staff report
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency awarded $650,000 in mosquito control grants to 33 counties and municipal health departments across the state, according to a Tuesday news release.
The Mahoning County Public Health and Trumbull County Combined Health District were awarded $23,306 and $22,500, respectively, of the $650,000 to help alleviate the spread of viruses such as West Nile, La Crosse encephalitis and eastern equine encephalitis.
The funding will help pay for mosquito control activities such as surveillance, larval control and the reduction of breeding spots such as illegal scrap tire piles.