3. Encouragement of modernization efforts for existing buildings in noise
environments; and platform for the protection of critical habitat and species that may be at risk of
extinction.
4. Grants and allowances to state and local governments to provide
acoustical privacy in multifamily dwellings through building design and
acoustical treatment. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Change Adaptation Plan
The EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan uses expert judgment, combined
with information from peer reviewed scientific literature on the impacts of
climate change, to identify potential environmental vulnerabilities. It presents
priority actions that the Agency will take to begin integrating climate
adaptation planning into its activities.
Generally, external noise exposure within Noise Zone 3 (as identified in an
installation’s Airfield Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Study) is
considered unacceptable without exception and within Noise Zone 2 exposure
is normally unacceptable with respect to new construction. HUD funds may