The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday announced it is investing $10 million in improvements at Stuart Gardens Apartments in Newport News — including modern appliances and efficient heating and cooling systems. The loan, provided through HUD’s Green & Resilient Retrofit Program, aims to enhance the energy efficiency and climate resilience of HUD-assisted multifamily .
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is set to announce federal climate investments for Newport News. It's being funded by the Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act.
In 2017, ProPublica described the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, under Ben Carson as “the perfect distillation of the right’s antipathy to governing.” It was an apt characterization given that Carson repeatedly advocated for harmful budget cuts, sought to triple rents and foist onerous work requirements on the country’s poorest tenants, and impeded fair housing enforcement. Everything he did ran counter to HUD’s mission.It’s taken years for President Joe Biden’s admini