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EPA awards $200,000 to the West Central Texas council of governments (TX)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $200,000 to the West Central Texas Council of Governments (WCTCOG) in Abilene, Texas. The funds will be used by the WCTCOG in developing and establishing a local Brownfields program in accordance with the Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002 and EPA Brownfields Program National Guidance. The funds will also be used by the WCTCOG in obtaining ...
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EPA seeking presentations for national brownfields conference -- Deadline for proposals is July 2
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking proposals for educational sessions at the 14th National Brownfields Conference, scheduled for April 3-5, 2011 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The deadline for submitting proposals is July 2, 2010. The National Brownfields Conference is the largest, most comprehensive conference in the nation focused on cleaning up and ...
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EPA Brownfields Grant Will Aid City of St. Helens with Plans to Revitalize Waterfront Area
The City of St. Helens, Oregon has been selected to receive a $200,000 Brownfields Area-Wide Planning (AWP) grant from EPA to help move towards the goal of revitalizing a former industrial property along the Columbia River waterfront. The City of St. Helens will use the funding to work with the community and other stakeholders to develop an area-wide plan and implementation strategy for the ...
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U.S. EPA Honors Richmond Graduates of Environmental Job Training Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized 23 graduates from RichmondBUILD for completing EPA Brownfield’s Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWD/JT) program at an award ceremony at their training center in Richmond, Calif. Funded in part by a $200,000 grant from the EPA Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization’s Environmental Workforce ...
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Head of EPA Visits Jersey City to Highlight EPA Investment in Local Communities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, on her first trip to New Jersey, was joined by Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop at the Berry Lane Park project to highlight EPA funding that has helped Jersey City transform a formerly contaminated site into the largest municipally-owned park in the city, with two basketball courts, two tennis courts, a baseball field, a soccer ...
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City of Bogalusa receives $400,000 EPA Brownfields Redevelopment Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the City of Bogalusa as a recipient of $400,000 to assess, clean and redevelop contaminated properties in the local community. EPA recently awarded $54.3 million in investments grants to 145 other communities across the country. The project will boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the ...
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Time to sign up for National Brownfields Conference in Philadelphia (PA)
Registration is now open on-line for the 14th National Brownfields Conference, scheduled for April 3-5, 2011 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Co-sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the International City/County Management Association, the conference is the largest, most comprehensive conference in the nation focused on cleaning up and redeveloping ...
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EPA Awards East Baton Rouge Parish $400,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced East Baton Rouge Parish as a recipient of $400,000 to assess, clean and redevelop contaminated properties in the local community. EPA recently awarded $54.3 million in investments grants to 145 other communities across the country. The projects will boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the ...
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Three Arizona Cities awarded $1.2 million in Brownfields Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Mesa, South Tucson and Tucson will be three of 171 communities nationwide receiving brownfields funding to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the environment. The FY14 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) grants will ...
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EPA awards $352,000 brownfields grants to Elk Valley Rancheria
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Elk Valley Rancheria will receive $352,000 in federal grants to clean up two contaminated properties near Crescent City, Calif. Elk Valley Rancheria is among 147 communities and tribes nationwide receiving funding to assess and clean up historically contaminated properties, also known as brownfields, for reuse and development. ...
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EPA announces $4.4 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Indiana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.4 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Indiana. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA's brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Indiana," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. ...
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Brownfields - Americas largest untapped Urban resource
The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) today released a national report on the status of Brownfield sites in 150 American ...
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U.S. EPA Honors Oakland Graduates of Environmental Job Training Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today will recognize 39 graduates from the Cypress Mandela Training Center for completing EPA Brownfield’s Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWD/JT) program at an award ceremony at the State of California Transportation Auditorium in Oakland, Calif. Funded in part by a $200,000 grant from the EPA Office of Brownfields and Land ...
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Fort Peck Tribes (Mont.) receive $200K for cleanup of Old Poplar Airport site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes as the recipients of a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant to remove contaminants at the Old Poplar Airport site located at 128 Airport Road in the City of Poplar. Today’s announcement is part of $62 million in EPA Brownfields funds awarded to 240 grant recipients across the nation to assess, ...
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EPA Announces $15 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites Across the Country
EPA Announces $15 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites Across the Country The City of Brea, Calif., will use its supplemental funding to clean sections of a former rail line, which will be reused as a rails-to-trails project for alternative transportation and recreation options. Cleanup of a downtown property in Great Falls, Mont., will allow ...
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Nevada Counties awarded $1.2 million in Brownfields Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the Northern Nevada Development Authority and Nye County will be one of 171 communities nationwide receiving brownfields funding to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the environment. The FY14 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup ...
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EPA to Recognize Pelzer Heritage Commission in South Carolina for Receiving $400,000 to Clean up the former Pelzer Mill Complex
On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will recognize the Pelzer Heritage Commission (PHC), in Pelzer, South Carolina, as the recipient of two Brownfields grants totaling $400,000 ($200,000 for the former mill parcel west of the railroad and $200,000 for the former mill parcel to the east of the railroad). The grants, funded by EPA’s Brownfields Program, ...
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LA`s plastic bag law, fatality stats out of Alberta, EPA`s brownfield revitalization and more on EHS This Week
This week Kristy and I discuss alarming safety statistics in Alberta, Canada, new plastic bag legislation out of Los Angelas, California, EPA's brownfield revitalization and more. Note: The audio quality wasn't its usual self this weel due to a technical glitch, but we're still bringing you the top EHS stories from the last seven days. We'll return next week with in full stereo. Don't forget ...
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Thursday, July 28, media event to announce selection of green jobs grantee moved to indoor location in Kansas City, Mo.
A weather forecast calling for extreme heat has caused EPA Region 7 to relocate an outdoor news conference indoors on Thursday, July 28, to recognize the Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) of Kansas City, Mo., as the selectee for a 2011 EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks and Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James will recognize MEC for being selected from a ...
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EPA Awards $198,032 to Central Florida Regional Planning Council to Help Cleanup and Reuse Brownfields Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award the Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC) with a brownfield grant to help them plan for the assessment, clean up and reuse of Brownfields properties. This funding is part of the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning program, which aims to help communities develop area-wide plans and specific implementation ...
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