brownfield contamination News
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EPA awards Anaheim US$200k to assess hazardous substances and brownfield contamination
The US Environmental Protection Agency awarded a US$200,000 Brownfields grant to the City of Anaheim, Calif., to assess possible contamination at a vacant and blighted industrial location, the City’s first step towards the proposed expansion of Betsy Ross Park. Located at the corner of Santa Ana and Hessel streets, the former Home Oil Company site will be investigated for any residual ...
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Fueling the revitalization of petroleum brownfields
The abandoned corner gas station can look toward a new life with an action plan that focuses on cleaning up brownfields sites contaminated with petroleum. EPA's plan, 'Petroleum Brownfields Action Plan: Promoting Revitalization and Sustainability,' describes specific actions, new tools, and opportunities for expanding partnerships to foster the reuse of sites. The petroleum brownfields program ...
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More than US$100m to clear up contaminated land
US$111.9m has been earmarked for cleaning up contaminated land across the United States and its territories. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made the cash available to communities across the states to help them clean up sites known as brownfields. These may be contaminated by hazardous chemicals or pollutants from various industries from oil to manufacturing. Communities in 46 ...
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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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Fortune society will provide green job training through EPA Brownfields grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Fortune Society of New York a $300,000 workforce development and job training grant to help fund the organization’s program to recruit, train and place formerly incarcerated people in green jobs assessing and cleaning up brownfields and other contaminated sites. Brownfields are properties at which moderate contamination can interfere ...
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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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EPA Provides $200,000 Grant to Fortune Society for Green Jobs Training
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Fortune Society of New York a $200,000 grant to support the organization’s program to recruit, train and place formerly incarcerated people in green jobs assessing and cleaning up brownfields and other contaminated sites. Brownfields are properties at which moderate contamination can interfere with redevelopment. The grant was awarded ...
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EPA Awards $400,000 to the City of Shreveport to Assess Contaminated Brownfields Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the City of Shreveport as a recipient of $400,000 grant 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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EPA Provides $200,000 to Assess Contaminated Properties in Rochester, New York
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $200,000 to the City of Rochester, New York, to assess abandoned and contaminated properties. The funding was awarded through the EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated properties. Brownfields are properties with moderate contamination which can threaten environmental quality ...
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EPA Provides $1 Million to New York City and North Hempstead, Long Island to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1 million to New York City and North Hempstead, Long Island to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated properties. Brownfields are properties where moderate contamination ...
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EPA Provides $200,000 to Assess Contaminated Properties in Jamestown, New York
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $200,000 to the City of Jamestown, New York, to assess abandoned and contaminated properties. The funding was awarded through the EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated properties. Brownfields are properties with moderate contamination which can threaten environmental quality ...
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EPA Provides Nearly $200,000 for Green Job Training of Formerly Incarcerated People
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Fortune Society of New York a $192,300 workforce development and job training grant to help fund the organization’s program to train formerly incarcerated people in green jobs. The jobs involve cleaning up brownfields and other contaminated sites. Brownfields are properties with moderate contamination which can threaten environmental ...
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EPA awards $400,000 to Niagara County in Brownfields assessment grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Judith Enck today announced that Niagara County, New York has been awarded $400,000 to promote Brownfields revitalization at various locations throughout the County. She was joined in Niagara County by County Legislators Wm. Keith McNall, Rick Updegrove, and Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker at the former Dussault Foundry site in ...
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EPA Awards Pulaski County $350,000 to Clean up Contaminated Brownfields Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $350,000 in supplemental funding to clean contaminated sites in Pulaski County, Ark. The county plans to use the funding to clean Full Counsel and Sterling building sites. “Just last week, I was in Little Rock for the unveiling of a revived Main Street as a Creative Corridor where Brownfields played a part in over $100 Million ...
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EPA Provides $600,000 to Community in Puerto Rico to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $600,000 to help the community of Villalba, Puerto Rico asses and clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated properties. Brownfields are properties where moderate contamination threatens environmental ...
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New Jersey DEP will provide green job training through EPA Brownfields Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection a $300,000 workforce development and job training grant to help fund DEP’s program to recruit, train and place residents of the City of Camden in green jobs assessing and cleaning up brownfields and other contaminated sites. Brownfields are properties at which moderate contamination ...
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EPA announces $800,000 funding to clean up and redevelop contaminated sites in communities across Oregon and Washington
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $800,000 in supplemental funding to help clean up contaminated Brownfields properties across Oregon and Washington. The Revolving Loan Funding will help these communities carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects, creating jobs while protecting people’s health and the environment. Revolving loan funds specifically supply funding ...
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EPA Announces $1.2 Million for Brownfield Sites in South Bend and Plymouth
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today announced a $600,000 grant to the City of South Bend and a $600,000 grant to the City of Plymouth to help redevelop contaminated brownfield sites. Hedman was joined by U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski and South Bend Deputy Mayor Mark Neal to announce the new brownfield grants -- totaling $1.2 million -- at Ignition Park, a ...
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Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Receive $166,500 for Brownfields Redevelopment Planning
The City of Council Bluffs, Iowa, will receive $166,500 to develop a plan for brownfields property assessment, cleanup and reuse in its mid-city area, EPA Region 7 announced today. Council Bluffs will use this funding to create a plan and implementation strategy for a project area totaling approximately 70 acres. The City is one of 20 communities nationwide to receive this funding. EPA’s ...
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