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July 29, 2010
EPA Announces $16 Million in Brownfields Funds to Clean up Communities
“By investing in clean-up and redevelopment projects, this funding will jumpstart local economies, foster growth, and create new jobs in communities where they’re needed most,” EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said. “Brownfields projects like these help show that the right thing to do for our health and our environment is also the right thing to do for our economy.”
Some of the potential projects that will use these cleanup funds include:
· A mill redevelopment project in North Dam Mill,
· Cleanup of the former Swift Factory in Hartford, Conn. that will be converted into a green business co-location center to provide below-market rent to artisan businesses and companies creating green products.
· The three-acre former PR Mallory Building site in
· Redevelopment of more than 38 acres of a former manufacturing plant as an industrial park in the towns of Dixmoor and
The brownfields program encourages redevelopment of
More information on the FY 2010 grant recipients: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/pilot_grants.htm
More information on EPA’s brownfields program: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
Brownfields success stories: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/success/index.htm
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