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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

EPA Grant of $445,000 Will Fund Brownfields Programs in Louisiana

EPA Press Release:


EPA Grant of $445,000 Will Fund Brownfields Programs in Louisiana

Media contacts: Jennah Durant or Joe Hubbard, R6Press@epa.gov or 214 665-2200
DALLAS – (Oct. 9, 2019) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a grant to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to support land restoration projects through the state’s brownfields program. The $445,000 award will fund several aspects of the program, which works to restore abandoned properties to benefit communities.
“EPA Brownfields grants can transform abandoned properties into community assets, jumpstarting economic development and improving public health and the environment,” said Regional Administrator Ken McQueen. “This funding will help communities in Louisiana leverage the full potential of these properties.”
The funds will support LDEQ’s Brownfields response program, which includes surveying and inventorying sites, oversight and enforcement activities, encouraging meaningful public involvement, approving cleanup plans and verifying cleanups are complete.
Background
The 2019 National Brownfields Training Conference will be held on December 11-13 in Los Angeles, California. Offered every two years, this conference is the largest gathering of stakeholders focused on cleaning up and reusing formerly utilized commercial and industrial properties. EPA cosponsors this event with the International City/County Management Association.

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