By: Lori ChenowethJuly 8, 2015

HUNTINGTON, W. VA. (July 7, 2015) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced $592,300 in brownfields grants that will provide job training and environmental property assessments in Huntington and southern West Virginia.

“EPA’s brownfields grants make a visible difference in communities by helping to put people back to work while also creating cleaner, healthier and economically stronger neighborhoods,” said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. “This funding will help revitalize areas that have been adversely impacted by contamination from past industrial activity.”

Read the full article on the U.S. EPA website.

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