By: Lori ChenowethJune 17, 2014

PHILADELPHIA (NEWS RELEASE) – Several West Virginia communities will share in a nationwide total of $67 million in brownfields funding announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties. In West Virginia, five grants totaling $1 million will help communities conduct environmental assessments of properties, review cleanup options, and initiate cleanup at a contaminated site.

“EPA is proud to support West Virginia communities in assessing and cleaning up abandoned properties, especially in rural areas where environmental cleanup and new jobs are needed,” said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. “West Virginia has many successful brownfields projects underway, and this new funding will help more of its communities leverage resources for creating a healthier future.”

Nationwide, 171 communities in 44 states are receiving 264 EPA brownfields grants, giving communities and businesses a chance to reuse properties that have been laying idle and turn them into useful assets. These brownfields investments boost local economies and create new opportunities for economic development.

Read more at:  http://www.wvva.com/story/25633262/2014/05/28/wyoming-co-community-among-those-to-receive-epa-funding

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