The Business Development Corporation will be seeking funding from the US EPA Brownfields program to fund cleanup at the Weirton Steel site. Community stakeholders are invited to share their comments pm the draft proposal with the BDC in advance of submission on November 16.
Stakeholders can share comments at a public meeting on Wednesday, November 8 at 2 PM at the BDC offices (324A Penco Rd, Weirton, WV 26062) or via email to Anna Withrow at anna.withrow@mail.wvu.edu.
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Renewable Energy Applications on Surface-Mined Lands Request for Proposals Released
The West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center (WVBAC) at Marshall University, a program within Marshall University’s Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences, has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) ...
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City Officials, Main Street Fairmont Move Forward With Plans for Old Firehouse
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West Virginia Receives $1 Million in EPA Brownfields Grants
On May 28th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,000,000 in 2014 EPA Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants for five West Virginia communities. Assessment grants provide funding to ...
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