by Jbs073010 c3 — August 2, 2010—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 29 more than $16 million in supplemental funding for cleanup efforts at contaminated sites known as brownfields, where expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant.
Communities representing 27 state or local governments were chosen to receive the supplemental funding, which will help them carry out cleanup activities and redevelopment projects, and create jobs for people living near brownfields sites.
Some of the potential projects that will use these cleanup funds include:
- Cleanup of the former Swift Factory in Hartford, Connecticut, 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 Indianapolis, Indiana, that will become part of a corporate campus, which will include a regional office and operations headquarters for two companies.
- Redevelopment of more than 38 acres of a former manufacturing plant as an industrial park in the towns of Dixmoor and Harvey, Illinois.
