EPA Grants $1 Million
For Vermont Cleanup
WASHINGTON, April 7 – The Vermont congressional delegation announced
$1 million in federal grants for Vermont to clean up brownfields.
The program helps communities remove hazardous substances and clear
the way for redevelopment of sites like former gasoline stations, dry
cleaners, and industrial sites.
Senator Patrick Leahy, a senior member of the Interior Subcommittee
of the Appropriations Committee, said, “Everyone benefits when underused
property can be converted back into an economic asset for the
community.”
Senator Bernie Sanders said, “This program helps to return these
sites to productive uses, creating new jobs, generating additional tax
revenues, protecting the environment, and improving communities’ overall
quality of life.” Sanders, a member of the Senate Environment and Public
Works Committee, has also urged the Senate to fully fund the brownfields
program.
Rep. Peter Welch said, "Brownfield redevelopment is a win-win for
Vermont by promoting local economic development while helping clean up
the environment in our communities."
Here are Vermont recipients of the funds under the program
administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the amount
of the grants:
·
Bennington County Regional Commission $200,000.
·
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission $200,000
·
Northwest Regional Planning Commission $200,000
·
Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission $400,000
Vermont will share a nationwide total of $74 million in EPA Brownfields
grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial properties,
helping them transition from problem sites to productive community
resources.
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