Most brownfield grants go to Michigan

It’s turning a positive into a negative. Of course, Michigan wishes it didn’t have so many of these waste sites, but, at least the state is getting help with them.

The EPA awarded 19 brownfield grants for $8 million to Michigan, who received the most out of all the states in it’s Great Lakes states region.

Overall, the area received 87 grants for 56 communities, totalling $18.6 million.

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Brownfields are properties where expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of pollution or hazardous substances. The grants were awarded competitively in three categories: hazardous substances assessment and cleanup, petroleum assessment and cleanup, and revolving loan funds.

Nationally, 314 grants totaling more than $74 million were awarded to 209 different applicants.

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