The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently selected the District of Columbia for a $100,000 Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot to supplement the process of assessing the contamination of abandoned properties in the District. In addition, around the country more than ninety communities received funding of more than $38 million for brownfields assessment and cleanup.
This year EPA has included provisions for the evaluation, protection and preservation of “greenspace”—parks, playgrounds, trails, gardens, habitat restoration, and open space.
Brownfields funds encourage developers to clean up neglected properties for reuse. Since its inception in 1993, the brownfields program has provided more than $162 million in grants.
For more information, contact the EPA.
