Environment Protection Agency Administrator Carol M. Browner announced an expansion of the Brownfields National Partnership with the selection of 12 new Showcase Communities for $4.8 million. This announcement is part of the Clinton-Gore Administration’s ongoing commitment to clean up Brownfields B abandoned, lightly contaminated sites B and restore them to productive community use.
The Showcase Communities effort is a key part of the Administration’s successful Brownfields Initiative, which since its creation in 1993, has awarded grants to 362 communities nationwide totaling over $140 million. These grants have resulted in nearly 7,000 new jobs and have leveraged over $2.3 billion in investment. For every dollar invested by federal, state and local governments, almost $2.50 of private investment has been leveraged.
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