WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded eight grants totaling $2,368,520 to Illinois communities to assess, clean, and redevelop âbrownfieldâ contaminated waste sites. Todayâs funding is part of $67 million awarded nationwide by the EPA. The grants target local, under-served and economically disadvantaged areas. Since 1995, more than 20,000 properties have been assessed, and more than 850 properties have been cleaned up through this program. In addition to increasing property values and revitalizing communities, investments through the Brownfields program have resulted in approximately 87,000 jobs nationwide.
