Regional Planning Commission of Southeast Louisiana Gains E.P.A. Brownfields Cleanup Grant

DALLAS - (May 28, 2015) The E.P.A. (EPA) recently announced the Regional Planning Commission of Southeast La. as a recipient of $400,000 grant to assess, clean and redevelop contaminated properties in the local community. E.P.A. recently awarded $54.3 million in investments grants to 145 other communities across the country. The plan will boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the environment.

"Brownfields sites are community assets that can foster economic development by reuse and involve community members in the process, said E.P.A. Regional Administrator Ron Curry. "We are pleased to equip communities with the tools to address environmental challenges in their neighborhoods."

The backing will help La. Regional Planning Commission assess and clean brownfields sites, which are abandoned sites that are difficult to redevelop because of the presence or potential presence of contamination.

The funds will also be used to develop up to 6 cleanup projects that will target the LaFitte Corridor and the Saint Claude Avenue Commercial Corridor in New Orleans, La.

Since its inception in 1995, EPA's brownfields plan has leveraged in excess of $22 billion from a variety of public and private sources for cleanup and redevelopment activities. This equates to an average of $17.79 leveraged per E.P.A. brownfield dollar expended. These investments have resulted in approximately 105,942 jobs nationwide. EPA's Brownfields Plan empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields sites.

More about the Brownfields Plan in E.P.A. Region 6:

http://www.epa.gov/region6/6sf/brownfields/

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Activities in E.P.A. Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.htm

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