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<br />05/23/05 ION 09:16 FAl19038322672 <br />EPA Bro~nfieUis Press Release May 10, 2005 <br />. <br /> <br />ATCOG <br /> <br />flJ 003 <br />http://www.epa.govlbrownfie1ds/newslprO51 005. htm <br /> <br />browntleld sites; <br />. 11 job-training gr4UItst valued at $2.2 million; tor environmental <br />training of people who live in brownfield communities. <br /> <br />More than 60 percent of the people completing brownficlds training <br />programs have landed jobs in the environmental field. <br /> <br />The Brownfields Program promotes redevelopment of America's estimated <br />450,000 abandoned and contaminated waste sites. Since its inception in <br />1995, the program has awarded 709 assessment grants totaling over $190 <br />million, 189 revolving loan fund grants worth more than $165 m.illion, and <br />$26.8 million for 1 SO cleanup grants. <br /> <br />Tn addition to promoting industrial and commercial redevelopment, <br />brownfields projects have converted industrial waterfronts to riverfront <br />parks, landfills to golf courses, rail conidors to recreational1rails, and gas <br />station sites to housing. EP A's browntields assistance has led to more than <br />$7 billion in public and private investment in cleanup and redeve1opment, <br />helped create more than 31,000 jobs, and resulted in the assessment of more <br />than 5,100 properties. <br /> <br />For more information on the grant recipients, go to: <br />h!!P:/Iwww .ep~~ov Isweros~ archi.!E{pilot arch,htm <br />More information on brownfields in general is at <br />!mP:/lwww . epa.~ov Ibrownfiel ds <br /> <br />### <br /> <br />...-1 <br /> <br />United States <br />Environmental <br />Protection Agency <br />Washingtoß7 D.C. <br />20460 <br /> <br />Office of Public <br />Affairs <br />Washington D.C. <br />20460 <br />(1703A) <br /> <br />Office ph. 202-564-4355 <br />www, epa..20V In~'Toom <br /> <br />£ÀI n <br /> <br />Using Th.1s Site I About PDF j Site Archive <br />EPA Home I Privacy and Security N'otice I Contact Us <br /> <br />Last updated on Tuesday, May 10th, 2005 <br />URL: http://www.c.pa.govlbrownficldslnewslprO51 0O5.btm <br /> <br />20f2 <br /> <br />5/23/2005 9:06 AM <br /> <br />II <br />