The state of Idaho has developed a unique pilot program that will refund 70 percent of cleanup costs to participating brownfields projects.
The Idaho Community Reinvestment Pilot Initiative will provide up to $1.5 million in state funds to 10 private and non-profit entities completing cleanups approved by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Through the [...]
At nearly three-quarters of a century old, the Independence Public Library no longer could keep up with the needs of the small community in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
With less than 1,500 square feet for materials and people, the library was desperate for more space. The library had been built when there were 1,300 people living in [...]
One year after it was published in the Federal Register, the definition of All Appropriate Inquiries–the process followed to evaluate a property’s environmental conditions and assess potential liability for any contamination–is now a final rule.
The final rule does not differ significantly from the interim standard. It includes all the main activities previously performed as part [...]
Proposals are due Dec. 8 for the 2007 brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund (RLF) and cleanup grants. A fact sheet on the 2007 brownfields assessment, RLF and cleanup grants is available at http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/. Proposal guidelines are available at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/epa-oswer-obcr-07-01.pdf. To discuss specific questions about your project or to request grant guidelines, contact EPA’s Terri Griffith [...]
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