Illinois Receives Grants To Investigate and Cleanup Brownfields

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.1 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Illinois. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties.

The Illinois brownfield grants were distributed as follows:

• Antioch, Site Assessment, Hazardous Substances, $200,000
• Midlothian, Site Assessment, $400,000
• Ottawa, Site Assessment, $400,000
• Rockford, Cleanup, Depot site, $200,000
• Rockford, Cleanup, Lorden/Eclipse site, $200,000
• Rockford, Cleanup, Former Tapco site, $200,000
• Stephenson County, Cleanup, Former Mortuary site, $200,000
• Illinois EPA, Revolving Loan Fund, $800,000
• South Suburban Mayors and Managers’ Association, Revolving Loan Fund, $500,000

The Illinois grants are part of the EPA’s $69.3 million 2012 nationwide brownfields grants to clean up and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies, create jobs and protect public health.

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