The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced New York’s Niagara County will receive $3.9 million for brownfields funding for loans and subgrants for site cleanup.
According to a June 27 EPA news release, the county is benefitting from more than $250 million in funding made available to 265 communities nationwide as part of President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides a total of $1.5 billion to drive economic growth by cleaning up brownfield properties.
“EPA’s Brownfields Program breathes new life into communities by helping to turn contaminated and potentially dangerous sites into productive economic contributors,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in the release.
According to the release, EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia was joined by U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins to highlight the work being done in Niagara County as a result of the funding.
In the news release, Garcia pointed out Niagara County will reap the benefits of its brownsfields funding, designed to provide a lifeline to communities facing economic inequities by revitalizing sites to drive economic growth and job creation.
“Niagara County will benefit from the powerful tool of brownfields, which helps overburdened communities in New York address local inequities by providing a means to revitalize properties and promote environmental health, economic growth and job creation,” Garcia said in the news release.
Garcia also explained the brownsfields program can transform communities, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides an influx of cash to help make a difference in communities nationwide, according to the release.
