The U.S. Senate has passed the $250 billion U.S. Innovation and Competition Act to support the semiconductor industry, which includes the soon-to-be Cree facility in Marcy.
Griffiss was named a winner in the 2021 National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards.
The award is given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and highlights the significant accomplishments of federal agencies, state, Tribes, local partners and developers in restoring and reusing contaminated land at federal facilities.
The Griffiss Park was named the winner in the Superfund National Priority List BRAC Award category.
The former Griffiss Air Force Base closed in 1995 to the BRAC Act of 1993.
The EPA added Griffiss to the National Priorities Listing (Superfund Site) in mid-1980’s while Griffiss was an active air force installation (and before BRAC) because of ground water contamination and a variety of other environmental issues.