Johnson City commissioners on Thursday approved the deed transfer for the historic Ashe Street Courthouse, which the city will take ownership of from Washington County.
Clarksville, 2 other Indiana communities to receive EPA funding to address brownfields
Clarksville is expected to get $800,000. They will use the funding to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:51 PM EDT May 22, 2021
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana
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Three Indiana communities are getting a share of $1.4 million in federal grants to help clean up or assess pollution at properties in old industrial sites known as brownfields.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the cities of Bloomington and Union City would get $300,000 grants and the town of Clarksville would get $800,000. All three communities will use their EPA funding to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties.
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The grants will help Bloomington, Union City and Clarksville Build Back Better
CHICAGO (MAY 13, 2021) â Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the cities of Bloomington and Union City and the Town of Clarksville in Indiana have been selected to receive grant awards totaling $1.4 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. The funding will support the three communities in assessing and cleaning up abandoned industrial and commercial properties.
âEPAâs Brownfieldâs Program is bringing critical funding to help empower Bloomington, Union City and Clarksville to address the environmental, public health, and social issues associated with contaminated land,â said EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe. âThese cities are taking proactive steps to improve the environment and economic opportunity in their communities and the agencyâs grants are helping the Biden Administration deliver on i