US Congress urged to reauthorise EPA brownfield funding program
02 October 2023
The National Demolition Association (NDA) in the United States has urged Congress to reauthorise the funding provision for the redevelopment of brownfield sites across the country, describing the program as a vital tool that helps to ensure “local communities remain safe and prosperous in the future”.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program was created in 1995.
It supports land revitalisation by providing grants, non-competitive funding and technical resources to states and communities to help “prevent, assess, safely clean up and rejuvenate contaminated properties”.
Like many government funding initiatives, the EPA Brownfields Program requires annual appropriation…