Oklahoma to get cleaner, greener with $2.6 million from EPA

18.04.08 - 22:43 ... source : Environmental Protection Agency - EPA

... Release date: 04/07/2008 Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov More than $5 million in brownfields funding awarded across region (Dallas, Texas – April 7, 2008) Several groups in Oklahoma will be working to transform polluted properties into community assets with the help of $2.6 million in brownfields grants from the Environmental Protection Agency. The grants were announced today by EPA to support cleanup efforts by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation, Latino Community Development Agency, Love Link Ministries, Inc., and City of Oklahoma City. "EPA continues to use the brownfields program to stimulate environmental and economic success in our communities," said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. "This program is a great example of how EPA, tribes and local groups can work together to turn contaminated properties into viable developments." ...» Next (HTML)