[...] Release date: 04/08/2008 Contact Information: Susan Morales, Brownfield Grant Program, (206) 553-7299, morales.susan@epa.gov Sylvia Kawabata, Brownfield Program, (206) 553-1078, Kawabata.sylvia@epa.gov Tony Brown, Public Affairs, (206) 553-1203, brown.anthony@epa.gov (Seattle, Wash. – April 7, 2008) Local governments in the Pacific Northwest will receive nearly $1 million in EPA Brownfields Assessment funding to help breathe new life into contaminated properties and revitalize former industrial sites. Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. According to EPA officials, Brownfields Assessment Grants "offer a helping hand" to cities, cou [...]