EPA Awards Brownfields Development Grant

The city of Springfield, Mo., has been chosen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive $50,000 in brownfields technical assistance to sustain redevelopment in the Commercial Street Historic District.

Springfield is one of only 16 communities in the U.S. to be chosen by the EPA as a Brownfields Sustainability Pilot. The funding will support the community by helping to achieve greener, more sustainable assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields projects. It will also support sustainable activities such as materials recycling, green building and green infrastructure design, energy efficiency, water conservation, renewable energy development and native landscaping.

The Commercial Street Historic District is a six-block area and is a National Historic Registered District. It has an industrial and commercial history, and has been a major focus of Springfield's recent revitalization efforts.

More information is available at www.epa.gov.