New York Town Receives Brownfield Development Grant

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $200,000 to Fort Edward, N.Y., for brownfields development.

The town will be able to use the funds to inventory, characterize, assess and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfields in the area, including old industrial sites along the Hudson River. The town plans to develop the sites along the river to include residential and commercial facilities, as well as recreational green space, according to a news release from the EPA.

To date, the EPA has awarded nationally 883 assessment grants totaling $225.4 million, 202 revolving loan fund grants totaling $186.7 million and 238 cleanup grants totaling $42.7 million.