WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $240,000 Brownfields grant to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ). The funding was provided by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
The IIJA provided additional funding to carry out the Brownfields grant program. The funds will be used by NDDEQ to expand public education and outreach of the North Dakota Voluntary Cleanup Program to underserved communities and assess approximately two to four sites through the state targeted brownfield assessment program. The objective of the award is to assist in remediating and reusing brownfields sites throughout the state, including assessment, abatement, and cleanup of asbestos and petroleum sites.
EPA’s Brownfields program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes, and others to assess, safely clean up, and reuse contaminated properties.
