JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding brownfield grants to five communities in Mississippi.
A brownfield site is property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant. The site is designated by the EPA.
EPA announced the grants Wednesday.
The Mississippi brownfield grant recipients are:
- Biloxi: $200,000 assessment grant for petroleum and $200,000 assessment grant for hazardous substances.
- Corinth: $200,000 assessment grant for petroleum and $200,000 assessment grant for hazardous substances.
- Gautier $200,000 assessment grant for petroleum and $200,000 assessment grant for hazardous substances
- Laurel: $200,000 assessment grant for petroleum and $200,000 assessment grant for hazardous substances.
- Monroe County: $350,000 assessment grant for hazardous substances.
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