EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa
Four-day trip in June will celebrate nearly $6M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to communities and coalitions
LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 31, 2023) – On Monday, June 5, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister will begin a four-day tour through Missouri and Iowa to celebrate recent Brownfields grant selections with the communities and coalitions that will benefit from this Investing in America funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
During the trip, McCollister will bestow ceremonial checks totaling nearly $6 million to five Brownfields grant selectees. These grants will go toward environmental assessment and cleanup activities in communities with blighted or contaminated properties.
Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law nationally, a total of $1.5 billion will go toward advancing environmental justice, spurring economic revitalization, and creating jobs by cleaning up contaminated, polluted, or hazardous brownfield properties.
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WHO:
- EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister
- Leaders from communities and coalitions selected for Brownfields funding
- Additional stakeholders and leaders
WHAT: Four-day trip through Missouri and Iowa to present ceremonial checks to communities and coalitions selected for Brownfields grant funding.
WHEN and WHERE:
- Monday, June 5 – Hannibal, Missouri
- Tuesday, June 6 – Keokuk, Iowa
- Wednesday, June 7 – Clinton, Iowa
- Thursday, June 8 – Waterloo, Iowa
NOTE: Media interested in attending ceremonial check events should RSVP to upcoming media advisories for each location.
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