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Page 1 ofZ <br />°�° Previous�� °`� N <br />�/ ��Uniie� States <br />�r�vi rc�n rr�n#�� P�at�ct�on Ag e n cy <br />Headquarters Press Release <br />Washington, DC <br />`Date OS/18/2000 <br />Published: <br />Title: VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES OVER $35 MILLION IN <br />BROWN-PIELDS GRANTS TO REVITALIZE CONTAMINATED <br />PROPERTIES <br />FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2000 <br />THE WHITE HOUSE <br />Office of the Vice President <br />For Immediate Release Contact: <br />Thursday, May 18, 2000 (202) 456-7035 <br />VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES OVER $35 MILLION IN <br />BROWNFIELDS GRANTS TO REVITALIZE CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES <br />Washington' D.C. -- Vice President Gore today awarded over $35 million in grants to 102 <br />communities across the country to clean up brownfields - abandoned, lightly contaminated <br />properties often found in economically distressed areas - and return them to economically <br />thriving, community hubs. <br />"The success of this Administration's efforts to revitalize brownfields clearly demonstrates <br />that economic progress and the protection of our nation's environment work hand-in- <br />hand"' said Gore. "The grants that I am announcing today will provide even more <br />communities with the tools they need to create new jobs and new opportunities, while <br />preserving the environment for future generations." <br />The Clinton-Gore Administration today awarded 56 Brovmfields Assessment Pilot Grants <br />totaling over $12 million to help these communities evaluate the environmental <br />contamination of brownfield sites. With the help of these grants, state and local officials <br />compile information that is then used to attract pc �ential developers for the location. In <br />addition' this year's assessment grants also include provisions for the evaluation' <br />protection and preservation of "green space"-- parks, playgrounds, trails, gardens, habitat <br />restoration' and open space -- on revitalized brownfield sites. <br />Today's announcement also includes �4-�i��ioi�t in �`rownf elds Cleanup Revolving Loan <br />� p�lo#s'ft�r 30 �tees suppt�rting 54 communities. These grants allow communities <br />http://y.osemite.epa.gov/opa/admp.../ae40b4306054a3cc852568e3005571e3?OpenDocumen OS/18/2000 <br />