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EPA Regional Administrator kicks off 2024 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference
in State College, PA
PHILADELPHIA (March 26, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) joined the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), state and local
partners, grantees, consultants, and industry leaders to help kick off the
2024 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in State College, Pennsylvania.
Offering remarks during the opening plenary, EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional
Administrator Adam Ortiz spoke to conference attendees on the importance of
partnerships, priorities, and perseverance.  
“Brownfields programs hold significant power, and we know these remediation,
restoration, and revitalization efforts change lives and communities all
across the Commonweatlh,” said Ortiz. “When we come together, align our
priorities and goals, and commit to seeing projects through, we’re telling
our present and future communities that they’re worth it.” 
Thanks to additional funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA in
2023 awarded a total of $14 million to 19 grantees across Pennsylvania for
assessments, cleanups, and revolving loan funds. EPA currently has 50 open
Brownfields grants across 35 grantees in the Commonwealth.   
During his remarks, Ortiz congratulated two Pennsylvania entities – North
Side Industrial Development Company in Pittsburgh and the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority of Cumberland County in Carlisle – on being selected
to receive $500,000 each in Brownfields Job Training grants.  
“Pennsylvania has a rich industrial history with thousands of revitalized
Brownfields sites and many more sites across the Commonwealth are currently
undergoing the cleanup process, said DEP Acting Executive Deputy Ramez Ziadeh.
“Brownfield projects can both restore the environment and contribute to
greater economic development for businesses and communities. The success of
our Brownfield Redevelopment program would not be possible without our
collaborative partnerships with US EPA and other state agencies. DEP is
committed to connecting communities and transforming sites into places where
people want to live, work and visit through brownfield redevelopment.” 
Provided to nonprofit organizations and other eligible entities, these grants
are used to recruit and train unemployed and underemployed residents from
communities affected by environmental pollution, and economic disinvestment,
and place them in environmental jobs. Since the program was created in 1998,
EPA has funded 371 job training grants totaling over $79 million through the
Brownfields Job Training program. A total of 20,341 individuals have been
trained and 15,168 individuals have been placed in full-time careers related
to land remediation and environmental health and safety. 
To learn more about EPA’s Brownfields program, visit
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields 
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