The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) recently awarded additional Brownfield grants and loans to communities to protect public health and the environment and revitalize contaminated property.
MDEQ Awards Brownfield Grants and Loans for 11 Communities
1,400 Brownfield Properties Assessed in 2017
Since the beginning of the EPA's Brownfields program in 1995, more than 27,000 properties have been assessed throughout the country, including more than 1,400 in the last fiscal year. A Brownfield property is one where the redevelopment or reuse of the property may be complicated by the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.