WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed an announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Iowa will receive $2.5 million in federal funding authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Grassley supported in 2021. The total includes $2 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) grants to accelerate the cleanup of polluted sites and $500,000 to one high-performing Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grantee.
The EPA defines a brownfield as a property where expansion, redevelopment or reuse could be complicated due to the presence, or potential presence, of hazardous substances, pollutants or c...