EPA Brownfields Grants To States Face Cuts Despite Increased Demand

An EPA brownfields official is warning state officials of expected cuts to the grants the agency gives states annually to support brownfields programs -- even if Congress restores some of the funding the Trump administration proposed to eliminate -- noting the likely reductions come as demand among states and tribes for the grants continues to rise. The fiscal year 2018 budget request for brownfields "was shocking in its skinniness," EPA Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization Director David Lloyd said...