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MassDEP says IIJA‑funded brownfields grants briefly froze, then reopened; monitoring continues
Summary
MassDEP officials told the advisory committee that two EPA‑funded brownfields grants were affected by a federal freeze tied to an OMB memorandum; Massachusetts and other states pursued court action, and as of the meeting the bureau reported the grants had been reopened but the situation remains fluid and monitored daily.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection staff reported that two EPA brownfields grants managed by the Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup were affected by a federal freeze tied to an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum and related federal actions.
Bureau Assistant Commissioner Millie Garcia Serrano and Diane Baxter, director of MassDEP’s Federal…
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