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MassDEP says state led in Brownfields funding, awards MOSFRA grants to coastal groups

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) · June 27, 2024
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MassDEP announced Brownfields regional roundtables and said Massachusetts secured $36.64 million in Brownfields funds nationally and anticipates $4 million for state Brownfields over five years; MassDEP also awarded $691,000+ in MOSFRA grants to municipalities, nonprofits and private groups for coastal oil-spill preparedness.

At its June 27 office hours, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection highlighted recent Brownfields activity and awarded MOSFRA coastal preparedness grants.

MassDEP said the state continues to be a national leader in Brownfields work and has restarted regional Brownfields roundtables with recent sessions in New Bedford, Haverhill and Fitchburg and a planned September session in Springfield. The department reported it secured a large federal/state slot for Brownfields funding and that "we were one of the top, if not the top,…

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