EPA’s program loses $1 million a year
Sunday, December 11, 2005
By Paul E. Kostyu, Copley Columbus Bureau
COLUMBUS - An Ohio EPA program touted as one of the best in the country for cleaning polluted land loses nearly $1 million a year and doesn’t do much cleaning.
The state has pumped more than $215 million in grants and loans into the program, trying to encourage private developers to participate. Another $40 million is to be awarded this month.
Yet, there’s been no rush. During the past 10 years, other states have redeveloped thousands of so-called brownfields. Ohio has 166. Twenty-six applications are pending, with some in the works for years.
The problem? Read more
By Paul E. Kostyu, Copley Columbus Bureau
COLUMBUS - An Ohio EPA program touted as one of the best in the country for cleaning polluted land loses nearly $1 million a year and doesn’t do much cleaning.
The state has pumped more than $215 million in grants and loans into the program, trying to encourage private developers to participate. Another $40 million is to be awarded this month.
Yet, there’s been no rush. During the past 10 years, other states have redeveloped thousands of so-called brownfields. Ohio has 166. Twenty-six applications are pending, with some in the works for years.
The problem? Read more
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