EPA awards brownfields grants in 9 states, D.C.(United States. Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
Waste News, January, 2002 by Geiselman, Bruce
Washington - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $2 million in grants to provide environmental job training at brownfield sites in nine states and in the District of Columbia. The job training grants amount to $200,000 each and are to be used to teach environmental cleanup job skills to individuals living in low-income areas in the vicinity of brownfields sites.
The majority of participants who complete the training program go on to pursue careers with environmental firms and organizations, according to the EPA. Since the program began in 1998, 556 trainees, the majority of whom are minorities, have been hired at an average hourly entry-level wage of $12.12, according to the EPA. The states that received the grants are Delaware,...
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