Article: EPA ADMINISTRATOR JACKSON TO VISIT ATLANTA, ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION FOR CONTAMINATED LAND CLEANUP

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following press release:

On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will announce $1 million in funding to the City of Atlanta, Ga., to support the clean up of sites known as brownfields along the Atlanta BeltLine and other redevelopment corridors. The funds will be used to turn 10 local sites, contaminated by hazardous chemicals or pollutants, into productive properties. This move will help spur redevelopment, secure jobs and create greenspace.

WHO: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson;

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin;

Stan Meiburg, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4;

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