Connecticut Receives Brownfields Grant Money

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that 41 U.S. communities are receiving approximately $15 million in total supplemental funding to help clean up and redevelop contaminated “brownfield” sites.  Several Connecticut communities are included, receiving $1.25 million in total grant funding.  Bridgeport and New Haven will each receive $350,000; Winchester will receive $200,000; and an economic development entity called Regional Economic Xcelleration (REX) Development, representing New Haven-area communities, will receive $350,000, according to the Hartford Business Journal.