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January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024
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Port of Los Angeles plans to build near-dock chassis facility, container storage yard
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Secretary Vilsack Highlights U.S. Agriculture’s Climate Leadership at COP28
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 8, 2023 – The United States’ leadership in climate-smart agriculture and forestry is taking center stage at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) as Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and other U.S. Department of Agriculture officials highlight the U.S. commitment to investing in innovative climate solutions, quantifying and demonstrating results, and sharing resources and solutions with the world.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Investment to Recruit and Train California Workers for Community Revitalization Work
SAN FRANCISCO (Dec. 8, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of two California entities to receive a total of $944,000 for environmental job training programs as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The grants through EPA’s Brownfields Jobs Training Program will help recruit, train, and place workers for community revitalization and cleanup projects.
1. Kern County Builders Exchange has been selected to receive $500,000 for their job training program. The Kern County Builders Exchange is a non-profit located in California’s Central Valley that, through its larger network, supports workers and community members in Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings Counties. The Builders Exchange plans to train 300 students under this Brownfields Job Training grant. They plan to specifically target underemployed community members and provide the skills and training needed to remediate idle oil and gas wells and other petroleum-related sites throughout the region. This approach has the dual benefit of providing trainees with the skills they need for a career in environmental remediation and supporting Central Valley’s continued energy transition.
2. The City of Pittsburg has been selected to receive $444,000 for their Future Build Program. The program will continue its work to address public health and environmental justice in neighborhoods impacted by environmental harms. Pittsburg’s program serves community members who are unemployed or underemployed and focuses on providing support to students who are low-income. In addition to training students in various environmental health and safety topics, all students graduating from the program complete a project installing solar panel systems on the homes of low-income community members.
“President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is having a real-world impact on the ground here in California, creating good-paying jobs and revitalizing communities,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. “Through these two Brownfields grants, EPA is investing in the next generation of environmental workers, helping them build the skills to clean up legacy pollution in communities across our state.”
“California is committed to expanding opportunity and driving sustainable economic growth all across our state" said Governor Gavin Newsom. "We thank the Biden-Harris Administration for furthering our efforts through these grants, which will help residents in Kern County and Pittsburg access valuable training and certifications for environmental jobs while helping to revitalize their communities."
“I applaud the selection of Kern County Builders Exchange and the City of Pittsburg for the Brownfields Job Training Grant. This is an important investment that will boost the creation of hundreds of good-paying environmental jobs in communities impacted by hazardous pollution,” said Senator Alex Padilla. “I’ll continue working to bring additional essential investments for the cleanup and redevelopment of these lands for the health and safety of our communities, and to ensure that we deliver on the transformational change needed to build a green economy in the 21st century.”
“Getting people in California greater access to good-paying jobs is a huge priority of mine, and I'm pleased to see this important funding go to the City of Pittsburg and the Kern County Builders Exchange,” said Senator Laphonza Butler. “These grants will make a positive difference for hundreds of students in the East Bay and Central Valley by giving them the skills and training they need to thrive. They will get students ready for jobs that not only make our communities stronger, but also fit in line with our larger environmental goals. In the end, these are a win for our state, our economy, and our environment.”
“I am thrilled that the City of Pittsburg has been selected for the Brownfields Job Training Grant. This grant will enable the City and its partners to recruit and train residents of east Contra Costa into socially impactful and well-paying careers in the environmental remediation sector. Pittsburg has already taken great strides to clean up legacy environmental contamination in the area, and this grant will enable the City to finish this important work,” said Representative John Garamendi.
“Kern County and California’s Central Valley’s energy industry continues to transition,” said Kern County Builders Exchange Executive Director Mikin Plummer. “The EPA’s Brownfields Job Training funding provides opportunities for workers from the energy industry to develop the environmental expertise for brownfield remediation that comes with these changes. We look forward to both the individual impact for a worker’s career, and the community transformation they’ll support.”
“The careers available to Future Build graduates of this EPA program are in-demand and important for moving the needle toward statewide environmental and local workforce targets,” said City of Pittsburg Council Member Juan Banales. “With a nearly 90% placement rate of graduates, we look forward to partnering with the EPA in enriching the lives of many more in our East County underserved communities.”
Nationwide, these grants will provide funding to organizations that are working to create a skilled workforce in communities where assessment, cleanup, and preparation of so called brownfield sites for reuse activities are taking place. Individuals completing a job training program funded by EPA often overcome a variety of barriers to employment and many are from historically underserved neighborhoods or reside in the areas that are affected by environmental burdens.
Job training and workforce development are an important part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance economic opportunities and address environmental justice issues in underserved communities. All of the FY24 Brownfields Job Training Program applications selected across the U.S. have proposed to work in areas that include disadvantaged communities as defined by the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, delivering on President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative which aims to deliver at least 40% of the benefits of certain government investments to underserved and overburdened communities.
Under the Brownfields Jobs Training Program, individuals typically graduate with a variety of certifications that improve their marketability and help ensure that employment opportunities are not just temporary contractual work, but long-term environmental careers. This includes certifications in:
Lead and asbestos abatement,
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response,
Mold remediation,
Environmental sampling and analysis, and
Other environmental health and safety training
For more information on the selected Brownfields Job Training Grant recipients, including past grant recipients, please visit EPA’s Grant Factsheet Tool.
Background
President Biden’s leadership and bipartisan congressional action have delivered the single-largest investment ever made in U.S. brownfields infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests more than $1.5 billion through EPA’s highly successful Brownfields Program, which is helping more communities than ever before begin to address the economic, social, and environmental challenges caused by the legacy pollution at brownfield sites.
Since 1998, EPA has announced 414 grants totaling over $100.5 million through Brownfield Job Training Programs. With these grants, more than 21,500 individuals have completed training and over 16,370 individuals have been placed in careers related to land remediation and environmental health and safety. The average starting wage for these individuals is over $15 an hour.
Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on X.
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1. Kern County Builders Exchange has been selected to receive $500,000 for their job training program. The Kern County Builders Exchange is a non-profit located in California’s Central Valley that, through its larger network, supports workers and community members in Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings Counties. The Builders Exchange plans to train 300 students under this Brownfields Job Training grant. They plan to specifically target underemployed community members and provide the skills and training needed to remediate idle oil and gas wells and other petroleum-related sites throughout the region. This approach has the dual benefit of providing trainees with the skills they need for a career in environmental remediation and supporting Central Valley’s continued energy transition.
2. The City of Pittsburg has been selected to receive $444,000 for their Future Build Program. The program will continue its work to address public health and environmental justice in neighborhoods impacted by environmental harms. Pittsburg’s program serves community members who are unemployed or underemployed and focuses on providing support to students who are low-income. In addition to training students in various environmental health and safety topics, all students graduating from the program complete a project installing solar panel systems on the homes of low-income community members.
“President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is having a real-world impact on the ground here in California, creating good-paying jobs and revitalizing communities,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. “Through these two Brownfields grants, EPA is investing in the next generation of environmental workers, helping them build the skills to clean up legacy pollution in communities across our state.”
“California is committed to expanding opportunity and driving sustainable economic growth all across our state" said Governor Gavin Newsom. "We thank the Biden-Harris Administration for furthering our efforts through these grants, which will help residents in Kern County and Pittsburg access valuable training and certifications for environmental jobs while helping to revitalize their communities."
“I applaud the selection of Kern County Builders Exchange and the City of Pittsburg for the Brownfields Job Training Grant. This is an important investment that will boost the creation of hundreds of good-paying environmental jobs in communities impacted by hazardous pollution,” said Senator Alex Padilla. “I’ll continue working to bring additional essential investments for the cleanup and redevelopment of these lands for the health and safety of our communities, and to ensure that we deliver on the transformational change needed to build a green economy in the 21st century.”
“Getting people in California greater access to good-paying jobs is a huge priority of mine, and I'm pleased to see this important funding go to the City of Pittsburg and the Kern County Builders Exchange,” said Senator Laphonza Butler. “These grants will make a positive difference for hundreds of students in the East Bay and Central Valley by giving them the skills and training they need to thrive. They will get students ready for jobs that not only make our communities stronger, but also fit in line with our larger environmental goals. In the end, these are a win for our state, our economy, and our environment.”
“I am thrilled that the City of Pittsburg has been selected for the Brownfields Job Training Grant. This grant will enable the City and its partners to recruit and train residents of east Contra Costa into socially impactful and well-paying careers in the environmental remediation sector. Pittsburg has already taken great strides to clean up legacy environmental contamination in the area, and this grant will enable the City to finish this important work,” said Representative John Garamendi.
“Kern County and California’s Central Valley’s energy industry continues to transition,” said Kern County Builders Exchange Executive Director Mikin Plummer. “The EPA’s Brownfields Job Training funding provides opportunities for workers from the energy industry to develop the environmental expertise for brownfield remediation that comes with these changes. We look forward to both the individual impact for a worker’s career, and the community transformation they’ll support.”
“The careers available to Future Build graduates of this EPA program are in-demand and important for moving the needle toward statewide environmental and local workforce targets,” said City of Pittsburg Council Member Juan Banales. “With a nearly 90% placement rate of graduates, we look forward to partnering with the EPA in enriching the lives of many more in our East County underserved communities.”
Nationwide, these grants will provide funding to organizations that are working to create a skilled workforce in communities where assessment, cleanup, and preparation of so called brownfield sites for reuse activities are taking place. Individuals completing a job training program funded by EPA often overcome a variety of barriers to employment and many are from historically underserved neighborhoods or reside in the areas that are affected by environmental burdens.
Job training and workforce development are an important part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance economic opportunities and address environmental justice issues in underserved communities. All of the FY24 Brownfields Job Training Program applications selected across the U.S. have proposed to work in areas that include disadvantaged communities as defined by the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, delivering on President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative which aims to deliver at least 40% of the benefits of certain government investments to underserved and overburdened communities.
Under the Brownfields Jobs Training Program, individuals typically graduate with a variety of certifications that improve their marketability and help ensure that employment opportunities are not just temporary contractual work, but long-term environmental careers. This includes certifications in:
Lead and asbestos abatement,
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response,
Mold remediation,
Environmental sampling and analysis, and
Other environmental health and safety training
For more information on the selected Brownfields Job Training Grant recipients, including past grant recipients, please visit EPA’s Grant Factsheet Tool.
Background
President Biden’s leadership and bipartisan congressional action have delivered the single-largest investment ever made in U.S. brownfields infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests more than $1.5 billion through EPA’s highly successful Brownfields Program, which is helping more communities than ever before begin to address the economic, social, and environmental challenges caused by the legacy pollution at brownfield sites.
Since 1998, EPA has announced 414 grants totaling over $100.5 million through Brownfield Job Training Programs. With these grants, more than 21,500 individuals have completed training and over 16,370 individuals have been placed in careers related to land remediation and environmental health and safety. The average starting wage for these individuals is over $15 an hour.
Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on X.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Recruit and Train Workers in Racine, Wisconsin for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps in Racine, Wisconsin, has been selected to receive a $500,000 environmental job training grant as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The grant, provided through EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program, will help recruit, train, and place Racine workers for community revitalization and cleanup projects at brownfield sites in Wisconsin.
Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps will train 160 students and place at least 128 in environmental jobs. Students who complete the training will earn up to seven federal certifications. The program will target students in the city of Racine, specifically veterans and unemployed or under-employed young adults who have significant barriers to employment, including a history of incarceration, insufficient educational attainment, mental illness, disability, or a history of substance abuse.
“President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is having a powerful, real-world impact on the ground, creating good-paying jobs and revitalizing communities,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “The President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has supercharged our Brownfields program, enabling EPA to invest in the next generation of environmental workers to take on the much-needed work of cleaning up legacy pollution in communities across America.”
“This grant will give young people the tools they need to address environmental challenges in their own communities,” said EPA Regional Administrator Debra Shore. “The program provides disadvantaged youth the opportunity to get a job leading the way for the next generation of environmental leaders in Wisconsin.”
“I voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fix our nation’s infrastructure, create good paying jobs, and build a cleaner, safer, and more resilient environment for the next generation,” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin. “To clean up some of our most contaminated areas and revitalize these neighborhoods, we need the skilled workforce to do it. With this federal support, more Wisconsinites will get the training and skills they need to land good-paying jobs and help address legacy pollution.”
The Brownfields Job Training Program grants provide funding to organizations to create a skilled workforce in communities where assessment, cleanup, and preparation of brownfield sites for reuse are taking place. Individuals completing a job training program funded by EPA often overcome a variety of barriers to employment and many are from historically underserved neighborhoods or reside in the areas affected by environmental justice issues.
High-quality job training and workforce development are an important part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance economic opportunities and address environmental justice issues in underserved communities. All of the FY24 Brownfields Job Training Program applications selected involve work in areas that include disadvantaged communities as defined by the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, delivering on President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative which aims to deliver at least 40% of the benefits of certain government investments to underserved and overburdened communities.
Under the Brownfields Job Training Program, individuals typically graduate with certifications that improve their marketability and help ensure that employment opportunities are not just temporary contractual work, but long-term and high-quality environmental careers. This includes certifications in:
Lead and asbestos abatement,
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response,
Mold remediation,
Environmental sampling and analysis, and
Other environmental health and safety training
For more information on the selected Brownfields Job Training Grant recipients, including past Grant recipients, please visit EPA’s Grant Factsheet Tool.
Background
President Biden’s leadership and bipartisan congressional action have delivered the single-largest investment ever made in U.S. brownfields infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests more than $1.5 billion through EPA’s highly successful Brownfields Program, which is helping more communities than ever before begin to address the economic, social, and environmental challenges caused by legacy pollution at brownfield sites. Today’s funding for Brownfields Job Training Grants comes from this historic investment, which is allowing more communities, states, and Tribes to access larger grants to build and enhance the environmental curriculum in job training programs to support job creation and community revitalization at brownfield sites. Ultimately, this investment will help trained individuals access jobs created through brownfields revitalization activities in their communities.
Since 1998, EPA has announced 414 grants totaling over $100.5 million through Brownfield Job Training Programs. With these grants, more than 21,500 individuals have completed training and over 16,370 individuals have been placed in careers related to land remediation and environmental health and safety. The average starting wage for these individuals is over $15 an hour.
For more information on this, and other types of Brownfields Grants, please visit EPA’s Brownfields webpage.
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Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps will train 160 students and place at least 128 in environmental jobs. Students who complete the training will earn up to seven federal certifications. The program will target students in the city of Racine, specifically veterans and unemployed or under-employed young adults who have significant barriers to employment, including a history of incarceration, insufficient educational attainment, mental illness, disability, or a history of substance abuse.
“President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is having a powerful, real-world impact on the ground, creating good-paying jobs and revitalizing communities,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “The President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has supercharged our Brownfields program, enabling EPA to invest in the next generation of environmental workers to take on the much-needed work of cleaning up legacy pollution in communities across America.”
“This grant will give young people the tools they need to address environmental challenges in their own communities,” said EPA Regional Administrator Debra Shore. “The program provides disadvantaged youth the opportunity to get a job leading the way for the next generation of environmental leaders in Wisconsin.”
“I voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fix our nation’s infrastructure, create good paying jobs, and build a cleaner, safer, and more resilient environment for the next generation,” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin. “To clean up some of our most contaminated areas and revitalize these neighborhoods, we need the skilled workforce to do it. With this federal support, more Wisconsinites will get the training and skills they need to land good-paying jobs and help address legacy pollution.”
The Brownfields Job Training Program grants provide funding to organizations to create a skilled workforce in communities where assessment, cleanup, and preparation of brownfield sites for reuse are taking place. Individuals completing a job training program funded by EPA often overcome a variety of barriers to employment and many are from historically underserved neighborhoods or reside in the areas affected by environmental justice issues.
High-quality job training and workforce development are an important part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance economic opportunities and address environmental justice issues in underserved communities. All of the FY24 Brownfields Job Training Program applications selected involve work in areas that include disadvantaged communities as defined by the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, delivering on President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative which aims to deliver at least 40% of the benefits of certain government investments to underserved and overburdened communities.
Under the Brownfields Job Training Program, individuals typically graduate with certifications that improve their marketability and help ensure that employment opportunities are not just temporary contractual work, but long-term and high-quality environmental careers. This includes certifications in:
Lead and asbestos abatement,
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response,
Mold remediation,
Environmental sampling and analysis, and
Other environmental health and safety training
For more information on the selected Brownfields Job Training Grant recipients, including past Grant recipients, please visit EPA’s Grant Factsheet Tool.
Background
President Biden’s leadership and bipartisan congressional action have delivered the single-largest investment ever made in U.S. brownfields infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests more than $1.5 billion through EPA’s highly successful Brownfields Program, which is helping more communities than ever before begin to address the economic, social, and environmental challenges caused by legacy pollution at brownfield sites. Today’s funding for Brownfields Job Training Grants comes from this historic investment, which is allowing more communities, states, and Tribes to access larger grants to build and enhance the environmental curriculum in job training programs to support job creation and community revitalization at brownfield sites. Ultimately, this investment will help trained individuals access jobs created through brownfields revitalization activities in their communities.
Since 1998, EPA has announced 414 grants totaling over $100.5 million through Brownfield Job Training Programs. With these grants, more than 21,500 individuals have completed training and over 16,370 individuals have been placed in careers related to land remediation and environmental health and safety. The average starting wage for these individuals is over $15 an hour.
For more information on this, and other types of Brownfields Grants, please visit EPA’s Brownfields webpage.
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EPA solicits comments and will host public hearing in Bainbridge, Georgia regarding BASF Corporation’s Attapulgus facility
ATLANTA (December 8, 2023) –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public hearing next Wednesday, December 13, 2023, to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on EPA’s objection to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the BASF Corporation’s Attapulgus facility in southwest Georgia. The EPA will also accept written comments on its objection through December 20, 2023.
In 2012, EPA objected to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s draft NPDES permit for the BASF Attapulgus facility because it did not include effluent limits stringent enough to meet Florida’s water quality standards downstream of the facility as required by the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the BASF discharge is contributing to a failure to meet water quality standards in Lake Talquin, a lake in Leon County Florida.
EPA is required to hold the public hearing prior to making a final determination on its 2012 permit objection. EPA delayed this hearing following the 2012 objection to allow Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection to complete a pollutant load allocation for Lake Talquin, which provides information to support development of permit limits in the BASF facility’s permit that will meet Florida’s water quality standards.
The hearing will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Southern Regional Technical College Bainbridge Campus, Charles H. Kirbo Center, located at 2500 East Shotwell Street in Bainbridge. Participants can join in-person or online, and they may submit written comments or present oral comments during the hearing.
Participants may register for in-person or virtual attendance at: https://projects.erg.com/conferences/epa/register-basf.asp
Registration for in-person attendance is recommended, but not required. EPA may close the hearing 15 minutes after the last pre-registered speaker has commented if there are no additional speakers.
Additionally, the public may send written comments to EPA through the close of the public comment period on December 20, 2023, by email to R4NPDESComments@epa.gov or mail to: Environmental Protection Agency, NPDES Permitting Section, Water Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-8960.
After considering all comments received during the hearing and in writing, EPA will issue a final determination that will either withdraw, modify or reaffirm the objection.
For more information, visit: www.epa.gov/publicnotices/notice-public-hearing-regarding-epa-objection-draft-npdes-permit-basf-facility
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In 2012, EPA objected to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s draft NPDES permit for the BASF Attapulgus facility because it did not include effluent limits stringent enough to meet Florida’s water quality standards downstream of the facility as required by the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the BASF discharge is contributing to a failure to meet water quality standards in Lake Talquin, a lake in Leon County Florida.
EPA is required to hold the public hearing prior to making a final determination on its 2012 permit objection. EPA delayed this hearing following the 2012 objection to allow Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection to complete a pollutant load allocation for Lake Talquin, which provides information to support development of permit limits in the BASF facility’s permit that will meet Florida’s water quality standards.
The hearing will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Southern Regional Technical College Bainbridge Campus, Charles H. Kirbo Center, located at 2500 East Shotwell Street in Bainbridge. Participants can join in-person or online, and they may submit written comments or present oral comments during the hearing.
Participants may register for in-person or virtual attendance at: https://projects.erg.com/conferences/epa/register-basf.asp
Registration for in-person attendance is recommended, but not required. EPA may close the hearing 15 minutes after the last pre-registered speaker has commented if there are no additional speakers.
Additionally, the public may send written comments to EPA through the close of the public comment period on December 20, 2023, by email to R4NPDESComments@epa.gov or mail to: Environmental Protection Agency, NPDES Permitting Section, Water Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-8960.
After considering all comments received during the hearing and in writing, EPA will issue a final determination that will either withdraw, modify or reaffirm the objection.
For more information, visit: www.epa.gov/publicnotices/notice-public-hearing-regarding-epa-objection-draft-npdes-permit-basf-facility
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EPA Announces $458K to Recruit and Train Missouri Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda
LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 8, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Cornerstones of Care to receive a total of $458,358 for environmental job training programs as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.
The grants through EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program will help recruit, train, and place workers for community revitalization and cleanup projects at brownfield sites across Missouri.
Cornerstones of Care has been selected to receive funding to train 50 students and place at least 25 in environmental jobs. The training program includes 180 hours of instruction in 40-hour HAZWOPER, Eco-Community Build Action, Forestry Restoration, Landscape Restoration, Environmental Data Analysis, Eco-Community Build Engagement, Conservation Job Readiness, and General Industry. Key partners include Heartland Conservation Alliance, Native Lands Restoration Collaboration, Bridging the Gap, Kaw Valley Engineering, and True North Outdoor.
“We are proud to partner with Cornerstones of Care in their efforts to train under-resourced youth to be the environmental leaders of tomorrow,” said EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister. “The Brownfields Job Training Program is an excellent opportunity to train local workers in environmental careers while providing the skills and certifications needed to obtain well-paying jobs.”
“With this federal funding from the President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Kansas City will have an opportunity to revitalize underserved communities that are too often forgotten while also strengthening our workforce and training the next generation of America’s environmental leaders,” said U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-5). “It’s just another example of what we can accomplish when we put politics aside and focus on the needs of our communities. While I may have been the only Representative from Missouri to vote for the President’s infrastructure law, I remain proud to have done so—and I will never stop working to find common ground and deliver bipartisan solutions for communities throughout Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District.”
“On behalf of Cornerstones of Care and Build Trybe, we are ecstatic about receiving this grant from the Environmental Protection Agency,” said Cornerstones of Care President and CEO Merideth Rose. “Build Trybe’s alliance with the EPA will provide training and marketable skills in conservation to underserved and disadvantaged youth throughout Kansas City. This is a win-win for the environment and the future of the youth we serve.”
These grants will provide funding to organizations that are working to create a skilled workforce in communities where assessment, cleanup, and preparation of brownfield sites for reuse activities are taking place. Individuals completing a job training program funded by EPA often overcome a variety of barriers to employment, and many are from historically underserved neighborhoods or reside in areas that are affected by environmental justice issues.
High-quality job training and workforce development are essential to the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to advancing economic opportunities and addressing environmental justice issues in underserved communities. All of the FY 2024 Brownfields Job Training Program applications selected have proposed to work in areas that include disadvantaged communities as defined by the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, delivering on President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which aims to deliver at least 40% of the benefits of certain government investments to underserved and overburdened communities.
Under the Brownfields Job Training Program, individuals typically graduate with a variety of certifications that improve their marketability and help ensure that employment opportunities are not just temporary contractual work but long-term and high-quality environmental careers. This includes certifications in:
· Lead and asbestos abatement
· Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
· Mold remediation
· Environmental sampling and analysis
· Other environmental health and safety training
For more information on the selected Brownfields Job Training Grant recipients, including past grant recipients, please visit EPA’s Brownfields Grant Fact Sheet Tool.
Background
President Biden’s leadership and bipartisan congressional action have delivered the single-largest investment ever made in U.S. brownfields infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests more than $1.5 billion through EPA’s highly successful Brownfields Program, which is helping more communities than ever before begin to address the economic, social, and environmental challenges caused by the legacy pollution at brownfield sites.
Today’s funding for Brownfields Job Training Grants comes from this historic investment, which is allowing more communities, states, and tribes to access larger grants to build and enhance the environmental curriculum in job training programs to support job creation and community revitalization at brownfield sites. Ultimately, this investment will help trained individuals access jobs created through brownfield revitalization activities within their communities.
Since 1998, EPA has announced 414 grants totaling over $100.5 million through Brownfields Job Training Programs. With these grants, more than 21,500 individuals have completed training, and over 16,370 individuals have been placed in careers related to land remediation and environmental health and safety. The average starting wage for these individuals is over $15 an hour.
For more information on this and other types of Brownfields Grants, please visit EPA’s Brownfields Grants page.
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Learn more about EPA Region 7
The grants through EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program will help recruit, train, and place workers for community revitalization and cleanup projects at brownfield sites across Missouri.
Cornerstones of Care has been selected to receive funding to train 50 students and place at least 25 in environmental jobs. The training program includes 180 hours of instruction in 40-hour HAZWOPER, Eco-Community Build Action, Forestry Restoration, Landscape Restoration, Environmental Data Analysis, Eco-Community Build Engagement, Conservation Job Readiness, and General Industry. Key partners include Heartland Conservation Alliance, Native Lands Restoration Collaboration, Bridging the Gap, Kaw Valley Engineering, and True North Outdoor.
“We are proud to partner with Cornerstones of Care in their efforts to train under-resourced youth to be the environmental leaders of tomorrow,” said EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister. “The Brownfields Job Training Program is an excellent opportunity to train local workers in environmental careers while providing the skills and certifications needed to obtain well-paying jobs.”
“With this federal funding from the President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Kansas City will have an opportunity to revitalize underserved communities that are too often forgotten while also strengthening our workforce and training the next generation of America’s environmental leaders,” said U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-5). “It’s just another example of what we can accomplish when we put politics aside and focus on the needs of our communities. While I may have been the only Representative from Missouri to vote for the President’s infrastructure law, I remain proud to have done so—and I will never stop working to find common ground and deliver bipartisan solutions for communities throughout Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District.”
“On behalf of Cornerstones of Care and Build Trybe, we are ecstatic about receiving this grant from the Environmental Protection Agency,” said Cornerstones of Care President and CEO Merideth Rose. “Build Trybe’s alliance with the EPA will provide training and marketable skills in conservation to underserved and disadvantaged youth throughout Kansas City. This is a win-win for the environment and the future of the youth we serve.”
These grants will provide funding to organizations that are working to create a skilled workforce in communities where assessment, cleanup, and preparation of brownfield sites for reuse activities are taking place. Individuals completing a job training program funded by EPA often overcome a variety of barriers to employment, and many are from historically underserved neighborhoods or reside in areas that are affected by environmental justice issues.
High-quality job training and workforce development are essential to the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to advancing economic opportunities and addressing environmental justice issues in underserved communities. All of the FY 2024 Brownfields Job Training Program applications selected have proposed to work in areas that include disadvantaged communities as defined by the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, delivering on President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which aims to deliver at least 40% of the benefits of certain government investments to underserved and overburdened communities.
Under the Brownfields Job Training Program, individuals typically graduate with a variety of certifications that improve their marketability and help ensure that employment opportunities are not just temporary contractual work but long-term and high-quality environmental careers. This includes certifications in:
· Lead and asbestos abatement
· Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
· Mold remediation
· Environmental sampling and analysis
· Other environmental health and safety training
For more information on the selected Brownfields Job Training Grant recipients, including past grant recipients, please visit EPA’s Brownfields Grant Fact Sheet Tool.
Background
President Biden’s leadership and bipartisan congressional action have delivered the single-largest investment ever made in U.S. brownfields infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests more than $1.5 billion through EPA’s highly successful Brownfields Program, which is helping more communities than ever before begin to address the economic, social, and environmental challenges caused by the legacy pollution at brownfield sites.
Today’s funding for Brownfields Job Training Grants comes from this historic investment, which is allowing more communities, states, and tribes to access larger grants to build and enhance the environmental curriculum in job training programs to support job creation and community revitalization at brownfield sites. Ultimately, this investment will help trained individuals access jobs created through brownfield revitalization activities within their communities.
Since 1998, EPA has announced 414 grants totaling over $100.5 million through Brownfields Job Training Programs. With these grants, more than 21,500 individuals have completed training, and over 16,370 individuals have been placed in careers related to land remediation and environmental health and safety. The average starting wage for these individuals is over $15 an hour.
For more information on this and other types of Brownfields Grants, please visit EPA’s Brownfields Grants page.
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