Expanded Brownfields Program Supports Redevelopment in Alaska

• Main Author: UAA Justice Center
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 2018
• Subjects: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC); Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA); Alaska Natives; Anchorage; Alaska; bush justice; economy; environment; environmental justice; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Kake; Kodiak Island Borough; Matanuska-Susitna Borough; Ruby; rural justice; Talkeetna; Kodiak; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8811

This article also appeared on pp. 7–8 of the Summer 2018 print edition. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program support the redevelopment of property which may have contaminants from prior use. Anchorage, Mat-Su Borough, and Kodiak Island Borough are current recipients of Brownfields funds. This year Congress increased grant limits under the Brownfields Program and expanded eligibility requirements. Alaska Native villages and corporations that received a contaminated facility from the U.S. government under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) are now eligible for Brownfields grants. Redevelopment projects / Increased grant limits / Kodiak, Anchorage and Mat-Su grants / Eligibility expanded / References