Berkshire County, MA – The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $2.5 million to the Berkshires for various projects to handle pollution and spark redevelopment.
The money will help study and remediate toxic sites across the Berkshires, including multiple contaminated properties in Great Barrington and Adams.
A total of $13 million was awarded to seven sites across Massachusetts, putting the EPA’s “commitment to protect human health and the environment into action while remaining good stewards of tax dollars and advancing policies to energize the economy,” according to an announcement made on Friday by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
The money is part of a larger $267 million the agency awarded to address polluted sites across the U.S.
It includes $2 million in additional money to the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission’s Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund program. This adds to the nearly $11.1 million already awarded to make loans for a variety of projects, according to the EPA’s news release.