/tags/brownfields brownfields en-US Copyright Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2022-07-07/developers-to-receive-state-funding-to-clean-up-and-reuse-polluted-properties-in-columbus Like most other cities, Columbus has its share of brownfields. Those are polluted plots of land, often old factories, that need restored to their original state before they can be re-developed. There’s a nearly $200 million effort to remediate more than 100 brownfields in Ohio, including eight here in Franklin County. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2022-07-07/developers-to-receive-state-funding-to-clean-up-and-reuse-polluted-properties-in-columbus Tyler Thompson /news/2020-06-25/morpc-wins-federal-grant-to-clean-up-westland-mall-site The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has received a federal grant money to clean up the former location of Westland Mall. After decades of neglect,… Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:57:28 GMT /news/2020-06-25/morpc-wins-federal-grant-to-clean-up-westland-mall-site Clare Roth /wksu-stories/2017-03-29/northeast-ohio-is-facing-a-loss-of-funding-for-brownfields-clean-up President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to the U.S. EPA are raising concerns about federal help for cleaning up and reclaiming brownfields. One... Wed, 29 Mar 2017 22:03:11 GMT /wksu-stories/2017-03-29/northeast-ohio-is-facing-a-loss-of-funding-for-brownfields-clean-up Kevin Niedermier, Kevin Niedermier