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Recipient: Temporary & Disability Assistance, Office of

Recipient: Transportation, New York Department of

Recipient: Transportation, New York Department of

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Arista Power, Inc., a supplier of custom-designed power management systems, announced that the Genesee County Economic Development Center has partnered with Arista Power to launch a new community solar purchasing initiative, called "Solarize Genesee."

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will offer technical assistance on cutting-edge development issues in five areas of the country, including San Francisco, Calif. The Agency plans to replicate that assistance to other places facing similar development challenges. EPA’s Smart Growth Implementation Assistance program helps communities address development in ways that improve the economy, the environment and public health.

With gasoline and diesel pump prices hovering around $4 a gallon, obviously everyone is looking for cheaper alternatives. And, like they say, necessity is the mother of invention.

Communities in 40 states and 3 Tribes will share $76 million in EPA Brownfields grants to help clean up, revitalize, and sustainably reuse contaminated properties, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. The grants, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will provide funding to eligible entities through brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants. Since the beginning of the Brownfields Program, EPA has awarded 1,895 assessment grants totaling $447.6 million, 279 revolving loan fund grants totaling $273.1 million and 752 cleanup grants totaling $140.8 million.

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