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    DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To City Of Neenah

    With the assistance of a brownfields grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the City of Neenah is taking the next steps towards redeveloping a former auto salvage yard on the south side of the city.

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    DNR Awards Brownfields Grant Valued Up To $35,000 To Grant County

    An abandoned downtown property in Lancaster with a 25-year history of petroleum contamination is getting closer to being cleaned up and marketable to possible buyers with assistance from a brownfields grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

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    DNR Awards Brownfields Grant Valued Up To $35,000 To City Of Stoughton Redevelopment Authority

    A blighted riverfront property in Stoughton is on the way to being cleaned up with assistance from a brownfields grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). 

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    DNR Awards Brownfields Grant Valued Up To $35,000 To City Of Portage

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) program to the city of Portage. The WAM program provides contractor services for environmental assessment worth up to $35,000 for eligible sites. The DNR awarded the grant to the city of Portage for a property in the city’s downtown that has been abandoned and left to the elements since 2018.

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    DNR's Brownfield Program Launches Interactive Map To Highlight Statewide Cleanup And Redevelopment Successes

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) now has a GIS-based map available that offers a statewide look at many of the state's successful brownfield cleanup and redevelopment projects since the passage of the Land Recycling Act in 1995.

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    Vapor Intrusion Prevention & Partnership Toolkit

    Former Dry Cleaners - The Hidden Risk In the 1900s, dry cleaning (waterless cleaning of garments utilizing a chemical solvent) was a common business.

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    Remediation & Redevelopment Program Public Notices

    Remediation & Redevelopment (RR) Program public notices and public comment opportunities are listed below.External advisory group meeting information can be found on each group’s webpage and on the DNR Hearings and Meetings Calendar.Find…

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    Madison-Kipp Corporation Madison, Wisconsin

    The Madison-Kipp Corporation web page has been archived. If you have any questions about the Madison-Kipp Corporation remediation, please contact Luke Lampo. Information is also available on the Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking…

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    Wisconsin Plant Recovery Initiative (WPRI)

    WPRI is a DNR effort to help businesses and communities expedite the cleanup and reuse of industrial and/or commercial facilities that have or are planning to shut their doors. Besides the loss of jobs, tax revenue and local business, a plant…

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    Wisconsin Brownfields Coalition

    The Wisconsin Brownfields Coalition was created in 2003 in order to obtain federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for brownfields cleanup. Current members include the DNR and Wisconsin's nine regional planning commissions.…

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