ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 6 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded $2.58 million to six Minnesota communities to investigate or clean up contamination sites approved for redevelopment. DEED's Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grant Program awarded the funding, which will leverage more than $411 million in private investment. The funding is expe  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 6 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2023: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of $30,304,970 in construction grants to nine drinking water and wastewater systems. These construction projects are funded from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that Governor Brad Little directed to DEQ in 2022. "Water is our most valuable resource, and we absolutely must keep up the infrastructure   more