The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1 million to four Connecticut municipal agencies to assess and clean contaminated parcels in the states.
East Hartford received $200,000 to conduct a community-wide assessment of its brownfield properties. Meriden received the same amount for the same purpose.
The city of Bridgeport received $200,000 to clean up the site of former manufacturer AGI Rubber while the Greater Bridgeport Regional Council received $400,000 to conduct a community-wide assessment grant.
The money is part of $10.3 million EPA awarded throughout New England to clean up brownfields and $54.4 million across the country.
