Cartwright Announces $500K Brownfields Grant for Earth Conservancy

Times Leader article illustrates Matt Cartwright’s commitment to protecting clean air and water through a federal grant awarded to the Earth Conservancy: 

“U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced on Wednesday a grant of $500,000 has been awarded to the Earth Conservancy as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields program.” …  

“’We know this type of funding is sorely needed in northeastern Pennsylvania,’ Cartwright said in a press release issued Wednesday. ‘This not only helps clean up the environment, but allows these properties to be used for future economic development and supporting the local economies.’”

Read the full story in the Times Leader.