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    DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To City Of Bloomer

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the site of a former agricultural cooperative on the north side of the City of Bloomer is on its way to being cleaned up with help from a grant from the department.

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    DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To Village Of Clinton

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the site where a former gas station that later served as a small engine repair shop in the Village of Clinton is on its way to being cleaned up with help from a grant from the department.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    NR 700 Technical Focus Group

    RR Program staff will present information regarding ongoing and upcoming guidance development and communications in the RR program.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Wisconsin Brownfields Study Group Meeting

    The Brownfields Study Group was created in 1998 at the direction of the governor and state Legislature to evaluate Wisconsin's current brownfields initiatives and recommend changes, as well as propose additional incentives for the cleanup and…

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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.

  • News

    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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