EPA at Work in Detroit and Downriver Communities in MI - Land, Waste and Cleanup
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Brownfields and Job Training
EPA Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup grants have played an important role in the on-going redevelopment of the Detroit riverfront east of downtown. Michigan’s first urban state park, popular cultural attractions and new residences and businesses continue to expand in this formerly industrial section of the city. The Detroit River Conservancy estimates $275 million have been invested along the riverfront with an additional $1 billion expected in the next decade.
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Brownfields Redevelopment Planning in River Rouge, MI: EPA funded a Brownfield Area Wide Planning Project in Wayne County for a redevelopment action plan for DTE Energy’s closing coal-fired power plant in River Rouge, MI. Planning took two years of community conversations and engagement with Wayne County and DTE Energy.
Demolition Stakeholder Engagement
Community relations is important for any planned demolition activity. Communication strategies inform neighborhoods about potential health and safety impacts of individual demolitions, as well as broader revitalization initiatives. the presentations features the Detroit Land Bank.
Site Mapping
Cleanups in my Community maps sites, facilities and properties for which EPA collects information by law or voluntarily via grants. This does not include state or locally funded cleanups. In addition, data in this system is updated according to varying schedules and may not yet reflect real changes at the locations covered here.
Superfund
Emergency Response
- EPA is coordinating with the Detroit Fire Department and Michigan EGLE to host a training to discuss EPA resources available to Detroit during emergency responses.