3:26 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced millions of dollars in grants to address contaminated brownfields. As WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports, some of the grants are for projects in upstate New York. The EPA recently announced $66.5 million in grants to address brownfields, and during a press conference Wednesday, some of those projects in the Mohawk Valley and Capital Region were highlighted. Walter Mugdan is the acting Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2. He says since 1995, the Brownfields Program has brought economic revival to “forgotten and struggling communities.” “Nationwide, communities participating in the Brownfields Program have been able to attract more than $34.4 billion in cleanup and redevelopment funding after receiving Brownfields funds. And this has led to over 175,000 jobs in cleanup, construction, and redevelopment,” said Mugdan.