Montrose Environmental Group Supports Transformation of Indigenous Land in Alaska

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Sep 24, 2024, 07:00 ET

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. , Sept. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. ("Montrose" or "the Company") (NYSE: MEG), a high-growth global environmental solutions company, today shared insight into its brownfields and community revitalization work with Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs).

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971 included the transfer of 44 million acres of land to twelve regions and over 200 village ANCs. Some of these areas have been contaminated due to past activities like fuel storage, power generation, natural resource extraction, and were Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDs). Currently, 1,278 sites are listed in the Contaminated ANCSA Lands Inventory, showing documented or potential contamination. In 2023, the United States Congress appropriated $20 million to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and implement the Contaminated ANCSA Lands Assistance Program to address legacy contamination issues. The grants fund site assessment, remediation and community engagement.

Montrose has partnered with ANCs to help navigate the grant application and implementation process, securing and effectively utilizing funding to support assessment and cleanup solutions. Throughout 2023 and 2024, Montrose assisted ANCs with securing and/or implementing $8 million of EPA Brownfield and Contaminated ANCSA Land Grants. Key components across all the projects included:

Leveraging Montrose's suite of services, including consulting and engineering, lab testing, treatment technologies and emergency preparedness; and
Innovative "Conventional and Advanced Site Investigation and Remediation" (CASIR) technologies.

"Our work with Native and Indigenous communities is core to our values at Montrose," said Vijay Manthripragada, president and chief executive officer of Montrose Environmental Group. "We assisted our clients with delivering critical funding to their communities to address environmental issues. This will simultaneously restore tribal lands while providing new jobs, quality affordable housing and enhanced infrastructure and community services. Our work leveraged CASIR technologies to deliver transformative results in vulnerable communities."

A key project included assisting Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), and Tyonek Native Corporation, Inc. (TNC) with a successful grant application for $3 million of EPA funding to support the restoration and reuse of the Iniskin Peninsula.

Key outcomes of the project include:

Restoration of impacted areas for enhanced cultural, subsistence and recreational use;
Reuse plans that include renewable energy, resource extraction and travel and tourism; and
Economic benefits for Alaska Natives and the regional economy.

Montrose continues to support ANCs with grant opportunities and the implementation of funding to revitalize brownfields and communities, including securing funding from EPA's new $2 billion grant program to support the removal of solid and hazardous wastes while delivering nature-based restoration solutions.

About Montrose

Montrose is a leading environmental solutions company focused on supporting commercial and government organizations as they deal with the challenges of today and prepare for what's coming tomorrow. With ~3400 employees across 100+ locations worldwide, Montrose combines deep local knowledge with an integrated approach to design, engineering, and operations, enabling Montrose to respond effectively and efficiently to the unique requirements of each project. From comprehensive air measurement and laboratory services to regulatory compliance, emergency response, permitting, engineering, and remediation, Montrose delivers innovative and practical solutions that keep its clients on top of their immediate needs – and well ahead of the strategic curve. For more information, visit www.montrose-env.com.

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SOURCE Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.