Lawyer Sanders says U.S. EPA gives $50,000 to city of Houston, Texas to develop solar energy site on old 300 acre landfill.

U.S. EPA awarded the city of Houston, Texas $50,000 to help develop a solar energy plant on the site of a former landfill. The Houston project seeks to revitalize a 300-acre former landfill site located near downtown. Funding from EPA will help with evaluating the various environmental, engineering, and regulatory issues involved in the project. Assistance will also help conduct solar energy production and financial feasibility studies.