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Brownfields Nationwide

By Mackenzie Elmer | September 16, 2012
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WASTED PLACES: Brownfields nationwideThe government estimates 450,000 to 1 million brownfields sites nationwide, but the most complete data set available from the U.S. EPA includes just 16,900 sites that have gotten brownfields grant money. Explore these
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