Brownfields Mission
EPA's Brownfields Program is designed to empower states, communities,
and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together
in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably
reuse brownfields. A brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment,
or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential
presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. EPA's
Brownfields Program provides financial and technical assistance for
brownfields activities through an approach based on four main goals:
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