Washington May Fund Brownfield Clean Ups

President Bush and the U.S. Senate have both approved brownfield legislation that would provide as much as $250 million a year in federal funding over the next five years to help states clean up moderately polluted parcels of land. According to the proposed bill, there are some 450,000 brownfields in the United States. Up to thispoint, Republican senators had blocked similar legislation, arguing that brownfields were not on the federal list of priority Superfund sites. The new brownfield bill is seen as a way to remove health threats and eyesores, create jobs and tax revenue, and provide recreational space. It is expected to pass in the House of Representatives.

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