Tufts urban planning professor Justin Hollander appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to answer questions about his new book, Polluted & Dangerous: America's Worst Abandoned Properties and What Can Be Done About Them.
Hollander fields calls, responds to Braddock Mayor Fedderman's plans for revitalizing his brown fields, and speaks about the issues he raises in his new book.
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FULL STORY: Justin Hollander, Author, “Polluted & Dangerous”

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