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Nearly two out of every three counties (64 percent) have an identified brownfield property. While brownfields properties are typically abandoned or blighted structures, they can also be a building block for revitalization. Join the BRECC National Network this May and learn how key federal resources can support innovative brownfield redevelopment projects in energy communities.

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Jon Grosshans

Senior Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Carrie Staton

Carrie Staton

Region 3 Brownfields Director, West Virginia University
maggie belanger

Maggie Belanger

Region 8 Brownfields Director, Kansas State University

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