"A Rancid Canal Runs Through It"
"Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, labeled 'one of the most contaminated bodies of water in the nation,' isn't just a filthy Superfund site. To urbanites, it's a little piece of the outdoors."
Source: LA Times, 08/02/2011
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Communities in 40 States Get EPA Grants To Redevelop Brownfields
On June 6, EPA announced a new round of grants going to nearly 200 communities in some 40 states and 3 tribal areas. Most of them go to poor and minority areas with high unemployment rates.
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Nearly 200 Communities Get $76 Million in EPA Brownfields Grants
"Nearly 200 communities across the United States have been awarded new federal grants to clean up old contaminated industrial sites and transform them into new, job-creating developments."
Source: EHN, 06/07/2011
"Greening a City ... And Pushing Other Colors Out"
The rehabilitation of San Francisco's Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is bringing pressure on the minority population of the area.
Source: High Country News, 06/02/2011
Report: Assessing Public Lands and Survival of Birds
Prepared by a large coalition of government agencies and NGOs, the report generally focuses on the condition of bird species in each of the broad habitat types, as well as the roles of various federal and state agencies and the relationships of species survival on public vs. private lands.
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