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Duluth, MN

Duluth, MN turned brownfield with 4,000 tons of contaminated soil into a new craft brewery

To properly develop its Canal Park commercial business district, the city of Duluth needed to address the brownfield that had been left untouched for ...

INITIAL COST

600 Thousand USD

GOV CHAMPION

Pollution Control Agency

Oakland, CA

Sustainable Building Practices Transformed a Brownfield into Green Housing in Oakland, CA

With a former industrial neighborhood becoming a residential hub, a former paint factory brownfield was safely redeveloped into sustainably designed h...

INITIAL COST

5 Million USD

Perth Amboy, NJ

2nd Street park for brownfield redevelopment and stormwater management

2nd Street Park manages stormwater to improve water quality, is resilient to coastal flooding, and provides creative solutions to capping contaminated...

INITIAL COST

7.5 Million USD

GOV CHAMPION

City of Perth Amboy, Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Suffolk, VA

Military Brownfield Close to Redevelopment after 30+ Year Remediation & Cleanup Effort

As a former munitions storage site, Nansemond Ordnance Depot required significant cleanup to remedy soil contamination. The 30+ year effort and remova...

INITIAL COST

Zero Upfront Cost

Portland, OR

Incorporating Green Infrastructure into Portland Brownfield Redevelopment

The city of Portland is building innovative green infrastructure strategies into the redevelopment plan of a former brownfield.

San Jose, CA

San Jose Environmental Innovation Center

San José Environmental Innovation Center, built on a reclaimed brownfield, includes field and real-world scale demonstration access for entrepreneurs ...

INITIAL COST

31 Million USD

GOV CHAMPION

Environmental Services Department

Camden, NJ

Using Green Infrastructure To Green Camden City and Reduce Combined Sewage Flooding and Overflows

Constructed 4 riverfront parks and 60 rain gardens in Camden City to provide green amenities for the residents, reduce combined sewage flooding and ov...

INITIAL COST

100 Million USD

GOV CHAMPION

Municipal Utilities Authority

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