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Brownfields

Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Lands One Parcel at a Time

This document discusses the Brownfields success story that took place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

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Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Lands One Parcel at a Time (PDF)(2 pp, 4 MB, August 2015, EPA-560-F-15-197)