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Brownfields

Tribal Brownfields and Response Programs: Respecting Our Land, Revitalizing Our Communities, April 2011

This report highlights how tribes are using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields funding to address contaminated land in Indian country and other tribal lands. It also highlights the challenges tribes face. It provides an historic overview of EPA’s Brownfi elds Program, as it relates to tribes, and demonstrates EPA’s commitment to the development of tribal capacity to deal effectively with contaminated lands in Indian country. The report includes examples of tribal successes to both highlight accomplishments and serve as a resource for ideas, information and reference.

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