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Potential Advantages of Reusing Potentially Contaminated Land for Renewable Energy Fact Sheet

EPA promotes the reuse of potentially contaminated lands and landfills for renewable energy. This strategy creates new markets for potentially contaminated lands, while providing a sustainable land development strategy for renewable energy. This fact sheet provides an overview of the potential advantages of this development approach.

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Potential Advantages of Reusing Potentially Contaminated Land for Renewable Energy Fact Sheet (PDF)(4 pp, 9 MB)