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Brownfields - Background: Literature

www.epa.gov/brownfields
Home page for the Environmental Protection Agency. This site provides information on Brownfields, includes pilot projects, liability and cleanup issues, partnerships and outreach programs, and other related topics.

www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/reg7.htm#sst_loct
Provides information on the Brownfield Pilot project in the Martin Luther King Business Park and on the North Riverfront Industrial Corridor

www.brownfields.com
Home page for a nonprofit organization that is the business and community portal to brownfields and urban redevelopment information. Includes property listings, a library, and conference information.

www.usmayors.org
Includes the third annual report of U.S. Mayors on brownfields titled "Recycling America's Land." The report documents the problem of brownfields and the lost opportunities resulting from the land remaining idle.

www.hud.gov/library/bookshelf07/bfields.cfm
This is the site of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development's brownfield site. It includes information on grant programs and tax incentive information.

www.hud.gov/bfweb.cfm
This is HUD's site which provides many links to other related sites concerning brownfields.

http://bri.gsa.gov/brownfields/home
This is the home page for the U.S. General Services Administration's site for the GSA Brownfield Redevelopment Initiative.

www.naccho.org/project57.cfm
This is the site for the National Association of County and City Health Officials. On the home page, go to "Select a Topic." Then choose community revitalization/brownfields. This will provide information on public health concerns of brownfield revitalization.

www.naccho.org/grand53.cfm

This site contains a document entitled, "Public Health Principles and Guidance for Brownfields Policies and Practices." It discusses general health principles concerned with economic development, collaboration by affected community residents, the need for community training, and standards for a sustainable community.