New York’s Billion Dollar Brownfields (November, 2013)

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The State of New York has cut checks in excess of $1.14 billion dollars to fund the primary vehicle for cleaning up dangerous, contaminated brownfields statewide, a new analysis by Environmental Advocates NY has found. And that price tag will continue to grow significantly as 321 more sites are currently enrolled in the program creating a multi-billion dollar public liability.