Midwest
By Elizabeth Brewster
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 There's trouble in many a Midwestern river city, as manufacturers pull out of town and leave behind unemployment and contaminated industrial sites. But the heartland states are taking advantage of their flexible brownfield funding options to help remediate contaminated land and create jobs at the same time.
"There are a lot of older river communities in Illinois, as in most Midwest states, where industry was a major part of their commerce," said Doug Scott, director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Once the factories moved on, it's been very difficult to put those properties back into productive use."
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