BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 4, 2021
Since 1996, the state of Maine and its municipalities have received more than $94 million in brownfield redevelopment funds from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up contaminated sites like those found in former mill towns. Redevelopment of brownfield sites is transforming contaminated areas into business and residential space while also ushering Maine away from its industrial past. Once the sites are cleaned up, they can be transformed into any number of community assets, from commercial and industrial spaces to parks and community spaces.