BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 24, 2024
Brownfield redevelopment is occurring throughout Maine and the United States on sites with likely environmental contamination that can be cleaned up with federal and private funding. As brownfields are remediated, the cleaned site can breathe new life into a town by adding much-needed housing and retail space. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has identified more than 525 brownfields in the state in various stages of remediation. But there likely are more sites that could qualify. Every $1 it spends to remediate brownfields yields up to $20 in economic benefits.