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      "date": "2008-10-07",
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      "title": "The Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program: Scope, Authorities, and\u00a0Implementation",
      "summary": "The federal role in assisting states and communities to clean up brownfield sites\u2014real property affected by the potential presence of environmental contamination\u2014has been an ongoing issue for more than a decade. With the enactment of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (P.L. 107-118) in 2002, Congress provided specific authority for EPA to address brownfield sites.\nIn contrast to Superfund sites, environmental contamination present at brownfield sites is typically less of a risk to human health. With the primary motivation to aid cleanup efforts, the 2002 statute, among other things, authorized two grant programs: (1) a competitive grant program to address specific sites; and (2) a non-competitive grant program to support state cleanup programs.\nWhile there appears to be broad consensus that a federal role in the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields is desirable, issues regarding the degree of financial assistance and overall program effectiveness have been raised.",
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