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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">235 Promenade Street | Providence, RI 02908 | 401.222.4700 |</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">| @RhodeIslandDEM</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Evan LaCross, 401-799-0100 Friday, Jan. 26, 2024<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">GOVERNOR MCKEE, DEM, ANNOUNCE NEW ROUND OF BROWNFIELDS GRANT AWARDS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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RI –<span style="color:black"> </span>Governor Daniel J. McKee and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announce the
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">award of $2.525 million in reimbursable grants under the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/press-releases/mckee-administration-announces-new-round-brownfields-grant-funding-now-available"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Brownfields
Remediation and Economic Development Fund</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> for the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties, known as brownfields, across Rhode Island.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">10 projects across five cities and towns will receive funding, made possible by the voter-approved
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/green-bond-2022-green-bond"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">2022 Green Bond</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
and from leftover monies unspent from previous grant rounds. The 10 funded projects, eight of which are in
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/initiatives/environmental-justice"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Environmental Justice</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
(EJ) focus areas, are expected to create 2,446 construction jobs and 475 permanent jobs. The projects will unlock $522 million in additional investments and promote smart growth by reclaiming and reusing valuable real estate. Brownfields occupy many acres
of desirable commercial and industrial space within the state’s urban corridors. Remediation and redevelopment of these sites not only mitigates the threat to public health and the environment from exposure to uncontrolled contamination, but also can create
and attract jobs, help small businesses, increase the community tax base, and revitalize streets and neighborhoods.<span style="color:black">
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</span></span><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of the Millrace District project in Woonsocket. Supported by DEM’s Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development
Fund, this new development will create 70 mixed-income apartments as well as commercial space. Credit: RI Housing.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">"Rhode Island has made tremendous strides in cleaning up vacant and contaminated industrial sites and converting them into prime real estate, which reduces environmental
and health threats while revitalizing neighborhoods, increasing the tax base, and ensuring a cleaner future for all," said Governor Dan McKee. “These grant awards will help continue Rhode Island’s momentum in redeveloping these sites, which is why I proposed
another $5M for the brownfields program under the $50M Green Bond in my proposed fiscal year 2025 budget submitted to the General Assembly last week.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">“The community cleanups and investments made possible by brownfields grants underscore the power of the green bonds that finance them,” said DEM Director Terry Gray.
“Green bonds help restore our environment, support economic development, and strengthen Rhode Island’s resiliency in the face of climate change. DEM is grateful that Governor McKee has proposed $5 million in additional funding for the Brownfields grant program
in the 2024 Green Bond for the ballot in November. If approved, this investment will help continue the success we’ve achieved with our partners by investing in the cleanup of sites across the state, which has helped build new schools, businesses, affordable
housing, and green energy projects.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project Summaries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project: 138 Friendship LLC – Vacant Land<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
101 Richmond Street / 138 Friendship Street, Providence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
$30,000 remediation/redevelopment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
Funds to be used to design and install a sub-slab depressurization system for a </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">vacant historic masonry building/former nightclub in the jewelry district of Providence. In addition, funds will also be used to finish soil encapsulation and groundwater monitoring. Located
in an EJ focus area, the vacant building will support two commercial tenants and 19 residential units.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> 94 Summer Street, Providence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> $350,000 remediation/redevelopment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
Vacant 1.15-acre lot on Summer Street in an EJ focus area impacted by over a century of various manufacturing operations such as telegraph wire, gas tube, and jewelry production. This grant will help Crossroads Rhode Island, a local non-profit, to provide
176 new one-bedroom apartments to homeless and extremely low-income adults. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project: Former Urban League of RI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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246 Prairie Avenue, Providence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
$275,000 remediation/redevelopment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Blighted, derelict building in an EJ focus area, set to be demolished and redeveloped as a hub for community organizations focused on advocacy, recreation, and social services. Funding
will support the abatement and disposal of hazardous building materials necessary to prepare the building for demolition and the site for redevelopment. Remaining funds will go toward soil remediation.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project: Former Woonsocket Middle School<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
375 Park Place, Woonsocket<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
$275,000 remediation/redevelopment <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Vacant, blighted former school building in an EJ focus area to be remediated and redeveloped into a mixed-use complex to include 146 residential units, commercial spaces,
and a community recreation center that will be accessible to both to residents and members of the public, with free admission opportunities for Woonsocket High School students, teachers, and the local police and fire departments. F</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">unding
to be used for are for the <span style="color:black">abatement of asbestos, lead based paint, and PCB containing materials.</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project: Future Finishing
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
178 George Waterman Road, Johnston<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
$150,000 site assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
Funding will be used to further assess on-site groundwater, sub-slab soil gas, and indoor air necessary to develop a remedial plan to support redevelopment. In addition, potential off-site impacts to groundwater will be investigated to determine if off-site
remediation is required. Once remedial plans are approved, proposed redevelopment plans include a mixed use of business offices and residential units.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project:
<span style="color:black">Oak Street Mill #2</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
239 Oak Street, Providence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
$320,000 remediation/redevelopment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
Blighted, historical mill with sub-surface soil impacts, located in an EJ focus area, to be remediated and redeveloped to support industrial arts production, retail operations, maker space, event space, and three residential units. The top floor is under consideration
for use as an emergency temporary shelter for local youth. House of the Rising Star, LLC has partnered with several work development & job training programs and will use this space provide more of those opportunities.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project: Pawtucket – Town Landing
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
0 Taft Street, Pawtucket<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
$250,000 remediation/redevelopment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
Funding will be used to support remediation work including soil excavation, remediation, capping, and environmental monitoring as the parcel is improved with a new riverfront revetment, public waterfront riverwalk, amphitheater, and park space along Town Landing,
and bridge abutments that will serve as part of the foundation for a new pedestrian bridge over the Seekonk River.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project: Pawtucket – Tidewater Landing</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">45 Division Street, Pawtucket<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> $250,000 remediation/redevelopment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
Funding at the Division Street parcels will go toward remediation needs that include excavating lead-impacted soils, constructing engineered caps utilizing permeant foundations, and the installation of hardscape and earthen caps. The remedial work will support
the redevelopment of the parcels into amenities that include an event center, mixed commercial and residential development along School Street, and riverfront improvements along the east side of the Seekonk River.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project: Rise Above All Properties<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
258 Pine Street, Pawtucket<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
$275,000 remediation/redevelopment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Vacant property with blighted former mill building, located in an EJ focus area, that burned down while vacant. Funding will support remedial work to include soil excavation and disposal,
soil encapsulation, and vapor intrusion mitigation. The planned redevelopment will result in 7,000 sf of commercial space, 180 units of multi-family housing, 30% of which will be deed-restricted as affordable apartments.
</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project: Shannock Village / Clark Mill<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Address:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">225 Shannock Village Road, Richmond</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grant:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
$350,000 remediation/redevelopment <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Description:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
Funding to continue the ongoing remediation and rehabilitation of an old mill complex located next to the Pawcatuck River. Reuse plans include providing public access for fishing, kayaking, and enjoying a nature trail. This phase of the remedial work will
be focused on remediating oil contamination around Building #12, riverbank restorations, and addressing impacted soil. This project supports an estimated 200 construction jobs and will bring 35 permanent jobs.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Including the grant awardees announced today, $16.5 million from
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/land-revitalization-and-sustainable-materials-management/site-remediation-program"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">DEM’s
Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">has capitalized 71 projects in 18 communities across Rhode Island.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Half of State funding has developed projects in EJ areas.
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">This money has leveraged more than $1.39 billion in other investments, supported almost 13,000 jobs, helping build new schools, businesses, affordable housing, recreational
space, and green energy projects </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">on formerly vacant properties in communities throughout Rhode Island.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">According to the US Environmental Protection Agency,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-program-environmental-and-economic-benefits__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!Iw8hFRdVPDQRepoKRgf5M8DT39YZLeQ5yiiip4eTsp7OWju7PzyEqJ9abvcAUHZRnjAfWSD33eBSwyFq2EldPfjIwt4V-YXqxMNj$"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">an estimated 7.3 jobs
are supported per $100,000 spent on brownfield redevelopment</span> [epa.gov]</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">. Since the inception of the Rhode Island’s Brownfield Bond Fund, the program has more than doubled that productivity
at approximately 15.5 permanent jobs created for every $100,000 of state bond funds granted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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