brownfield
noun
brown·field
ˈbrau̇n-ˌfēld 
often attributive
: a tract of land that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted, and then abandoned
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Investing in brownfields cleanup The Roger Road project is one of 183 grants awarded to communities across the country totaling $233 million in 2024.
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John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Certain Milwaukee communities have higher pollution because of their close proximity to waste management facilities and brownfields, former industrial sites that are likely contaminated and currently abandoned or unused.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Renewable energy should instead use brownfields, commercial rooftops and landfills instead of productive farmland, Martis said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Connecticut recently awarded $2 million in brownfields cleanup grants to the town, a decision that IRG said Tuesday was pivotal to enable its work to renovate almost 580,000 square feet of space that once housed Stanadyne Corp.’s headquarters and production plant.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2024
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John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Certain Milwaukee communities have higher pollution because of their close proximity to waste management facilities and brownfields, former industrial sites that are likely contaminated and currently abandoned or unused.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Renewable energy should instead use brownfields, commercial rooftops and landfills instead of productive farmland, Martis said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Connecticut recently awarded $2 million in brownfields cleanup grants to the town, a decision that IRG said Tuesday was pivotal to enable its work to renovate almost 580,000 square feet of space that once housed Stanadyne Corp.’s headquarters and production plant.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2024
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brownfield
noun
brown·field
ˈbrau̇n-ˌfēld
: a tract of land that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted, and then abandoned
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