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New Life for Two Providence Brownfield Sites

PROVIDENCE — Two buildings sitting on contaminated Brownfield sites are getting a new life. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded two sizable checks to WaterFire Providence ($600,000) and the West Broadway Neighborhood Association ($200,000) to clean up and revitalize the vacant properties.

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Providence Sees Lots of Potential for Vacant Lots

PROVIDENCE — The new program’s name, “Lots of Hope,” is terrific, but its mission is much more impressive. The city, in partnership with the Southside Community Land Trust and The Rhode Island Foundation, is embarking on a new initiative to convert city-owned vacant lots into productive urban farms.

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Providence Eyesores Turned Into Community Treasures

PROVIDENCE — Diana Jackson often walked by this neglected patch of city property and winced. Last year, she decided it was up to her — which also meant her 75-year-old husband, Don — to do something.

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