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Thanks in part to support from EPA regional offices, EPA's Superfund Federal Facilities program, EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Lands Initiative and SRP, 96 Superfund sites host alternative energy facilities. These facilities provide enough energy to power more than 100,000 homes. Read the full 2023 report: Alternative Energy Projects at Superfund Sites: Status Update and Highlights from Across the Country Report
2024 marks the completion of 500 reuse planning and technical support projects since the inception of EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Program in 1999.
New or restored ecosystem services on Superfund sites can generate important economic benefits by supporting a range of services like surface water purification and agricultural production. Learn more about ecosystem services in action at Superfund sites and the positive impacts of these services at remediated sites across the country.
Ecosystem Services at Superfund Sites: Reuse and Benefit to the Community (PDF)
EPA has recently issued an updated document to answer questions prospective purchasers or lessees may have about a property at a current or former Superfund site.