The U.S. Conference of Mayors recently released

The U.S. Conference of Mayors recently released its third annual brownfields report in which 231 cities provided information on the status of industrial sites in their communities. The report estimates that the cities hold more than 21,000 brownfield sites, ranging in size from a quarter acre to 1,300 acres. Lack of funding, liability problems, and expensive environmental assessments were cited as the greatest obstacles to redevelopment of this land.