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The Story Behind the New WalMart Site

By: Bob Conrad

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The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection with the U.S. EPA and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony have collaborated to clean up contaminated land in Reno, Nevada, which his now the site of construction for a new WalMart. This video shares the success of the environmental Brownfields program, which loans money to restore land to productive use.

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Bob Conrad
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Bob Conrad is publisher, editor and co-founder of This Is Reno. He has served in communications positions for various state agencies and earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2011. He is also a part time instructor at UNR.

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