Solar farm planned for East St. Louis

Published May 19, 2014 5:41pm ET



EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Work is underway in East St. Louis to convert a former industrial site into what could be a $65-million solar farm, if state lawmakers sign off on it.

The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/1sLDiXZ ) reports cleanup of the former 400-acre Alcoa site began in March.

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