Brownfields

Brownfields Funding Legislation Proposed in Oregon
   Oregon had nearly $10 million in its Brownfield Redevelopment Fund in 2005. Today that figure is closer to $600,000, and projects slated for cleanup will take all of that – and a lot more.
posted 4/5/13 12:25 PM  read complete story

Brownfields Conference Slated for Pennsylvania
   A statewide brownfields conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania is set for Oct. 29 - 31 in Allegheny County.
posted 10/23/12 11:57 AM  read complete story

Brownfield Redevelopment Funding Available in Ohio
   Clean Ohio plans to create a more streamlined brownfield incentive program to improve community revitalization efforts and increase jobs.
posted 9/18/12 4:35 PM  read complete story

NY State Seeks Applicants for Brownfields Project Funds
   New York municipalities and community-based groups have until Sept. 27 to apply for funding in the state Office of Communities and Waterfronts' (OCW) Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) program. The BOA provides technical and financial assistance covering up to 90% of the total project costs, to help...
posted 8/29/12 3:21 PM  read complete story

New York City Seeks Plans to Develop Industrial Sites
   The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC) seeks proposals to buy and develop for industrial use four vacant and underutilized sites -- two in Brooklyn and one each in the Bronx and Queens.
posted 8/20/12 7:02 PM  read complete story

Mississippi Seeks Comment on Brownfields Project
   Mississippi's Commission on Environmental Quality gives preliminary approval for the City of Ridgeland's application to the state Department of Environmental Quality to remove an underground storage tank. The commission sets a Sept. 7 public comment deadline. The work would be at the Madison Mater...
posted 8/20/12 3:49 PM  read complete story

EPA Grant to Redevelop WV Brownfields Site
     The Environmental Protection Agency sends $200,000 in brownfields cleanup funds to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (BDC) to remediate hazardous substances at the site of a former Chester, WV pottery plant. EPA officials say the money will help the BDC clean th...
posted 7/13/12 10:42 AM  read complete story

House GOP Seeks to Slash Brownfields Funds
   House Republicans renew efforts to cut funding by 37% for Environmental Protection Agency brownfields assessment and revitalization grants in the Appropriations interior subcommittee bill. The House wants to cut the program, which is under Sec. 104 (k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, C...
posted 6/21/12 12:57 PM  read complete story

Michigan OKs Brownfields Redevelopment Projects
   Michigan's Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) approves plans for brownfields redevelopment projects in Coldwater, East Lansing, Lansing and Port Huron that are expected to create or retain 512 jobs and generate $40 million in investment. MEGA generates funding by capturing incremental local and schoo...
posted 6/12/12 12:14 PM  read complete story

EPA: Brownfields Grant Applicants Should Have Funds in Place
   Environmental Protection Agency officials say grantees for next year's Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup (ARC) grant competition should focus on having funding in place to complement and complete brownfields projects.
posted 6/1/12 12:47 PM  read complete story