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COVER STORY --
By Todd S. Davis, Esq.
As I flew from Cleveland to Chicago in late October for the annual meeting of the Brownfield News editorial board, I had a feeling I was in trouble. My flight was delayed by heavy rain in the Midwest. I arrived both a little late and a little soggy to the meeting, being held in the conference room of a skyscraper. The board of brownfield luminaries already was hotly debating what topics we should cover during 2006.
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Features
Feature Story
By David Lloyd
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Because I’ve been working for a state
regulatory agency in the brownfield world for a while, one might think
I’ve heard every permutation of every question that could …
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Point/Counterpoint
By Sven-Erik Kaiser
Answers to Your AAI Questions
What is all appropriate inquiries (AAI)?
It is the process of evaluating a property’s
environmental conditions and assessing potential liability …
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Point/Counterpoint
By John Watson
Now that the AAI rule has been published, the question
is, what do we think about it? Do we like it? Will it contribute to
EPA’s goal of …
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Point/Counterpoint
By Eric Rosina
“For Inquiring Minds” could be the
subtitle for the new All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) regulations recently
released by the EPA. AAI will effect all commercial property transactions
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Point/Counterpoint
By Mel Pins
One of the most anticipated follow-ups to the
brownfield amendments has been EPA’s AAI rule. It would appear that
the rule meets the purpose of defining what an …
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Regional Report
Ontario Names Brownfield Co-ordinator
Marcia Wallace was recently appointed Brownfields Co-ordinator for the Province of Ontario by Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing John Gerretsen. The new position of brownfield coordinator was created to provide a single point of access …
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Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell recently
announced the cleanup of 92 contaminated properties. The cleanup, which
will take place over the next three years, involves underground storage
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By Colleen Kokas
HDSRF Now More Widely Available
The Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF), New Jersey’s long-standing source for brownfield loans and grants, was expanded through new legislation signed on September 15, 2005. Major changes to the fund include the expansion of eligible …
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On January 27, 2006, Pete Strom, Chairman of the
Grand Traverse County Brownfield Authority, presented “The Community
Revitalization Award” to the owners of the Copper Ridge development:
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Four Wisconsin Brownfield-Related Bills Introduced
Wisconsin state Senator Carol Roessler has released a
brownfields bill package, LRB 3740/1, with four brownfield-related
provisions. Brownfields …
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FEMA: Marvin Naumman
Environmental hazards are identified, sorted and disposed of at this …
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Ceremony Marks End of Soil Cleanup at Tucson Site
Tucson Mayor Robert Walkup and U.S. EPA Waste
Management Director Jeff Scott officially marked the completion of the
cleanup …
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Departments
Briefs
Susan Bodine Confirmed
Susan P. Bodine has been confirmed to be the
Assistant Administrator of the EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and
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Briefs
Recently, a number of brownfield-related initiatives
have been introduced in Congress. In December, 2005, there
wassignificant action on a number of bills, including:
Brownfield …
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Briefs
Americans are twice as likely to oppose new real
estate development projects as support them and they will use the political
process to protect their neighborhoods from unwanted …
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Community
By Kelly Novak
A brownfield redevelopment project is completed. It makes the headlines in the local papers. The stories concerning the project report on the most visible project elements — community support and involvement, the local champions, thefederal and state funding received and …
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Guest OP/ED
By Eddie Bernice Johnson
The time has come to get serious about stimulating growth across our nation. And we can begin by recognizing, targeting and cleaning up the more than half-million brownfields across America that when left alone, only frustrate the plans and hopes …
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By Chris Olson
How do you spell “relief”? Sounds like an old antacid commercial, which is perhaps very appropriate given the propensity for overeating around the holidays. Even though you are perusing this article after the holiday fests have wound down, you may …
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Technical
By Ken Kastman, PE
Here’s the issue: Who is responsible for
tracking, maintaining, and verifying the long-term presence of land use
controls (LUCs)? There are implied obligations for the key stakeholders in …
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Renewal Magazine
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With the Washington budget showing no signs of a quick-and-easy resolution, federal brownfields programs are unlikely to get much of …
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Brownfields and crop development—for the express intent of producing foods—are concepts that have always been strange bedfellows. Mutually exclusive. An…
At this abandoned, blighted factory—consisting of 187,227 square feet in 21 different structures on 13.5 acres in the three…
PROJECT GOAL: To revitalize land that had been sitting idle for years by putting the property back into productive…
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Industry Profiles
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Eric Williams Denver, Colo.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Renewal
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Kathy Webb Greenville, S.C.
Principal, SynTerra Corp
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Linda Lannen San Diego, Calif.
Chief Information Officer, Kleinfelder
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Brownfield Stateside Report
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by Staff Report
In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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Industry Experts
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Susan Boyle
Mt. Laurel
Senior Environmental Practice Leader, GEI Consultants
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