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COVER STORY --
By Jay Lehr, Ph.D.
While in the following pages I will recount a number of serious localized water shortages, I can tell you at the outset, this will not be another gloom-and-doom scenario to which you are
treated daily in your local and national news sources. Now, in my 54th year of professional effort in the field of water resource
development and protection, I can tell you that while many areas face severe
water shortages, none are without solutions …
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Features
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By Ken Kastman
For many years, civil engineers have approached stormwater management with the
idea that the best solution is to eliminate the rainwater as quickly as
possible. This approach was rooted in the need to get water …
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By Nicole A. Walker
Ever thought of donating a llama or water buffalo to a third-world country in
your loved one’s name for their next bithday? Welcome to gift-giving redefined, courtesy of Heifer International.
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By Nicole A. Walker
Guiding regional brownfield and land revitalization policies, crafting sustainability programs nation-wide, and reshaping the EPA´s grant application process, are all in a day´s work for the Brownfield and Land Revitalization arm of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led …
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By John Sohl
Everyone’s looking for technologies that save time and money. We have found that when it
comes to delineating soil and groundwater contamination, laser-induced
fluorescence and membrane interface probes do both—exceedingly well. Both tools save time by …
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Regional Report
William Murdock:
Director of the Urban Development Division of Ohio Dept. of Development. Overseeing the popular Clean Ohio Fund brownfield grant program and revolving loan …
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OHIO
Clean Ohio Fund. On November 4, 2008, Ohio voters will have the opportunity to expand the Clean
Ohio Fund. Highlights: plan is to sell $400 million in bonds ($200 …
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By Nicole A. Walker
Welcome to the new layout of the Regional Report section. As you turn the pages, you will notice that this section focuses on a geographic region, and
three particular areas: people, projects and policies. Our …
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View from the Field
By Eugene Goldfarb
In terms of funding, if not actual policy development, HUD’s three major program areas have been very active players in the brownfield arena. The CPD (Office of Community Planning and Development) third of HUD, for instance, in …
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View from the Field
By Michael Goldstein, ESQ
There are many reasons why I continue to think about WALL-E, the sublime, dreamy movie from Pixar, a week after having seen it, not the least
of which is because it’s the first brownfields love story …
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Departments
Industry Snapshot
Providing you with useful market data at-a-glance:
US Metropolitan Office Market
What's Hot
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Knowledge Source
The Water Encyclopedia,
Volumes 1-5
Edited by: Lehr, Jay; Keeley, Jack; Lehr, Janet
© 2005 John …
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Policy
By Charlie Bartsch
Welcome to the “Committee Watch,” a new on-going feature that analyzes and provides a summary of key
congressional proposals that could impact sustainable development efforts. This
kick-off column focuses on three key bills—brownfield reauthorization, tax incentives/extenders, …
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Transportation
By Jamie Nesbitt
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Women
By Jamie Nesbitt
Deb Peters has been working with brownfields before they were called brownfields. The 22-year veteran and President of Indianapolis-based Quality Environmental Professionals, Inc. (QEPI) is one of the most respected women in Indiana’s environmental industry. …
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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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Job Board Listings
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Environmental Project Manager (Toledo, Ohio)
SME, consultants in the Geosciences, Materials and the Environment, seeks an experienced Environmental Professional for its growing Toledo office. For 47 years, SME has provided cost-effective, pract…
Certified Residential Appraiser (Columbus, Ohio)
CJob Description:- The client, is seeking HUD approved, Certified Appraisers in the Ohio area. - Knowledge of ACI software is a plus.- $20 per month cell phone credit - Guaranteed bi-weekly pay checks…
Revit Drafter (Boston, Massachusetts)
Aerotek is currently seeking a Revit Technician.This is a contract through the end of February with strong possibility to extend/go perm. Qualifications:-5 years architectural office experience-3 year…
Structural Engineer (Saginaw, Michigan)
We are working with an Architecture Firm in Saginaw, MI, and they are looking for a structural engineer. A good candidate for the position is a licensed Engineer or an Engineer in Training with 3 year…
SAP SRM Consultant (Charlotte, North Carolina)
The position is open due to the lack of SAP SRM business process domain knowledge within their existing team and this person will fill be the subject matter expert for their SRM systems. A big part of…
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This Weeks Poll
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  Will the EPA Workforce Development and other similar environmental jobs programs signal the start of a revitalized U.S. job market?
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Industry Profiles
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Sam Adams Portland, Oregon
City Commissioner, Mayor-elect
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J.R. Capasso City of Trenton, N.J.
CPG, Brownfields Coordinator
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Whitepapers
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by Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, and Jeff Jones
The new report by New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR) shows how New York State is revitalizing neighborhoods plagued by multiple brownfield sites, while stimulating economic growth and creating local jobs.
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By Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, Jeff Jones
Brownfields redevelopment policy in New York is in transition as the area-wide approach emerges as an innovative tool for urban revitalization. |
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by Laura Truettner
In April, 2011, New York State awarded $6.5 million in new grants under its landmark Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) program, bringing the total state investment in BOA to $34 million. |
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Press Releases
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| Brownfields Forum, BOA EXPO,
Award to Suffolk County Executive-Elect Steven Bellone |
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Industry Events
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Industry Experts
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Susan Boyle
Mt. Laurel
Senior Environmental Practice Leader, GEI Consultants
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