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By Elizabeth Brewster
With the Washington budget showing no signs of a quick-and-easy resolution, federal brownfields programs are unlikely to get much of a boost in the near future despite their popularity, say Beltway insiders.
When it comes to interest in brownfields in Washington, there are two sides of the coin," says Evans Paull, executive director of the National Brownfields Coalition (NBC), based in the Washington metro area. "One side of Congress is preoccupied with bigger issues, particularly budget issues. But the other side …
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Regional Report
The Atlanta BeltLine is a $2.8 billion urban mobility and redevelopment project that will shape the way Atlanta and the surrounding region grow over the next several decades through a package of investments in trails, transit, parks and …
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In September 2010, Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming was appointed by President Barack Obama as the U.S. EPA's Region 4 Regional Administrator/Southeast Region, in turn becoming the first African American to hold this position in Region 4. However, garnering this position is …
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PROJECT GOAL: To revitalize land that had been sitting idle for years by putting the property back into productive use and thereby boost the local economy.
SIZE: Approximately 113 acres
FORMER USE: In 1951 the J.P. Stevens & Company, currently WestPoint …
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The Tamiami Trail (U.S. Highway 41) Petroleum Brownfields Revitalization Initiative is intended to advance local economic development and greenspace projects, and support historic preservation efforts along the 70 miles of scenic Highway 41. The corridor …
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Case Study
At this abandoned, blighted factory—consisting of 187,227 square feet in 21 different structures on 13.5 acres in the three separate parcels—a tour some time ago by a Wisconsin state legislator produced a brutally honest but necessary wake up …
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Economic Redevelopment
By Andrew Smits
...the state of California doesn't first derail the effort. At issue? The California governor is seeking to abolish economic redevelopment agencies across the state. While some agencies might deserve to go, Lynwood officials say their organization is lean, mean—and productive. …
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Insurance Focus
By Elizabeth Brewster
As the push for combining renewable energy projects and brownfield redevelopment gathers steam, environmental insurance providers are working to offer coverage that meets the needs of both types of projects.
“We’re actively looking at this market,” says …
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Redevelopment Strategies
By Mary Ann Sabo
A public-private partnership didn't settle for any "type" of tenant to inhabit a former GM auto plant. Doing their homework, the team systematically pinpointed manufacturing as the optimal end use. Now all they need is the tenant to emerge.
When …
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Site Selection Strategies
By Steve Dwyer
Brownfields and crop development—for the express intent of producing foods—are concepts that have always been strange bedfellows. Mutually exclusive. An oil and water mixture. They are, however, becoming more inextricably linked than ever as urban agriculture re-development stakeholders …
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State Policy Report
By Elizabeth Barton
In ratifying House Bill No. 6526, and most specifically the underpinning stipulations behind Section 17, the Connecticut General Assembly has demonstrated that it's significantly stepping up its game in the brownfields arena by creating …
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View from the Field
By Ken Kastman
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Departments
Editor's Letter
By Steve Dwyer
During a recent chat, a brownfield supervisor from U.S. EPA Region 4 posed an excellent question: When brownfield project sponsors go to secure funding at the federal, state or local levels, do the respective funding bodies know who they are dealing with? More to the point, have they "kept score" of past successes (or failures) of project sponsors? Do the public entities even have the metrics that indicate if you're "good for it?" …
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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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Sadhu Johnston City of Chicago
Chief Environmental Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office
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Dawn E. Seeburger Elkview, West Va.
LRS, Principal, Environmental Resources & Consulting
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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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