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Environment & Remediation: Regulatory issues (EPA/federal/state)
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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 call.
The state official had toured the former canning facility a few years ago and remarked that it reminded him “of Europe.” Unfortunately, this wasn’t a compliment: The lawmaker wasn’t …
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 a new brownfields remediation and revitalization program.
This program would be implemented by the Connecticut Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD) with the involvement of the Connecticut Dept. …
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 General Motors announced its intention to close the 2 million-square-foot stamping plant in Wyoming, Mich some community members wanted to see outdoor retail powerhouse Cabela's move into the location, which …
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 not the first time Keyes FlSeming has made history.
Keyes Fleming took office as the DeKalb County (Ga.) District Attorney in January 2005, making her the first African-American and first woman …
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 Bob Hallenbeck, senior vice president with XL Insurance in Philadelphia. “We’re starting to see these renewable energy projects [on brownfields] come our way, and we’re glad. In many …
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 includes the cities of Bradenton, North Port, Palmetto, Sarasota, and Venice. EPA Region 4 and the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection are working with other federal, state and …
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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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Amy Steinmetz Montana
Petroleum Brownfields Coordinator, Montana DEQ
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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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by VeruTEK
A property located on a bank of the East River and in a densely developed residential and commercial area, had its work cut out for it from an environmental remediation standpoint. The mission was to clean up the land and ultimately make one puzzle piece to a larger urban revitalization project that would be redeveloped as a public library and park ranger station.
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Susan Boyle
Mt. Laurel
Senior Environmental Practice Leader, GEI Consultants
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