At the May 25 event, five outstanding NYC Brownfield Projects and five Scholarship Winners will be honored. …

USGBC reveals Chicago ranks No. 1 in LEED Certified Square Footage. Moreover, Illinois’ annual growth for the certification of existing green buildings continues to agressively grow. …

The program will coat 1 million square feet of rooftop with white coating in 2011 with assistance from volunteers. The initiative helps meet PlaNYC's goal of reducing carbon emissions 30% by 2030.   …

If people insist on driving their vehicles more to get around, they might as well consider using eco-friendly parking facilities that may also offer additional plug-ins for electric cars. The International Parking Institute feted 12 outstanding parking facilities in May. Read about four of them. …

The EPA's Southeast region, which includes Florida, has gotten 121 requests for brownfield funds, compared to 106 last year. Central Florida, including  the Tampa metro area, has some ambitious plans in store with the funding.  …

Newly available U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant helps enable multiple cleanup efforts in the city--cleanup efforts that are intended to spark the advent of affordable housing redevelopment in the future. …

A veteran attorney who practices in the area of environmental and land use consultation, permitting and litigation for Hartford, Conn.-based  Day Pitney LLP provides her insightful take on how brownfield practitioners can now look to Connecticut as another state that has crafted a progressive vision and working blueprint for local remediation and redevelopment efforts.    …

A three-day rock concert pumped new life into the once moribund neighborhood adjacent to the former U.S. Steel South Works plant thanks to the feasibility of interim-use redevelopments. …

When it comes to urban agriculture, the implementation of it is predicated upon solving several issues. Growers and the community must have a game plan for such issues as permits, liability, retail sales, aesthetics, land ownership, and safety. …

Now in its 13th year, the U.S.EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) was created in 1999 to ensure that at every Superfund site EPA and its partners have an effective process and the tools and information needed to return these sites to productive use. More than 550 cleaned-up Superfund sites have been returned to productive use or have reuses planned for them since the inception. More than 30,000 jobs at these sites have resulted in more than $1.3 billion in annual income for employees. Read how the team enabled the cleanup and mixed-use revitalization effort on the Wasatch Front. …

Bolstered by federal EPA funding package, Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development is eager to put funds to use for several pet projects, starting with aggressive cleanup and remediation plan of action. …

Measure would expand limits on community garden plot size, allow limited produce sales in residentially zoned areas, relax rules on fencing and parking for large commercial ventures and allow aquaponics as accompanying activity.  …

Where your business is based can impact on how green you are. That’s the takeaway of a recent top 10 ranking of states by Site Selection magazine that ranked U.S. states on how well they engage in environmentally sustainable practices. …

It isn't always easy to adopt an aggressive green building migration plan, but Norfolk State University, Mt. Airy, N.C., demonstrated it deserves an 'A' for effort and execution in a recent green conversion initiative benefiting its library. Students will have no excuse now about studying in an environmentally-pleased edifice. …

In late August, a team of federal agencies highlighted a coordinated effort in Bridgeport, Conn. that is designed to help train workers and create jobs--an initiative that is viewed as the foundation for economic recovery in the city. …

The site that was once home to a steel and coke processing facility will be transformed into a mixed-use redevelopment thanks to a sizable grant from regional utility. …

An analysis of 51 LEED-certified green projects in Illinois found that most—specifically those that prioritized energy efficiency during the design and construction phase—use less energy than a typical commercial building. …

Just in the nick of time, brownfields are getting a much needed shot in the arm through an ambitious grants and jobs growth initiative that was outlined last Wednesday during a webinar entitled “Federal Brownfields Incentives: New Opportunities in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape.” …