In the article about Kansas City in the January/February issue of Brownfield News there are some inaccuracies and omissions of important facts. First, the article pictured former Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II; however, the current mayor of Kansas City, Mo. is Kay Barnes. There are also a number of success stories …

To most Americans, Buffalo, N.Y. is the home of the Buffalo Bills or maybe the birthplace of Buffalo chicken wings. Few know that Buffalo was an industrial powerhouse whose growth began to skyrocket in 1825 when the Erie Canal opened. As the western terminus of …

Illustrations by Charlie Smith An article in the December 1999 issue of Brownfield News analyzed two new environmental insurance products, the cleanup cost cap and pollution liability policies, which have proven to be key factors in the success of some contaminated property transactions. The article explained that, to achieve this success, environmental insurance experts need to tailor the policy to the transaction and to the liability for which …

S&P Releases CMSB Environmental Insurance Criteria Standard & Poor’s released a comprehensive overview of its environmental insurance criteria for CMBS. Outlined in this criteria is how the rating agency views secured creditor environmental insurance which is increasingly being offered instead of traditional Phase I reports …

Information pours into the offices of Brownfield News and we keep you on top of the latest trends, issues, and information in brownfield development. EPA News If you’d like a copy of the 1999 Brownfields National Partnership Agenda Accomplishments Report go to www.epa.gov/brownfields/99a.htm. The report is a very useful compendium of …

Federal Resource Guide While states and cities are in the forefront of brownfield development, the federal government has a large number of programs scattered through many agencies that deal with brownfield issues. As expected, the EPA´has taken the lead, but others, such as Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Defense and the Economic Development Administration also play important roles. Other agencies, such as the National …

This country’s record-setting economic boom isn’t just good news for investments on Wall Street —it’s also good news for investments in a healthier environment. Today more than ever, a surging economy and strong environmental protection make complete sense as part of the same long-term strategy—a strategy that works to bring economic vitality back to our inner cities and preserve precious open space. Brownfield legislation could do just these things. And, despite a …

The following projects illustrate the range and uniqueness of brownfield sites and remediation techniques and show how remediation is driven by economic and development factors. Regulatory standards protective of human health and the environment must be met in any cleanup activity, including brownfields. However, different approaches are being …

Preventing urban sprawl is one way to place additional emphasis on brownfield sites for redevelopment. …

In order to carry out Chevron Pipeline Company’s plans to decommission and sell a portion of a pipeline transfer station at a prime commercial location in Southern California, a major remediation project was undertaken. Soil and groundwater impacted with heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons had to be …

The Keystone in Pennsylvania Denise Chamberlain puts her private-sector experience and her vision to work to create a world-class brownfield program in the state of Pennsylvania. Denise Chamberlain   If you distilled …

All the talk about sprawl in recent years has missed the larger issue, which is how the loss of quality of life threatens future growth and prosperity. Sprawl is simply one form of development that has come to symbolize a negative form of growth, but other forms are available. A …

Natural Disasters and Brownfields “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 “The term ‘act of God’ means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable, and irresistible character, the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or …

Ralph Nader While issues such as education, health care, and military preparedness dominate the presidential campaign, brownfields, and related issues such as sprawl, rebuilding industry, job creation, and environmental policy, are …