William T. McCormick Jr.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CMS Energy Corporation
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William McCormick has driven Michigan-based CMS Energy to new heights as an international energy company. We have selected him as our Person of the Month for his dedication …
Information is the blood
of any marketplace. Information lets traders and developers know how to
deal, how to act, and how to plan. The brownfield market is no
different from any market—information is what keeps the brownfield
market functioning.
That’s why it was distressing when …
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 …
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 …
Greening the House
The “Environmental Congressman” puts brownfields at the top of the Capital Hill agenda—the reason we’ve named him our Person of the Month.
Congressman
Sherwood Boehlert
If Congressman Sherwood
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Illustrations by Charlie Smith
Why is this such an important choice?
Anyone can photocopy your application, mail it to several environmental insurance underwriters, and send you back quotations. While this may be acceptable for your homeowner’s policy, environmental risk management is significantly more complicated, with much more at risk, including dollars, reputation, and even jail time.
The role of the environmental insurance broker in this millennium is that of a partner, a …
Al Gore
Brownfields have entered the debate in the
presidential campaign—Governor Bush presented …
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 …
Greenfields, Brownfields, Timfields On July 1, 1999, the U.S. Senate confirmed President
Clinton’s nomination of Timothy Fields Jr. as the USEPA Assistant
Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER).
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When Brownfield News began examining brownfield policy and development on a city-by-city basis in 1998 it was obvious that there was no single, one-size-fits-all approach.
The history and economy of different cities led to different kinds of industrial development and consequently to the creation of different kinds of brownfields. In some …
As brownfield sites have become a priority topic for a
growing range of players — from city agencies to corporate leaders as
well as environmental activists — so has their treatment in state
legislatures and agencies across the US. States are taking an increasingly
active role in promoting the identification, …
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 …
Federal News
U.S. Senators Lincoln
Chafee (R.-R.I.), Frank
Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Robert Smith (R-N.H.), and Max Baucus (D- Mont.)
introduced legislation aimed at reducing the legal and regulatory barriers
that stand in the way of brownfield redevelopment and which will provide
additional cleanup funding.
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For over a hundred years, the metal finishing industry has existed in America, quietly touching our lives without being noticed by the general public. The industry exist as a portal through …
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 …
A Summit on Eastern European Brownfields
Ostrava, located in the eastern portion of the Czech Republic, near Poland and Slovakia, is a much more attractive town than some believe. Despite being characterized by the Lonely Planet guide as a Soviet throwback, it more like a Central European Pittsburgh, a steel town cleaning its air, land and water, finding some architectural treasures, and building some new ones.
In June, I had the pleasure …
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
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