DOD Awards Since 1962 the Secretary of Defense has recognized outstanding accomplishments in managing the natural resources at defense sites. In addition, each of the armed services has award programs for environmental initiatives. 1994 saw the introduction of the environmental cleanup award, which recognizes installations that have made significant environmental restorations. These awards have resulted in major changes in the way the services, and their contractors, treat environmental issues. Any kind …

For over one hundred and fifty years, American cities and towns lit their homes, factories and boulevards with manufactured gas. Replaced by natural gas, manufactured gas was phased out by the mid-twentieth century and American utility companies, municipalities and private property owners now face the …

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 …

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 …