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By Margaret Halasnik
Discover. Disclose. Correct. Prevent recurrence. These are the key words in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Audit Policy. The EPA is currently testing a number of tailored incentives that apply to new owners of regulated companies who identify, voluntarily disclose, and promptly correct environmental violations.
These incentives were described in the “Interim Approach to Applying the Audit Policy to New Owners” (Interim Approach, Federal Register Vol. 73, 44991, August 1, 2008). The incentives include reduction or elimination of fines and potential criminal prosecution and recognition of new owners who perform internal audits and disclose under the Audit Policy.
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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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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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