For years, uncertainties about contamination in the Old Town district of Bellingham, Wash., prevented much-needed redevelopment in an area seeing more growth in blight than in new business.
A historic landfill sitting on 13 acres on both sides of the Whatcom Creek estuary was the source of this longtime barrier to redevelopment. Sites on both sides [...]
Do you know if your brownfield site is home to a small family of pygmy rabbits? Or could that nearby stream be a passageway for migrating salmon? It’s not just the contamination that requires assessment. These species are protected by the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), and that means you need to take them into [...]
By Sharon Kophs
The purpose of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is to conserve the nation’s natural heritage for the enjoyment and benefit of current and future generations. As such, the ESA directs all federal agencies to participate in conservation of species endangered or threatened with extinction.
Section 7(a)(2) of the act charges federal agencies with ensuring [...]
Only a month after cleanup was completed at a 78-acre former railway maintenance complex in downtown Spokane, the Kendall Yards team is to be awarded an EPA 2006 Brownfields Team of the Year Notable Achievement Award.*
The Spokane project, which took only 12 months to complete, is a model for brownfield projects throughout the nation, says [...]
May 1: Applications are due for the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. For details and an application packet, go to http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards.htm.
May 3-4: Restoring Greenspace: Ecological reuse of contaminated properties in EPA Region 10, Seattle. More information at www.wildlifehc.org/events/restoringgreenspace.cfm.
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