For 25 years, 205 acres of prime industrial land sat on the market in Lebanon, Ore. While a few nibbles came and went over the years, extensive wetlands issues scared potential buyers away from the property for more than two decades, says John Hitt, the city administrator for the northwest Oregon town.
It wasn’t until the [...]
Faced with the issue of owning a contaminated property, or purchasing one, one of the first thoughts on property owners’ minds is how they can protect themselves from potential liability. Unfortunately, the answer doesn’t always come easy.
While the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act in 2002 amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and [...]
Inventorying brownfields sites has taken on new meaning in rural Alaska, where small communities often times bring challenges not faced in other states in EPA Region 10.
“Rural brownfields in Alaska are much different than any rural development you’ve ever thought of,” says John Carnahan, brownfield coordinator for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
Malinda Chase, brownfield [...]
June 5-9: The “Nuts and Bolts of Brownfield Redevelopment for Local Government” training course takes place June 5-9 in Cleveland, Ohio. More information at http://urban.csuohio.edu/nuts_and_bolts.
June 14: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requests proposals for the Brownfield Economic Development Initiative (BEDI). Responses are due June 14. For more information, email Dorthera_Yorkshire@hud.gov or go [...]
What articles about Brownfields are particularly appealing to you?
What do you want to hear more about?
Please send your comments to
Jerry Orlando or Elaine Cogan. Thank you!
