City officials in Caldwell, Idaho, believe they’ve found buried treasure in their downtown, a treasure that will one day spark $100 million in economic growth.
That treasure is Indian Creek, which runs through the heart of the downtown. It was covered in the 1930s, because meat packing plants upstream polluted the creek, creating a stench. The [...]
Sitting in the center of Port Townsend’s National Landmark Historic District was a blemish in this otherwise small, picturesque town on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Two acres of contaminated property along the shoreline of Port Townsend Bay needed a new owner to come in and clean it up, rejuvenating that section of the historic [...]
Land-use controls have become common tools developers take advantage of to get their cleanup projects completed on time and on budget.
“These are protective and they allow things–property transfers and development–to move forward,” says Joe Hickey, voluntary cleanup program and brownfields coordinator for the Washington state Department of Ecology.
Land-use controls can be divided into two categories: [...]
The Phoenix Awards Executive Committee is seeking revitalization projects to recognize for excellence in brownfield redevelopment. One winner will be selected from each of EPA’s 10 regions, as well as an international winner, and all will be honored at an awards ceremony Nov. 13-15 in Boston. More information at http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/landrecwaste/cwp/view.asp?a=1243&q=502036 .
Oregon has begun planning for [...]
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