An area that once drew thousands looking to strike it rich off the land’s precious minerals, the Bayhorse Mining District in central Idaho may one day again see people flocking to its rugged lands.
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) wants to turn 540 acres in the mining district into a state historical park [...]
Whenever he shows someone the map listing the 56 properties in downtown Boise with potential petroleum contamination, Scot Oliver of the city’s urban renewal agency makes sure to reiterate to the public that just because a property is listed doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with it. The little red dots on the map can be [...]
Oct. 3-5 :: EPA Western Brownfields Workshop at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center in Portland. Grant recipients, contractors and state and federal officials in EPA Regions 8, 9 and 10 will gather for the free workshop, which includes an afternoon session on Oct. 3, a full-day session Oct. 4 and a [...]
In the small city of Unalaska, Alaska, at the heart of the North Pacific and Bering Sea fisheries, officials are busy cleaning up actions of the past in hopes of creating a healthier future.
The city’s powerhouse property, on which sits a former fuel tank farm as well a power plant built during World War II [...]
Communities in 38 states–including Idaho and Washington–will receive brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites. Two territories and five tribal nations also will share the $70.7 million from the EPA.
“By transforming thousands of blighted sites into engines of economic rebirth, EPA’s Brownfields program is proving to be one of the greatest environmental [...]
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