Brownfields Update for the Pacific Northwest

This monthly Brownfields Update for the Pacific Northwest e-newsletter is funded by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the State and Tribal Response Program.

Each issue highlights Brownfields trends, activities, success stories, and challenges in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, with links to our website and other complementary items.

Brownfields are blighted or underused properties where actual or perceived contamination is complicating reuse. Such properties can be ideal for new uses desired by the community, whether for housing, job creation, industrial/commercial redevelopment, ecological restoration, sustainable energy, or another use. Renewal of Brownfields often includes environmental cleanup, and prevents energy-intensive construction on “greenspaces.” Both of these outcomes enhance public and environmental health.

This e-newsletter is for planners, developers, lenders, community organizations, environmental groups, local governments, property owners, and anyone else interested in Brownfields in the Pacific Northwest.

Jerry Orlando, Brownfields Project Manager for PBS Engineering + Environmental, is the writer and liaison to the four states.  Jerry is well respected in the Brownfields community through his previous work with Oregon State University’s Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) program and other activities.

Jerry collaborates closely with the staff of Cogan Owens Cogan, LLC.  Elaine Cogan, principal in the firm, has a national reputation as a professional writer and editor and consultant in communications.  She edits all content and supervises the work of our experienced web developer, Crystal Jackson, and our talented graphic designer, Nancy Marshall.  All our work is coordinated by Gil Wistar, Brownfields Coordinator for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

If you have Brownfields information you would like to share, please contact jerry_orlando@pbsenv.com and encourage your friends and colleagues to be subscribers.