Jun 05, 2019
EPA Awards Larger Brownfield Grants to Smaller Communities
The size of the average EPA grant to address a contaminated or abandoned property has almost doubled, according to new agency data.
Jun 02, 2019
CT cities left to deal with the shells of industry
In April 2018, the NDP government of British Columbia introduced Bill 15: Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2018...
May 31, 2019
Bill Exempting Developers From Cleanup Fees Passes Ohio House
A bill giving contaminated site developers immunity from state cleanup costs cleared the Ohio House as lawmakers looked for a way to kick-start the state’s flagging brownfield redevelopment.
May 30, 2019
On May 16, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district judge’s Daubert...
May 24, 2019
New York Makes It Easier to Identify Potential Environmental Justice Communities
The New York State Legislature passed legislation on Tuesday, April 30, that requires the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to publish a biennial list of “high local environmental impact zones”
May 22, 2019
Brooklyn Site to Get Cleaned Up in $30.7 Million New York Plan
A former factory site in a gentrifying section of New York City will be cleaned up at an estimated cost of $30.7 million under a final state Department of Environmental Conservation plan.
May 17, 2019
This Photographer Shows Us the Pollution We Can’t See for Ourselves
Trash-covered beaches, turtles asphyxiated by fluorescent pink drinking straws, and thick grey smog—these are the kinds of images we typically associate with pollution around the world.
May 16, 2019
This Town Didn’t Want to Be a Radioactive Waste Dump. The Government Is Giving Them No Choice.
David and Pam Mills have grown tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and okra on their secluded Appalachian property for about 18 years now.
May 15, 2019
Why CRE Needs a Universal Data Language Now More Than Ever
From working with the industry’s largest firms, I’ve learned that there’s no shortage of commercial real estate data.
Mar 20, 2019
New study: Michigan’s manufacturing legacy may be affecting our health, environment
By Detroit Free Press: Looking back, Robert Cotton wonders what might have stacked the deck against him.