Policy – Brownfields and the 110th Congress: A Mid-Year Report
Federal – Time to Look at the Whole Picture
State – Collaboration a Key to Success
Guest – Introduction to HAZWOPER

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Policy – Brownfields and the 110th Congress: A Mid-Year Report
by Charlie Bartsch
As the 110th Congress reached its midpoint nearing the 2007 winter holiday recess, brownfields were gaining more attention on Capitol Hill. The EPA and the Bush Administration continue to support the brownfields program, touting its impacts and results, and key members of Congress are considering the potential impact a reauthorization of the EPA brownfields program might have Brownfield program proponents from more than 20 organizations, pleased that reauthorization had made it to the congressional radar screen, were also urging Congress to take advantage of the opportunities reauthorization offers to build on brownfield successes.

Federal – Time to Look at the Whole Picture
by Deborah Goldblum
Everyone wants to be green these days. Turn on the TV and you see commercials about oil companies building windmills. Thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification program, the term “green building” no longer needs explanation. Even the ultimate brownfield prize, the Phoenix Award, includes green design among its evaluation criteria.

State – Collaboration a Key to Success
by Denise M. Brinley
It is a story that is played out in cities and towns across Pennsylvania: the municipality’s major employer succumbs to economic pressures, leaving hundreds without jobs. Over time, the site sits idle, while the municipality loses out on commercial revenue and struggles with a smaller tax base.

Guest – Introduction to HAZWOPER
by Sven Rundman
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), created under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, is to assure the safety and health of America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.