Eastern Regional Report


PENNSYLVANIA

Budget Shortfall Looms
Pennsylvania’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund is heading toward a $12 million deficit.

Case Study >> Developing the Nation’s Largest Brownfield
By Megan Longenderfer
One of the largest private brownfield sites in the nation is the former Bethlehem Steel plant that winds along the Lehigh River in eastern Pennsylvania.

MASSACHUSETTS

Op/Ed >> Solving Complex Liability Issues Enables Projects
By James Farrell
Current owners of environmentally impaired property in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts should look at an innovative program designed to resolve complex liability issues, thereby enabling projects that would otherwise languish.

CONNECTICUT

Georgetown Approvals
The former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill in Fairfield County has received Master Plan approval from the Town of Redding.

NEW YORK

Soil Vapor Intrusion: A Volatile Issue
By Ken Kamlet and Erich Zimmerman
Vapor intrusion has major implications for brownfields and other contaminated properties in New York State.

NEW JERSEY

Op/Ed >>Tools for a Second Generation of Brownfield Sites
By Bradley Campbell
Why is Steve Picco claiming that DEP has not lived up to the challenge of brownfields redevelopment?

HDSRF Program Supports Brownfield Efforts
By Caren Franzini
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) supports the state’s efforts to clean up brownfields by offering a variety of financing tools.

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