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Revitalizing the Jersey City Waterfront
Four hundred years after Jersey City was first settled, its waterfront has been
reborn as a new business hub. Long gone are the old rail yards, wharves and
piers that had become a 34-acre brownfield site.
N.J. Law Clarifies Natural Resource Damages
Acting Governor Richard J. Codey has signed legislation that provides qualified
developers liability protection against natural resource damage claims at brownfield
sites across the state.
New Jersey Brownfields Inventory Bill Clears
Senate Panel
The New Jersey Senate Environment Committee released legislation to require
state environmental regulators to identify and catalog brownfields.
New York’s Brownfield Program: Dale
Desnoyers Tells Us Why He Thinks It’s the Best
New York State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) will be turning two
soon. What it lacks in history it makes up in strength. It has been regarded
as state-of-the-art and is serving as an example to other states that are writing
or revising their own programs.
Clean Land Fund to Restore New Jersey Wetlands
The Clean Land Fund is the new owner of wetlands property in Edison Township,
N.J., along a pristine section of the Raritan River located next to the Kin-Buc
Landfill.
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Acting Commissioner Named
Denise Sheehan was named Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation, effective February 3, 2005.
Growing Greener II a Priority for Spring Ballot
Enacting a measure to put the $800 million Growing Greener II initiative on
the spring ballot remains a top priority of the administration to enhance the
economic and environmental health of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Brownfield Action Team Applications
Appoved
The Philadelphia Naval Business Center, a major redevelopment project expected
to create thousands of jobs, is one of several projects that recently qualified
for Brownfield Action Team (BAT) assistance.