Waste Site Cleanup & Reuse in New England
Are there examples of brownfields sites where environmental insurance (or lack thereof) has played a role in: a) facilitating, or b) imposing a barrier to the redevelopment of that site?
Environmental insurance is playing a larger role in brownfields redevelopment as stakeholders become more and more educated about the potential risks, liabilities, and benefits associated with the recycling of these properties. The following EPA Brownfields programs have utilized environmental insurance (contact the project officers for more information.):