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Communities in 43 states, 2 Tribal Nations and 2 territories will
share over $74 million in EPA Brownfields Grants
These communities will share over $74 million in EPA Brownfields grants to
help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem
properties to productive community use. Since the beginning of the Brownfields
program, EPA has awarded 1255 assessment grants totaling $298.6 million, 230
revolving loan fund grants totaling $217.7 million, and 426 cleanup grants
totaling $78.7 million. See the official EPA News Release, April 7, 2008.
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List of New Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund Grant Awards
- Sorted by State with Links to Fact Sheets
- Sorted by EPA Region with Links to Fact Sheets
- Printer-Friendly List Sorted by EPA Region (PDF) (15 pp, 51KB, about PDF)
Registration Now Open for the 2008 Brownfields Conference
With nearly 6,000 attendees, over 150 educational sessions, more than 200 exhibitors and unrivaled networking events, the U.S. EPA and ICMA co-sponsored National Brownfields Conference is the premier event of its kind. Join us May 5-7, 2008 at the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit, MI. To learn more about the conference and events, please visit the ICMA's Brownfields 2008 website.
President Bush Extends the Brownfields Tax Incentive as Part of
the Tax Relief and Health Care Act
On December 20, 2006, President Bush signed the Tax Relief and Health Care
Act of 2006. The new legislation includes an extension and expansion of the
Brownfields Tax Incentive. Under the new law, the incentive was renewed,
effective after December 31, 2005, and extended until December 31, 2007. More
information...
Demonstrating the Net Benefit of Site Cleanup: An Evaluation of Ecological and Economic Metrics at Two Superfund Sites -Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)
As part of EPA efforts to improve techniques for ecological benefit assessment, EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) is exploring alternative approaches for valuing and quantifying the net ecosystem impacts of OSWER programs. An ecological benefit classification approach has been developed that uses the analytical framework of ecosystem goods and services and a case study on the qualitative impacts of ecosystem restoration. The purposes of the study were to: 1) explore the ability of 4 metrics to demonstrate the benefits of site cleanup; 2) identify data gaps that could be addressed in the documentation process at active sites so that net benefit metric calculations can be supported by the available site data; 3) understand more fully how these metrics may be used at sites to identify, prior to remediation, the cleanup and reuse alternatives that provide the greatest net environmental benefit.
The net benefit of site remedial actions was estimated for Homestead Air Reserve Base, FL, and Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO.
The four metrics evaluated were:
. Ecological Service Value (measured in service-acre-years; using the habitat equivalency analysis methodology)
. Ecosystem Service Value (measured in dollars; using a benefits transfer approach combining spatially generated ecological and human use service values)
. Human Recreational Use Value (measured in dollars; using a benefit transfer approach)
. Real Estate and Community Impact Value (measured in dollars; using traditional real estate and development valuation approaches)
Date and Time: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)
Audio Access: Phone: (866) 299-3188, then enter code (919) 541-4909#
Seminar PowerPoint presentation will be posted on the EPA Environmental Science Connector by December 10. http://portal.epa.gov/ESC