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Brownfields News and Events 1995 - 1997

 
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Note: This information is provided for reference purposes only. Although the information provided here was accurate and current when first created, it is now outdated.

Announcements, Press Releases, and Speeches

  • Administrator Browner's HazWaste World Superfund XVIII Conference Speech Available
    Full Speech
    [ HTML (12K) ]
    December 2, 1997
    Administrator Browner addresses Brownfields [ HTML (12K)]


  • Memorandum of Withdrawal of Draft Guidance for Developing Superfund Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) Language Concerning State Voluntary Cleanup Programs
    [ HTML (7K)]
    November 26, 1997

  • EPA Announces Six Additional Pilots: Danbury, CT; Des Moines, IA; North Stapleton, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Pomona, CA; and San Diego, CA

    • Danbury, CT
      Pilot Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (6K) | PDF (11K) 2 pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-99-026
      April 1999
    • Des Moines, IA
      Pilot Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (6K) | PDF (12K) 2 pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-159 October 1997
      Press Release
      [ HTML (2K) | PDF (9K) 2 Pages ]
      October 1997
    • North Stapleton, CO
      Pilot Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (7K) | PDF (13K) 2 pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-161 September 1997
      Press Release
      [ HTML (4K) | PDF (11K) 2 Pages ]
      August 13, 1997
    • Phoenix, AZ
      Pilot Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (6K) | PDF (11K) 2 pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-164
      October 1997
    • Pomona, CA
      Pilot Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (5K) | PDF (10K) 2 pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-162
      October 1997
    • San Diego, CA
      Pilot Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (6K) | PDF(11K) 2 pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-163
      October 1997
    Go to the Brownfields Pilots page.

  • New Tax Incentive to Spur the Cleanup and Redevelopment of Brownfields

    • Tax-Incentive Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (8K) | PDF (16K) 2 Pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-155
      August 1997
    • Public Law 105-34 Subtitle E of Title IX
      [ HTML (9K) | PDF (13K) 4 Pages ]
    • List of Eligible Pilots
      [ HTML (3K) | PDF (9K) 1 Page ]

    More information on the Brownfields Tax Incentive.

  • Solicitation of Statements of Interest from Communities Interested in Being Designated as Brownfields Showcase Communities was published in the Federal Register (Statements of Interest must have been submitted on or before September 19, 1997)
    • Fact Sheet: Brownfields Showcase Communities
      [ HTML (4K) | PDF (8K) 1 Page ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-00-240
      October 2000
    • Full Document
      [ HTML (12K) | PDF (16K) 5 Pages ]

    View additional Brownfields Showcase Communities Information.

  • EPA, Justice Department Propose Policy to Make It Easier For Investors to Cleanup and Redevelop Brownfields - August 7, 1997
    • EPA Press Advisory
      [ HTML (2K) ]
      August 8, 1997
    • DOJ Press Release
      [ HTML (4K) ]
      August 7, 1997

    Go to the Brownfields-related Law and Regulations page.

  • Information on Brownfields 97 Conference is Now Available

    Go to the Brownfields '97 Conference Web Page.


  • Region 2 Announces Two Additional Pilots: Elizabeth, NJ and Glen Cove, NY

    • Elizabeth, NJ
      Press Release
      [ HTML (3K) | PDF (18K) 2 Pages ]
      June 19, 1997
      Pilot Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (5K) | PDF (18K) 2 Pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-152
      July 1997
    • Glen Cove, NY
      Press Release
      [ HTML (3K) | PDF(24K) 2 Pages ]
      June 19, 1997
      Pilot Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (5K) | PDF (19K) 2 Pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-153
      July 1997

    Go to the Brownfields Pilots page.

  • Vice President Al Gore Announces 35 New Brownfields National and Regional Pilots
    White House Press Release
    [ HTML (6K)]
    May 13, 1997

    More information on the Brownfields Pilots.

  • EPA Announces Two New Brownfields Pilots in Wisconsin.
    • Press Release
      [HTML (5K) | PDF (5K) 1 page]
      February 14th, 1997
    • Milwaukee County, WI Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (6K) | PDF (15K) 2 pages ]
      Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-148
      May 1997
    • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Fact Sheet
      [ HTML (5K) | PDF (14K) 2 pages ]
      EPA Document Number: EPA 500-F-97-149
      May 1997
  • Upcoming Federally Recognized Tribes Grant Competition from EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response; Applications must be postmarked by April 8, 1997

    Flier
    [ HTML (2K) | PDF (11K) 1 page ]

    Guidance
    [ HTML (28K) | PDF (32K) 12 pages ]

  • EPA Announces 16 New Brownfield Grants to Clean Up and Revitalize Urban Communities.

    Press Release
    [ HTML (5K) | PDF (20K) 5 pages ]
    October 1, 1996

    Summary of New Brownfields Regional Pilots
    [ HTML (19K) | PDF (15K) 6 pages]

  • Vice President Hails Progress in Urban Revitalization and Announces 20 New Projects to Redevelop Brownfields
    Press Release
    [ HTML (14K) | PDF (20K) 5 pages ]
    June 13, 1996

  • New Clinton Administration Brownfields Tax Incentive to Speed Urban Cleanup, Redevelopment
    EPA/Treasury Fact Sheet
    [ HTML (6K) | PDF (9K) 2 pages]
    March 11, 1996

  • Clinton Administration Announces Selection of 11 New Brownfields Redevelopment Projects and Announces the Removal of 3,300 Sites from the Superfund Inventory
    White House Press Release
    [ HTML (5K) ]
    January 25, 1996
  • Clinton Administration Announces Selection of 15 Cities as Brownfields Redevelopment Projects, July 26, 1995
    White House Press Release
    [ HTML (17K) ]
    July 26, 1995

  • EPA Administrator Announces Relief Package for Cities and Towns.
    Press Release
    [ HTML (5K) | PDF (9K) 2 pages ]
    January 25, 1995

Meetings and Deadlines

  • Solicitation of Statements of Interest from Communities Interested in Being Designated as Brownfields Showcase Communities
    Deadline for Statements of Interest was September 19, 1997

    View Brownfields Showcase Communities information.

  • Tribal Brownfields Meeting, September 6, 1997, in Kansas City, Missouri

    Notice
    [ PDF (22K) 2 Pages ]

  • Brownfields '97 Conference, September 3-5, 1997, in Kansas City, Missouri

    Notice
    [ HTML (6K) ]

  • Notice of Open Meeting: State Voluntary Cleanup Program, February 27, 1997

    Notice [ HTML (4K) ]
    For more information, go to the OECA Homepage.

  • Brownfields '96 -- A New Environmental Frontier Conference
    September 20-21, 1996, Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    Brownfields '96 National Conference (A Conference Summary)
    Fact Sheet
    [ HTML (12K) | PDF (16K) 3 Pages ]
    Publication Number: EPA 500-F-97-099
    April 1997

    Invitation Brochure
    [ HTML (7K) | PDF (35K) 2 pages ]
    July 1996

    Overview Brochure
    [ PDF (230K) 9 pages ]
    August 1996

  • Brownfields Pilots National Workshop, February 13-14, 1996
    Fact Sheet
    [ HTML (14K) | PDF (19K) 4 Pages ]
    EPA Document Number: EPA 500-F-97-096
    April 1997

Reports and Documents

  • Brownfields Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund Pilot Administrative Manual now available
    More information.

  • Brownfields Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund Model Term & Conditions now available
    More information.

  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. General Services Administration Signed November 21, 1997

    Press Announcement
    [ HTML (1K) ]
    December 5, 1997

    Full Document
    [ HTML (9K) | PDF (20K) 4 Pages ]

    Additional Memoranda of Understanding.

  • The Effects of Environmental Hazards and Regulation on Urban Redevelopment
    [ HTML (322K) | PDF (394K) ]
    August 1997

  • Cumulative Risk Assessment Guidance-Phase I Planning and Scoping

    Memorandum
    [ HTML (6K) | PDF (22K) 2 pages ]
    July 1997

    Guidance
    [ HTML (32K) | PDF (131K) 12 pages ]
    July 1997

    Go to the Brownfields-related Law and Regulations page.

  • Final Draft Guidance on Developing Superfund Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) - August 5, 1997

    Cover Letter to EPA Regional Administrators
    [ HTML (4K) | PDF (7K) 2 Pages]
    Guidance to EPA Regions
    [ HTML (31K) | PDF (28K) 14 Pages]
    Guidance Attachment - Site Designation Summary
    [ HTML (6K) | PDF (11K) 2 Pages]
    Guidance Attachment - Site Designation Process Document
    [ HTML (32K) | PDF (38K) 12 Pages]

    Go to the Brownfields-related Law and Regulations page.

  • EPA Will Award Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Demonstration Pilots
    EPA Document Number: EPA 500-F-97-147
    Proposal Guidelines, April 1997
    [ HTML (59K) | PDF (110K) 27 Pages ]

    For more information on the Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots, click here.

  • Interim Approaches for Regional Relations with State Voluntary Cleanup Programs.

    Memorandum
    [ HTML (7K) | PDF (27K) 4 pages ]
    November 14, 1996

  • ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, URBAN REVITALIZATION, AND BROWNFIELDS: THE SEARCH FOR AUTHENTIC SIGNS OF HOPE; A Report on the "Public Dialogues on Urban Revitalization and Brownfields: Envisioning Healthy and Sustainable Communities"

    [ HTML (7K) | PDF (6K) ]
    Publication Number: EPA 500-R-96-002
    December 1996

  • Congress passes the "Asset Conservation, Lender Liability, and Deposit Insurance Protection Act of 1996'' attached to the Omnibus Budget Act (HR3610); September 30, 1996

    Sections 2501-2505 [ HTML (20K) | PDF (103K) 9 pages ]

  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed this Soil Screening Guidance as a tool for screening at National Priorities List (NPL) sites.

    Link to EPA's Superfund Web Pages describing Soil Screening Guidance.
    [ When there, click "Back" button to return here to the Brownfields Home Pages. ]

  • Potential Insurance Products for Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment; Survey Results of Insurance Industry Products Available for Transference of Risk at Potentially Contaminated Property.

    [ PDF (152K) 52 pages ]
    Publication Number: EPA 500-R-96-001
    June 1996

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