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Theme Success Stories
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Brownfields Program Achievements Theme Story
Brownfields Program Achievements Linked to Early Successes (PDF) (3 pp, 108K)
(Features the Cuyahoga County, OH; Bridgeport, CT; and Richmond, VA Pilot projects)
EPA 560-F-06-267
October 2006
Removing the Stigma of Contamination and Repairing Blighted Areas - No Cleanup Required (PDF) (3 pp, 777K)
(Features Tulsa, OK, New Britain, CT, Englewood, CO, and Galveston, TX Pilots)
EPA 500-F-03-010
May 2003
Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Reduction Theme Story
Value-added Deconstruction in South Bend, IN Generates a $1.4 Million Revenue Stream (PDF) (3 pp, 216K)
(Features South Bend, IN)
EPA-560-F-09-001
January 2009
Expanding Markets and Revitalizing Communities (PDF) (3 pp, 243K)
(Features Worcester, MA)
EPA-560-F-08-247
April 2008
Recycling at Automotive Site Spurs Revitalization (PDF) (3 pp, 193K)
(Features Detroit, MI)
EPA-560-F-08-001
January 2008
A Former California Brownfield Recycled (PDF) (3 pp, 153K)
(Features Emeryville, CA)
EPA 560-F-07-228
August 2007
Coordinated Cleanup Approach Theme Story
In Greenville, SC, Coordinating Resources from two EPA Programs Maximizes Their Effectiveness and Results (PDF) (3 pp, 162K)
(Features Greenville, SC)
EPA-560-F-239
March 2008
A Cache of Cleanup Tools: Using a Spectrum of EPA Cleanup Programs to Address a Wide Range of Properties (PDF) (5 pp, 151K)
(Features Oklahoma City, OK, Bellingham, WA, and Houston, TX)
EPA-560-F-09-021
February 2009
Brownfields Metamorphosis – From Abandoned Properties to Cultural Celebrations (PDF) (3 pp, 375K)
(Features Tacoma, WA, Fayetteville, NC, Bethlehem Steel, PA, and Louisville, KY Pilots)
EPA 500-F-02-034
April 2002
Environmental Insurance Theme Story
Environmental Insurance Helps Ensure Redevelopment (PDF) (3 pp, 714K)
(Features Somerville, MA, and Emeryville, CA Pilots)
EPA 500-F-03-232
July 2003
Changing First Impressions: New Gateway Development (PDF) (3 pp, 596K)
(Features Salt Lake City, UT, Coralville, IA)
EPA-560-F-04-264
September 2004
Using "Green" Buildings on Brownfields: Using Innovative Architecture to Improve Performance (PDF) (4 pp, 683K)
(Features Baltimore, MD and Cape Charles & Northampton County, VA Pilots)
EPA 500-F-03-249
October 2003
For EPA's Brownfields Program, "Green" Refers to More than the Environment (PDF) (3 pp, 186K)
(Features Springfield, MO, Omaha, NE, Lewiston, ME, Houston, TX, and Hennepin County, MN Pilots)
EPA 500-F-03-250
October 2003
How Does Your Garden Grow? Brownfields Redevelopment and Local Agriculture (PDF) (4 pp, 1.3M)
(Features Somerville, MA and Shelton, CT)
EPA-560-F-09-024
March 2009
Choosing "Greenspace" as a Brownfields Reuse (PDF) (3 pp, 261K)
(Features Cape Charles & Northampton County, VA, St. Louis County, MO, Portland, OR, Bridgeport, CT, City and County of Denver, CO, and Providence, RI Pilots)
EPA 500-F-03-248
October 2003
Sustainable Reuse—Ensuring that a Brownfield's Reuse Offers the Greatest Social, Economic, and Environmental Benefit to the Community (PDF) (3 pp, 940K)
(Features Bridgeport, CT, Clearwater, FL, and Tacoma, WA Pilots)
EPA 500-F-03-251
October 2003
Improving Public Health in Brownfields Communities-Success Story
Brownfields and Public Health Are Linked in Many Respects (PDF) (4 pp, 179K)
EPA-560-F-07-253
January 2008
Innovative Solutions Prove the Value in Brownfields Lending (PDF) (3 pp, 829K)
EPA 560-F-04-265
September 2004
Transforming Brownfields Using EPA Petroleum Funding (PDF) (4 pp, 72K)
(Features Houston, TX, Prineville, OR and Signal Hill, CA)
EPA-560-F-06-248
October 2006
Portfields—The Wave of the Future (PDF) (3 pp, 400K)
EPA 500-F-03-250
April 2004
Restoring Brownfields for Residential Reuse Puts EPA Right at Home (PDF) (3 pp, 552K)
(Features Emeryville, CA, Somerville, MA, City of Virginia, MN and Twin Cities Metropolitan Council, MN Pilots)
EPA 500-F-02-035
April 2002
Along Route 66, Cleaning up the Reminders of an Historic Road's Former Glory (PDF) (2 pp, 96K)
(Features Flagstaff, AZ and Albuquerque, NM)
EPA-560-F-09-018
February 2009
Sustainable Redevelopment Theme Story
Sustainable Redevelopment of Brownfields—Fostering Economic Development and Protecting the Environment (PDF) (2 pp, 289K)
(Features Baltimore, MD, Cape Charles, VA, and Knoxville, TN Pilots)
EPA 500-F-03-031
May 2003
Youth Involvement in Brownfields Theme Success Story
Across the County, Youth Programs Bring the Issue of Brownfields Home (PDF) (3 pp, 100K)
(Features the Our Town Program and the Brownfield Buster Patch Program)
EPA-560-F-07-217
June 2007