[CPEO-BIF] FIVE RCRA BROWNFIELDS PREVENTION PILOTS CHOSEN

[CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org>]

[From Maas.James@epamail.epa.gov ]
 
FIVE RCRA BROWNFIELDS PREVENTION PILOTS CHOSEN

EPA today announced the selection of five pilot 
projects to showcase the combined use of RCRA cleanup 
reforms and Brownfields tools to encourage cleanup and 
reuse. The selected pilots proposed the field testing of 
innovative approaches such as leveraging state funds for 
demolition, using multiple legal authorities to deal with a 
bankrupt site and community involvement in future land use 
decision-making. The RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative 
responds to concerns raised by cities, industries and 
communities who have recently begun emphasizing the 
importance of looking beyond Superfund to address issues at 
brownfields sites in a more comprehensive manner. Under 
this new initiative, EPA's goal is to help state and local 
governments and site owners to adopt integrative approaches 
to cleanups and to sustain future reuse of properties 
subjected to cleanup obligations under RCRA. EPA has 
internally allocated additional resources that pursue 
holistic approaches to expedited cleanups that protect 
public health and the environment. The second round of 
pilots includes: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, North Haven, 
Connecticut; Union Carbide Caribe Inc., Guayanilla, Puerto 
Rico; Safety-Kleen, Muskegon Heights, Michigan; BP 
Refinery, Wood River, Illinois; and Milt Adams, Inc., 
Denver, Colorado. For more information, visit: 
www.epa.gov/brownfields.

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For more information, visit the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (RCRA) Brownfields Initiative page at: 
www.epa.gov/brownfields/ rcrabf.htm/

For general information on the U.S. EPA's Brownfields 
Program, visit: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/

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