2011 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:09:34 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Sierra Club critiques New Jersey policy, funding
 
Broke Brownfield Fund Is Bad Policy, Says Sierra Club

NJ Today
June 16, 2011

STATE - The state Department of Environmental Protection and the League of Municipalities held a joint series of round tables on brownfields and site remediation this week, but an environmental group notes that the discussions won’t amount to much.

The Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund, which gives money to municipalities for assessments and brownfield cleanups, is broke. Officials told lawmakers earlier this month that there is a backlog of applications for $71 million in projects that must be cleared before new applications can be reviewed. The fund, which is sustained through the dedication of a portion of the corporate business tax revenues, is only expected to have $13 million for next year.



...

For the entire article, see
http://njtoday.net/2011/06/16/broke-brownfield-fund-is-bad-policy- says-sierra-club/

--

Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

_______________________________________________
Brownfields mailing list
Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org
http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org

  Prev by Date: [CPEO-BIF] New York legislature asked to approve Brownfield Opportunity Areas funding (& new NPCR report)
Next by Date: [CPEO-BIF] Brattleboro, Vermont waterfront
  Prev by Thread: [CPEO-BIF] New York legislature asked to approve Brownfield Opportunity Areas funding (& new NPCR report)
Next by Thread: [CPEO-BIF] Brattleboro, Vermont waterfront

CPEO Home
CPEO Lists
Author Index
Date Index
Thread Index