[CPEO-BIF] Oregon Brownfields

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Clearing properties costly, worthwhile

by Saul Hubbard
Eugene Register-Guard (OR)
January 25, 2015


Contaminated and abandoned commercial properties, such as the former  
McAyeal’s lot, are common in Oregon.

The sites, often referred to as brownfields, include former dry  
cleaning businesses, gas stations, mercury mines, factories and other  
industrial properties. A 2014 study by consultant ECONorthwest  
estimated there are 13,500 sites with known or suspected  
contamination in Oregon.

…

After looking at almost 100 completed brownfield cleanups in Oregon  
that were paid for with state money, the ECONorthwest study concluded  
that the overall economic benefits of the rehabilitations  
significantly outweighed their cost.

...

For the entire article, see
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32675104-75/clearing- 
properties-costly-worthwhile.html.csp

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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
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