2017 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 07:57:51 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "Federal brownfield program in question, but Connecticut’s program remains strong"
 
Federal brownfield program in question, but Connecticut’s program remains strong

By Katrina Courting 
Danbury News-Times (CT)
April 2, 2017

President Donald Trump has proposed sharp cuts to the federal agency that helps turn brownfields into productive properties, but Connecticut officials say that won’t keep the state from pressing forward with its own brownfield programs.

Connecticut has about 1,000 brownfields: properties that are blighted, vacant or underutilized but ripe for cleanup and redevelopment. 

Most brownfield efforts are undertaken by private owners or by municipalities. In Connecticut, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection oversees the regulatory components of any needed cleanup while the state Department of Economic and Community Development handles funding and redevelopment.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Federal-brownfield-program-in-question-but-11044634.php

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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