In this month’s issue…
The Washington Department of Ecology is making history here in Region 10 with the signing of a unique voluntary agreement between it and Shell Oil Products US. The multi-site voluntary agreement is the state's first commitment by a major fuel marketing company to clean up contamination at former and current gas stations. Read more about the agreement and how EPA is watching to see if it could be successful in other states. Also in this issue, we bring you news of a new tool called Vision to Action that can be applied to brownfields redevelopment. Cleanup has begun at a former mining operation in Idaho, and the Medford Urban Renewal Agency in Oregon shares some lessons officials learned when they set out to clean up brownfields in their downtown.
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About Building on Brownfields
This monthly e-newsletter, published by EPA Region 10, focuses on the economic and environmental gains that come from brownfields redevelopment in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Brownfields are not just about the environment. Brownfields--property where future reuse may be complicated by contaminants--are revitalization tools that can take redevelopment pressures off of undeveloped or abandoned lands while improving and protecting the environment. Brownfields are about saving green space. And they're about fostering economic development.
This newsletter is for city planners, developers, environmental groups, local governments, property owners – anyone interested in brownfields. Each month, we explore topics related to buying, cleaning up and building on brownfields, including real-life success stories.
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