The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation's (LVEDC) redevelopment program is offering grant funding for environmental site assessments, cleanup planning, and redevelopment planning for brownfields projects in Pennsylvannia.

Bend Bulletin reports OSU-Cascades has purchased a 46-acre pumice mine for the expansion of its new campus in southwest Bend. Federal and state brownfield cleanup and assessment grants are being considered for the project.

Governor Cuomo announced the designation of 11 new Brownfield Opportunity Areas in communities across New York State. The program helps participants develop revitalization strategies focused on returning dormant and blighted areas into productive communities of economic growth and development.

This article from Waste Dive examines the historical significance of brownfields in the US and highlights some important cases studies and resources for brownfields.

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The Kentucky Brownfield Redevelopment Program, within the Department for Environmental Protection (DEP), in conjunction with the Louisville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, announces an upcoming workshop to create a better understanding of brownfields and the issues surrounding contaminated property redevelopment.

Governor Malloy announced that six municipalities in the state - East Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, Old Saybrook, Waterbury, and Torrington - are being awarded over $1 million in state grants to develop plans for remediating and developing clusters of brownfield sites.

Independent Mail reports an EPA brownfield cleanup grant is helping the city of Pickens move forward with a plan to include a 2-acre former Pickens Railway site in the Doodle Trail footprint, a 7.5 mile paved trail that follows the former Doodle Line railroad.

CDFA Releases Redevelopment Financing Roadmap for Josephine County, OR

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As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, the fourth installment of the Brownfields Financing Webinar Series examines the potential behind using brownfields as sites for renewable energy generation, the unique financing tools available for these projects, and the potential benefits for impacted communities and energy developers.

Presentation slides from the CDFA Brownfields Financing Webinar Series on January 14, 2016

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