Governor Andrew Cuomo recently vetoed a bill that would have temporarily extended the state's Brownfield program that provides developers with tax credits to clean up contaminated sites, according to Capital. The bill would have used a $300 million bond to fund the program, which would have extended the availability of tax credits until March 2017. Cuomo stated that he would reintroduce a proposal that would substantially reform the program this year.

The US Environmental Protection Agency released this solicitation notice for Environmental Education Local Grants.

The California Association for Local Economic Development announced a newly formed Brownfield Committee that will help California communities and economic development professionals identify funds, tools, and expertise necessary to revitalize brownfield sites.

According to the Hickory Record, over the last seven years, the US EPA's brownfield program has contributed $800,000 toward the assessment of brownfield sites in Hickory, NC. More than 160 buildings have been identified through the program, which allows the city and potential developers a better understanding of how to address brownfield properties.

The CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program is funded by a grant from the U.S. EPA to provide assistance to communities throughout the country that are looking to finance the redevelopment of brownfield sites.

The CDFA Brownfields Financing Resource Center is a one-stop hub for all of the resources, reports, headlines, and projects that CDFA collects and publishes related to brownfields finance. Find links to resource tags, technical assistance, original research, upcoming webcasts, reference guides, daily headlines, and more.

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This paper from Robert Sroka examines tax increment financing and other financing tools used to ease brownfield redevelopment and remediation. Through an examination of these tools and their application in the US and Canada, the paper evaluates the Alberta's Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) and its application in Calgary's Rivers District.

Association for Redevelopment Initiatives' case study of Berry Lane Park, a public park transformed from 12 former brownfield sites in one of New Jersey's poorest neighborhoods. Berry Lane Park was funded through a mix of public and private sources including EPA and HUD grants.

Association for Redevelopment Initiatives' case study of Milltown Park, a former mill site that was redeveloped using TIF and a USDA Rural Housing Super Green-LEED Platinum Loan.

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