Environmental compliance and site remediation workers are included on the federal and California lists of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers. Federal and state decision-makers recognize that workers supporting Critical...more
This Corner Briefing highlights new Environmental Screening Levels (ESLs) established by the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board on Jan. 24, 2019. The new ESLs have the potential for making sites that cleared...more
1/28/2019
/ Brownfield Properties ,
CEQA ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Infill Development ,
Land Developers ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Screening Procedures ,
Vapor Intrusion ,
Water Quality Control Boards
• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites.
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2/21/2018
/ 404(c) Plans ,
Agency Consolidation ,
BFPP ,
Bonds ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Budget Cuts ,
Categorical Exclusions ,
CEQ ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Review ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Grants ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Flood Control ,
Incentives ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
NAAQS ,
National Priorities List (NPL) ,
NEPA ,
NHPA ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Railroads ,
RCRA ,
Risk Management ,
Rural Development ,
Section 404 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Storm Water ,
Strategic Planning ,
Superfund ,
TIFIA ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wastewater ,
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act ,
Water Supplies ,
WIFIA
This is the second edition in an ongoing series of "Corner Briefings" highlighting urban infill legal tools and opportunities. These updates identify new legal cases, legislative updates, grant opportunities and other urban...more
4/5/2016
/ Brownfield Properties ,
CEQA ,
Construction Industry ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Neighborhood Revitalization ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Development ,
Redevelopment ,
Urban Planning & Development