Brownfields
As defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Brownfield sites are "abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination." In June 1995, the U.S. Governement Accountability Office (GAO) estimated that there were between 130,000 and 450,000 Brownfield sites that will cost more than $650 billion to clean up. Others have estimated that there are currently 500,000 or more Brownfield sites across the United States and that the cost to clean up these sites is $600 billion. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Brownfields Program has been positively changing lives and communities for years and continues to reach out to train disadvantaged people of color in Brownfields communities. This section contains materials developed by the NIEHS awardees and by the EPA for promoting jobs and environmental justice through cleanup of Brownfields.
- Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ's) Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program (RECAP)
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ's) Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program (RECAP) establishes the Department's minimum remediation standards for present and past uncontrolled constituent releases. DEQ has established this Internet site as a forum to facilitate the implementation of the RECAP regulation. - ODEQ- Brownfields Law
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality passed the Brownfields Law on June 14, 1999. This website provides information on the provisions outlined in the law. - Pennsylvania Land Recycling Homepage
Website provides information on the Pennsylvania Land Recycling program. The primary goal of the Land Recycling Program (Act 2) is to encourage the voluntary cleanup and reuse of contaminated sites.
