Redevelopment Economics

We publish a monthly newsletter covering brownfields federal policy, trends in brownfields redevelopment, and policy issues related to smart growth and urban redevelopment.  To be added to the e-mail distribution list, contact ev@redevelopmenteconomics.com or constant contact

November, 2011, lead articles:

October, 2011, lead article

• Senate Hearing on the Brownfields Program

September, 2011, lead articles:

• Corporate Site Selection and Brownfields Redevelopment
• Can On-Site Energy Attract New Investment to Brownfields Sites?
• EPA Report Cites the Beneficial Environmental and Energy Impacts of Brownfields Redevelopment  

August 10, 2011, lead articles:

• Combined Heat and Power (CHP)/LFG Projects Create Sustainable Agriculture
• Brownfields Coalition - Appropriations Advocacy Ramped up
• Renewable Energy on Contaminated Sites

 June 22, 2011, lead articles:

• Connecticut Adopts Liability Reforms;
• Iowa Raises Funding Ceiling for Brownfields-Greyfields Tax Credit;
• Land Leases and Liability for Renewable Energy on Contaminated Sites.

 May 23, 2011, lead articles:

• Coalition Leading Campaign to Support Brownfields Appropriations;
• Iowa and Louisiana - Brownfields Tax Credits Advancing in State Legislatures;
• Ohio Expands Use of CWSRF Funds for Brownfields. 

April 14, 2011 - lead articles:

• EPA Brownfields Budget Maintained Despite Widespread Cuts
• EPA Issues ne Guidance on Public Agency Liability
• Smart Growth vs. Sprawl - Conflicting American Preferences Evident in Realtors Survey

March 29, 2011 - lead articles:

• State Bownfields Programs under the Budget Axe
• Disclosure and the Threat of Enforcement Drives Voluntary Cleanups
• Lloyd's Enters the Environmental Insurance Marketplace through Beazley Syndicate

March, 14, 2011 - lead articals:

• Parks Take Center Stage in Redevelopment Projects
• Supplemental Environmental Projects Fund Brownfields to Park Projects
• East Gainesville Park and Trail have Symbiotic Relationship to Redevelopment.

Feb. 10, 2011 - Lead articles:

• Advocacy Alert - House Appropriations Committee Cuts $49 Million from EPA Brownfields Budget
• Brownfields Coalition Sets Out Ambitious Agenda for the 112th Congress
• Court Case Undercuts Brownfields Liability Protections

• Michigan Adopts Independent Cleanups  

Jan 5, 2011 - Lead articles:

• Tax Bill Includes Remediation Tax Expensing and New Markets Tax Credits

• Big Box Retailers Seek Urban and Brownfield Sites

• EPA Issues Guidance for Institutional Controls

December 6, 2010  - Lead articles:

• Potential for Job Creation Highlighted in latest US Mayors Brownfields Report

• Brooking's Leinberger - Create Jobs Building Walkable Communities

• Washington State Developing Brownfields Strategy - Redevelopment Economics on the Team

• Dedicated Revenue Sources Keep Brownfields Moving in Hennepin County

November 1, 2010 - Lead articles

• Advocacy Alert - Coalition Urges Congressional Appropriations for HUD BEDI Program
• California Report Suggests Localities Credit Brownfields and Smart Growth Projects for Carbon Reduction

• Redevelopment Economics Estimates VMT and GHG Reduction for Westport Waterfront TOD/Brownfields Project

October 3, 2010 - Lead articles

•  Coalition Launches Brownfields Federal Policy Campaign 
• Developing a Green Job Strategy for Older Industrial Cities 
• Economic Impacts of Brownfields Refined in Delaware



Earlier issues of Brownfields Policy and Research can be found on the Northeast-Midwest Institute website