United States
                         Environmental
                         Protection Agency
                         Washington, D.C. 20460
   Solid Waste
   and Emergency
   Response (5101)
EPA 500-F-97-093
April 1997


  Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5101)
                    Quick Reference Fact Sheet
  EPA's Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is designed to empower States, communities, and other
  stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to prevent,       safely clean up,
  and sustainably reuse brownfields,  A brownfield is a site, or portion thereof, that has actual or perceived
  contamination and an active potential for redevelopment or reuse, EPA's Brownfields Initiative strategies include
  funding pilot programs and other research efforts, clarifying liability issues, entering into partnerships, conducting
  outreach activities, developing job training programs, and addressing environmental justice concerns.
GETTING THE WORD OUT ON BROWNFIELDS

EPA's Brownfields Internet Homepage went on-line
in January  1996.  EPA developed the Brownfields
Homepage to maximize distribution of brownfields
information, increase the timeliness of this informa-
tion, and reduce document distribution costs.  The
Homepage is an effective vehicle for providing local
governments, businesses, affected community mem-
bers, and other brownfields stakeholders with access
to the brownfields information and tools they need to
become involved in local brownfields decisions.

The  Brownfields Homepage provides a forum for
dialogue across organizations, communities, and the
media to understand  and  address brownfields
problems.

FINDING THE BROWNFIELDS HOMEPAGE

The Brownfields Homepage is accessed by using the
following "address" in any standard World Wide
Web (WWW) browser:

        http://www.epa.gov/brownfields

THE WORLD OF BROWNFIELDS INFORMATION

The Homepage is updated frequently to ensure users
have access to the most  current brownfields
information and  redevelopment  tools.
information  available includes:
                  Key
   Brownfields Information and Publications:
   Provides general  information about  EPA's
   Brownfields Initiative, including the Brownfields
   Mission Statement, the 1995-1996 Action Agenda,
   Major  Milestones/Accomplishments, and An-
   nouncements. An index of brownfields publica-
   tions, endorsements, and useful contacts are also
   provided.

   Brownfields Assessment  Demonstration  Pilot
   Projects:  Site-specific information  on the  78
   Brownfields Pilot projects awarded by EPA is
   available.  Internet users can download fact sheets
   for the Brownfields pilots.

   Homepage Regional Links: The EPA Headquar-
   ters Brownfields Homepage provides links to
   homepages in Regions 3,4.5, and 9 and describes
   specific Regional office brownfields efforts. The
   URL "addresses" for the  Regional Brownfields
   homepages are:

    Region 3: http://www.epa.gov/
              reg3hwind/ brownfld/
              hmpagel.htm

    Region 4: http://www.epa.gov/region4/
              wastep gs/b r ownfp gs/bf .h tm

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    Region 5: http://www.epa.gov/
              RSBrown fields/

    Region 9: http://www.epa.gov/
              region09/waste/brown/
              lndex.html

   Other EPA Internet Pages: The  Brownfields
   Internet Homepage provides direct links to other
   EPAInternethomepages. Tliese other homepages
   include: Environmental Justice; Superfund;
   Technology Information; Underground Storage
   Tanks; Federal  Facilities; and  other EPA
   Headquarters offices.

   Recent and Upcoming Events:  The latest press
   releases and reports concerning brownfields, such
   as the proposed Brownfields Tax Incentive and
   new pilot awards can be found on the Homepage.
   Also included is information about key meetings,
   workshops, and conferences.

FUTURE         PLANS

EPA is providing new material onto the Brownfields
Internet Homepage, including new site information,
and updated  policies  and guidance.  In  addition.
future versions of the Brownfields Homepage will:
allow users to query information pertaining to their
specific brownfields sites; access more in-depth pilot
information,  including maps, photographs, and
updates of ongoing activities; and access cleanup and
redevelopment tools, such as the CERCLIS archive
list and the LandView™ II population/demographics
database.
CONTACT

For questions or  comments regarding EPA's
Brownfields Homepage, please contact:

Jim Maas
U.S. EPA Brownfields Homepage Manager
Phone: (202) 260-8927
Fax: (202) 260-6606
E-mail: maas.james@epamail.epa.gov

Visit the EPA Brownfields Website at:

       http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
 Brownfields Fact Sheet
 April 1997
                    Brownfields internet Homepage
                             EPA 500-F-97-093

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