Brownfields2011 The WBWire CONNECTING WESTERN BROWNFIELDS EFFORTS AND STAKEHOLDERS NATIONAL Brownfields in the News BROWNFIELDS CONFERENCE Join us in Philly! April 3-5, 201 I Register today! Schedule at a Glance brownfields201 I .org Are You a City or a State with an RLF or other Brownfields Incentives? Take Advantage of the The Economic Redevelopment Forum Monday, April 4th at the National Brownfields Conference The Forum Focuses on State and Municipal Financial Incentives Life. Liberty, and Sustainability • Find out why Philadelphia will be on everyone's revitalization radar this April • Discover the top 10 places to visit while you are in Philadelphia v-/EPA Limited Slates. Environmental Protection Agency Argo Mine Cleanup Reduces Pollution in Little James Creek. Colorado Find out how Boulder County completed the cleanup of a mine site near Jamestown, Colorado, using a $200,000 Brownfields grant. Downtown Boise Project gets a lump Start Where are they now? Idaho Section 128(a) grant money was used to conduct the JUMP Project's site assessment. Read about how this project is jumping through city hoops and making progress towards developing an arts center, meeting space and memorial to J.R. Simplot. City of Sacramento's Targeted Site Investigations helping the Salvation Army The City of Sacramento was able to identify the extent of soil contamination and estimate cleanup costs using California Section 128(a) Response Program Funding. Read more in the 2nd edition of the "State and Tribal Response Program Highlights" a bimonthly EPA publication. Funding and Resource Highlights EPA Brownfields Funding Initiatives: What's on tap for 201 I The outlook for 201 I Brownfields funding at EPA is bright and will include a chance to pilot a new multi-purpose grant that features funding for both assessment and cleanup. Other high-lights include $4 million for Environmental Workforce Development and lob Training Grants, and a new round of Technical Assistance to Brownfields Community (TAB) Grants. Read more about upcoming EPA funding initiatives and a recap of 2010 Brown- fields trends in the new Linkedin Western Brownfields Wire group. Brownfields Tax Incentive Extended through December 201 I. Read more to find out if you are eligible and to learn about how the brownfields tax incentive works. Assessment Support Available! Did you know that EPA's Brownfield's office will conduct Targeted Brownfields Assessments (TBAs) at the request of communities free of charge? Visit your Region's TBA webpage: Region 8. Region 9. and Region 10. Looking ahead... February 3-5, 201 I New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Charlotte, NC February 7-1 I, 201 I Alaska Forum on the Environment in Anchorage, AK April 3-5,201 I National Brownfields Conference in Philadelphia, PA WBWire Online May 12-13, 201 I Turning Liabilities into Assets in the Inland Northwest in Spokane, WA 10 Click on the map to view A Regions 8, 9. ^-Pr '0's © Sak Brownfields website. ------- |