Law360's Brownfields Policy Tracker
State and federal governments have been proposing a slew of brownfields-related policies and laws in recent years as industry pressure and a historic funding allocation gives renewed focus to the work of remediating contaminated land.
Law360's brownfield policy tracker provides an overview of how those pending policies are advancing across the country.
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September 5th, 2024, 5:00PM
NJ To Offer Brownfield Tax Credits For Solar ProjectsMichael Nunes
New Jersey will bolster its tax credits for its brownfields redevelopment incentive program and grant tax credits to solar energy projects built on closed landfills as part of a bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.
September 5th, 2024, 10:42AM
EPA Unveils $151M Cleanup Plan For NJ Superfund SiteGeorge Woolston
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a $151.1 million deal to cover the federal agency's past and future costs of cleanup at a New Jersey superfund site with high levels of lead contamination.
August 21st, 2024, 6:43PM
Brownfield Questions Surround IRS Tax Credit BonusThough the IRS has published guidance regarding the Inflation Reduction Act's 10% adder for tax credits generated by renewable energy projects constructed on brownfield sites, considerable guesswork remains as potential implications seem contrary to IRS intentions, say Megan Caldwell and Jon Micah Goeller at Husch Blackwell.
August 13th, 2024, 6:09PM
Fried Frank Guides Howard Hughes' $40M Air Rights DealIsaac Monterose
Howard Hughes Corp. has purchased $40 million worth of air rights from New York City for two Manhattan properties in a deal guided by Fried Frank, as the real estate company presses forward with the redevelopment of a Seaport lot.
August 6th, 2024, 3:25PM
Verrill Dana Adds 5 Burns & Levinson Enviro Attys In BostonChristine DeRosa
A team of five environmental attorneys have joined Verrill Dana LLP in Boston from Burns & Levinson LLP, continuing the exodus of attorneys from the Boston-based firm.
July 30th, 2024, 3:46PM
NJ Firm Chiesa Shahinian Bolsters Enviro Group LeadershipAndrea Keckley
The leader of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC's environmental law group, a veteran practitioner with a varied history in both public and private roles, will serve as its co-chair, the New Jersey firm announced Tuesday.
July 22nd, 2024, 9:16PM
EPA Awards $4.3B In Grants For Climate Change ProjectsTom Lotshaw
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it's steering $4.3 billion in grant funding to 25 projects that promise to help curb greenhouse gas pollution, advance environmental justice and transition the country to clean power.
July 8th, 2024, 12:04PM
Bracewell Adds Energy Pro From Baker Botts In HoustonLynn LaRowe
Bracewell LLP announced Monday that it has boosted its energy regulatory group with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Baker Botts LLP.
July 2nd, 2024, 4:07PM
Data Analysis Shows Swift Influx In EPA Brownfield GrantsEmma Kennedy
A Law360 Real Estate Authority analysis of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's brownfield grant awards since the program's inception shows a steep increase in funding, particularly in funding of cleanups, since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was passed in 2021.Â
June 26th, 2024, 6:44PM
EPA Funding Spurs Remediation Push On Alaska Native LandGrace Dixon
Thousands of sites contaminated by WWII, oil and gas exploration and mining were transferred to Alaska Native ownership in a 1971 deal settling land claims in the state. Now, an influx of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other sources has seriously boosted cleanup work.
June 18th, 2024, 12:50PM
How Milwaukee Tops US In EPA Brownfield WinningsNate Beck
The city of Milwaukee's redevelopment agency has won nearly twice as many federal grants to clean up brownfield properties as any other government entity in the United States. Dave Misky, assistant director at the Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority, talks to Law360 Real Estate Authority about the agency's success.
June 17th, 2024, 5:02PM
'Energy Communities' Update May Clarify Tax Credit EligibilityA recent IRS notice that includes updated lists of locations where clean energy projects can qualify for additional tax credits — based 2023 unemployment data and placed-in-service dates — should help provide clarity regarding project eligibility that sponsors and developers need, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
June 14th, 2024, 7:40PM
Feds, Tribes Say Mill Owners Liable For 150 Years Of PollutionCrystal Owens
The federal government, the state of Washington and a slew of tribes are suing the owners of a shuttered sawmill and a property group that now oversee the sawmill area's development, alleging that for more than a century, hazardous substances from the operation released into Port Gamble Bay and have harmed its natural resources.
June 14th, 2024, 3:50PM
Data Center Builder Starts $10B Project In IllinoisIsaac Monterose
Sears' former headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, is being turned into a $10-billion campus that will have five hyperscale data centers, Compass Datacenters announced.
June 12th, 2024, 4:23PM
Historic Brownfields Funding Is Fueling Cleanup Catch-UpEmma Kennedy
Under the time crunch of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funding for brownfield cleanups has increased by more than 700% in the last three years as cities and nonprofits vie to tackle their most complex sites.
June 6th, 2024, 3:46PM
Colorado Extends Contaminated Land Cleanup Tax CreditJaqueline McCool
Colorado will extend its environmental remediation of contaminated land income tax credit for five years under a bill signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.
June 5th, 2024, 2:19PM
$1.5B Funding Surge Highlights EPA's Brownfields EvolutionEmma Kennedy
Building on what's already a much-touted bipartisan success story, the EPA has ironed out many of the wrinkles in its brownfields program and is now equipped with a surge of funding. In the first of a four-part series, Law360 Real Estate Authority analyzes the trends and outlooks from the agency's brownfield grant data.
May 20th, 2024, 6:26PM
EPA Touts Brownfield Grants In Visit To Polluted Philly SiteNate Beck
Biden administration officials visited a riverfront site in Philadelphia where the city is using federal support to clean up contamination and add amenities, as they promoted $3 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency support to four New Jersey communities.
May 14th, 2024, 9:20PM
Electronic Parts Co. Pays $2.4M For NY Superfund CleanupIsaac Monterose
Electronic components manufacturer Kyocera AVX Components Corp. reached a finalized settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in which the company will pay an estimated $2.4 million to clean up its former location at Olean, New York, in the 1.5 square-mile Olean Well Field Superfund Site, the EPA announced Tuesday.
May 9th, 2024, 4:19PM
GE Dropped From Louisiana Factory Contamination SuitGrace Dixon
A Louisiana federal judge has dropped General Electric from property owners' suit alleging widespread contamination caused by a now-closed manufacturing facility, finding an earlier merger by a subsidiary did not make the company a liable successor.