| The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Commercial Real Estate Redevelopment Site |
| http://www.state.ma.us/massbrownfields.htm |
| This site offers information on how to obtain funds, how to get project assistance, insurance, get guidance in the first steps in beginning a project. It also contains useful links to assist property owners who have an oil or chemical cleanup to do on their site. |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 Brownfields Program |
| http://www.epa.gov/region01/remed/brnfld/ |
| The EPA’s New England region site contains comprehensive information on EPA’s Brownfields Program, contact information, other resources and links to brownfields related sites. |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response — Brownfields Program |
| http://www.epa.gov/brownfields |
| The Federal Government’s (EPA) authoritative site on the national Brownfields Program. Comprehensive information on legislation, regulations, funding programs, local guidance and technical resources, etc.. |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — USTfields Initiative |
| http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/cat/lustfld.htm |
| The USTfields initiative is an effort by the U.S. EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) to focus attention on abandoned or idled industrial and commercial underground storage tank (UST) facilities. Some of these facilities are gasoline service stations and automobile lots (i.e., rental car lots) where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. The USTfields initiative is committed to help EPA Regions and State governments collect and distribute information on current or completed efforts to revitalize such properties, mitigate potential health risks, and environmentally and economically restore vitality to areas where these sites exist. |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Project XL |
| http://www.epa.gov/projectxl |
| Project XL, which stands for "eXcellence and Leadership," is a national pilot program that allows state and local governments, businesses and federal facilities to develop with EPA innovative strategies to test better or more cost-effective ways of achieving environmental and public health protection. In exchange, EPA will issue regulatory, program, policy, or procedural flexibility's to conduct the experiment. |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response: Environmental Justice |
| http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/ej/index.html |
| The National Brownfields Association |
| http://www.brownfieldassociation.org/ |
| The National Brownfield Association (NBA) is a nonprofit educational organization and the first-ever group dedicated to providing information to business, professionals, and nonprofits about the benefits of developing environmentally impaired properties. Our goal is to help stimulate brownfield development through educational programs, professional development and the provision of information services. |
| Hazardous Substance Research Center’s (HSRC) Outreach Program for Communities — Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities |
| http://www.toscprogram.org/ |
| The Technical Assistance to Brownfields Community Program helps communities to clean and redevelop properties that have been damaged or undervalued by environmental contamination. The purpose of these efforts is to create better jobs, increase the local tax base, improve neighborhood environments, and enhance the overall quality of life. The main audiences for TAB assistance are community groups, municipal officials, developers, and leaders with lending institutions constituting a secondary audience. |
| Institute for Responsible Management, Inc. (IRM) |
| http://www.instrm.org/ |
| The inscription on the Institute for Responsible Management's (IRM's) logo states its primary institutional goals and activities -- charting and facilitating the Brownfields transformation. The institute focuses on efforts to track the significance of EPA Brownfields pilots. |
| The Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI) |
| http://www.hmtri.org/ |
| Environmental health, safety, education and training center. HMTRI provides training in Brownfields development through its Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center. The Brownfields workshops involve stakeholders that are located near Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative pilot sites. These workshops are designed to provide knowledge and tools necessary to undertake activities that will maximize job development and employment opportunities for residents living in Brownfields communities. |
