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September 20, 2001 IN THIS ISSUE:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: BROWNFIELDS 2001 CONFERENCE The Brownfields 2001 Conference is being held as scheduled in Chicago from September 24-26, 2001. We at Brownfields.com share in our nation's shock and grief at last week's horrible events in New York and Washington, D.C. As the sponsors of Brownfields 2001 have decided to proceed with the conference, Brownfields.com will be attending in the right spirit of remembrance and moving forward. Meet us at Brownfields 2001, island booth 238 -- where we'll be unveiling a new web site look and more online industry resources at Brownfields.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pennsylvania Accepts World Trade Center Debris HARRISBURG, PA – (ENS) Pennsylvania has temporarily suspended its efforts to limit the import of out of state trash, and is prepared to accept massive amounts of debris from the demolished World Trade Center. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge announced that Pennsylvania has implemented emergency procedures to handle trash and debris expected at state landfills and incinerators in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attack in New York City and Washington, D.C. "Normally, we spend our time working to fight out of state trash. But this is an exception," Ridge said. "We will work with our neighbors in New York, to help as they clean up from this horrible disaster." State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) staff will be assigned to each of the facilities to enforce all environmental laws and requirements. Waste facilities will not be allowed to handle waste they are not prepared to handle safely. The emergency trash handling procedures will be in effect through September 30, but that time frame could be extended depending on the status of recovery efforts. "When this cleanup is over, we will resume our efforts to win legislation to limit out of state trash," Ridge concluded. "But right now, our goal must be to help our neighbors in need." Last week, the U.S. EPA and OSHA announced that the majority of air and dust samples monitored at the crash site and in Lower Manhattan do not indicate levels of concern for asbestos. This confirms previous reports that ambient air quality meets OSHA standards and consequently is not a cause for public concern.
Whitman Appoints Two More Regional Administrators WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman appointed administrators for two Agency regions: James B. Gulliford for Region 7, the Midwest/Great Plains region; and L. John Iani, for Region 10, the Pacific Northwest region. "EPA is fortunate to have the leadership of such experienced environmental professionals. They bring a wealth of knowledge about Agency programs and relationships with the states, which will be critical in developing more progressive approaches to protecting the environment and public health," said Whitman. Gulliford will be responsible for managing Agency programs in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. He has been the Director of the Division of Soil Conservation in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship since 1986. Gulliford served in a similar capacity, as the Director of the Iowa Department of Soil Conservation from 1982-86. Gulliford, a resident of West Des Moines, Iowa, holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Forestry Economics and Marketing from Iowa State University. Iani will manage Agency programs in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Since 1993, Iani has served as Vice President for Corporate Affairs and General Counsel for UniSea, Inc., one of the nation's largest seafood companies, in Redmond, Wash. Between 1990 and 1993 he served as President of the Pacific Seafood Processors Association, and from 1985 until 1990, Iani practiced law at Bogle and Gates firm in Seattle, Wash. He also worked as a legislative aide to Senator Frank Murkowski and U.S. Representative Don Young. Iani, a resident of Mercer Island, Wash., is an alumnus of Occidental College and the Seattle University School of Law. The appointment of Gulliford and Iani to these regional posts complements the previous appointment of regional administrators in Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. There are five more appointments still to come. Eleven New Hazardous Waste Sites Set for National Superfund List EPA is adding 11 new hazardous waste sites to the National Priorities List (NPL), and is proposing 17 new sites. The primary purpose of the NPL is to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation. Generally, a site is proposed for the NPL if preliminary investigations indicate that it warrants further action. Proposed sites must go through a public comment period before they can be finalized on the NPL. Including this week's additions, the NPL now contains 1,248 final sites. The 11 added sites are:
The 17 proposed sites are:
For more information on these sites, visit:
New in November: "Risk-Based Analysis for Environmental Managers" A practical new guide, Risk-Based Analysis for Environmental Managers by Kurt Frantzen of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., provides an integrated perspective on the role of risk assessment in managing contaminated properties. The book, to be published in early November, describes how to manage assessment to impact decision making, and provides a historical review of the subject. It also includes an integrated technique called Risk-Based Analysis, which includes a problem formulation tool; situation analysis techniques; risk assessment management; risk management option analysis; and guidance on the development of risk arguments and their communication. Risk-Based Analysis for Environmental Managers also includes background information and sources on the practice of Risk Assessment. The book will be published in early November. Click here for more information on Mr. Frantzen's Risk-Based Analysis for Environmental Managers
Bayou Parish To Create Greenspace from Industrial Exodus Once a largely rural area of farms, dairies and vast tracts of undeveloped land, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana today is New Orleans' first suburb - a bedroom community of 500,000 west of the city that received the first great migration of middle-class families from the 1950's to the 1970's. Split by the Mississippi River, the growth of Louisiana's second-largest parish created brownfields. Now the parish is experiencing nearly flat growth as its population moves to more rural parishes. Many commercial and industrial properties have been abandoned as businesses move to greenfields. The parish's lower-income minority neighborhoods are clustered near the brownfields of Jefferson Parish. The east bank has little land available for new development, and hurricane protection systems, wetlands, and flood levees limit development on the west bank. The parish’s brownfields can be traced to intense industrial and commercial development associated with the Mississippi River commerce that has since declined. To revitalize this potentially valuable property, Jefferson Parish applied for and received a Brownfields Assessment Pilot Grant. The Jefferson Parish Pilot has already identified four brownfields for potential Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments. It will also convene a brownfields task force to identify more sites and prioritize them for assessments. The task force, made up of 15 elected citizens as well as 15 technical and economic advisors, will select six sites for Phase I assessments. The three highest priority sites will proceed to Phase II assessments. |