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Links tagged “brownfields”
- EPA nod makes Hartford’s Capewell redo a ‘go’ (5/2/14)
The $26 million conversion of the idle Capewell Horsenail Factory in Hartford's South End into affordable apartments can begin now that federal environmental regulators have approved a toxic-cleanup scheme for the brownfield site, authorities say.
- Advocates lobby lawmakers to replenish the state’s brownfields fund (4/24/14)
A year ago, the state’s brownfields redevelopment fund ran dry, stalling or delaying roughly two-dozen projects across the state.
- City looks afar for MERC site ideas (4/9/14)
BIDDEFORD - The city of Biddeford is seeking letters of interest from real estate developers nationwide for future redevelopment of the former Maine Energy Recovery Co. site, where the waste-to-energy incinerator was torn down last year.
- Committee sends UI solar plan to council (2/11/14)
BRIDGEPORT -- A lease for United Illuminating to install 9,000 solar panels atop the Seaside Park landfill is on its way to the full City Council for final approval.
- Exxon wants brakes put on state’s use of MtBE settlement for anything but cleanup (10/8/13)
CONCORD — Lawyers for ExxonMobil are appealing a $236 million verdict handed down by a Superior Court jury in April after a three-month trial over groundwater contamination caused by the gasoline additive MTBE, which has been banned in New Hampshire since 2007.
- Increased demand for LNG could mean more jobs at Northumberland facility, says developer (4/29/14)
NORTHUMBERLAND — The developer of a proposed liquefied natural gas manufacturing plant said on Tuesday that due to demand, the plant’s initial output will be increased by a third, with the potential creation of 15 additional jobs.
- State (CT) awards $3.8M for brownfield investigation (4/16/14)
The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development awarded $3.8 million to 21 communities to investigate specific site ripe for brownfield remediation.
- New Milford to receive $2.5M for brownfield demolition (3/25/14)
The State Bond Commission is expected to award $2.5 million to new Milford to demolish the former Century Brass mill site, according to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
- Chemical cleanup may delay Everett casino (1/8/14)
Wynn Resorts’ Everett casino application offers scant details on how it will decontaminate the former industrial site, and experts say the complexity and cost of cleaning up decades of waste could mean delays of months or even years before the state actually sees its $600 million in annual revenues if Wynn gets the region’s sole license.
- East Hartford Company Wins Superfund Job (9/23/13)
An East Hartford firm has won a government contract to help remediate pollution at a Superfund site in northeastern New Jersey.