Contaminated Sites/Brownfields
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act: Real Relief or Prolonged Pain?

On January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Act), which includes numerous amendments to the Comprehensive…

Voluntary and Brownfields Remediation Programs: An Overview of the Environmental Law Institute's 1998 Research

Editors' Summary: One of the most important legal tools in the effort to remediate the nation's contaminated sites is state law that applies to such cleanups. In 1989, the Environmental Law…

Sustainable Redevelopment of Brownfields: Using Institutional Controls to Protect Public Health

Editors' Summary: In this Article, a Senior Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute discusses ways to redevelop brownfields while protecting public health and the environment. His Article…

Life After RCRA—It's More Than a Brownfields Dream

Conventional wisdom says that the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is an impediment to the reuse of brownfields. Examination of a decade of experience, however, reveals that…

The Brownfields Phenomenon: An Analysis of Environmental, Economic, and Community Concerns

Editors' Summary: Redeveloping abandoned urban hazardous waste sites, or brownfields, can significantly benefit developers, local communities, and the environment. Developers can purchase…