New Haven recently unveiled design plans for a proposed public park on Ball Island in the Mill River district.

However, the city has not yet acquired the property, which is the site of the decommissioned English Station power plant that is highly contaminated with heavy metals, asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, known as PCBs. While the rendered images of the proposed park depicted a scene of families picnicking, teens enjoying basketball and children learning to swim in the aquatic education center, the current site is far from that.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Assistant Secretary Tim Walsh recently joined U.S. Reps. Chuck Fleischmann and Susie Lee for the first U.S. House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus event of the year, where they highlighted how EM and its federal, state, local and industry partners are helping shape the American nuclear renaissance through remediation, restoration, redevelopment and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). Walsh is pictured at top-center speaking, Fleischmann is shown at top right and Lee is pictured at bottom-right shaking hands with Walsh.

During the event, Walsh noted that the mission of EM begins with the contractors conducting the ongoing work at the cleanup sites, leading to economic development and vitality. He also discussed the near- and long-term plans across EM sites to transform liabilities into assets and streamline efficiency to allow the nuclear renaissance to be affordable and available.

Participants also focused on the cleanup program’s bold approach to implementing the use of AI across EM sites to help accomplish the goals of the Trump administration.

The well-attended event was hosted by the Energy Facility Contractors Group, Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association and Nuclear Energy Institute.

-Contributors: Jordan Anderson, Carly Howard

https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/house-caucus-highlights-transformation-nuclear-remediation-renaissance

ELLICOTTVILLE — A local developer is proposing a brownfield cleanup involving one of the last large parcels of undeveloped land in the city of Olean.

A limited liability corporation, 1641 River Street LLC, is proposing a $6 million brownfield cleanup of a 24.7-acre parcel bounded by River Street, Homer Street and Interstate 86. 

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MIDDLETOWN — Environmental testing along the shoreline is expected to continue through the spring as part of Middletown's plan to clean and stabilize the riverfront, officials said.

The city is using part of a $12 million Community Investment Fund grant it received in 2022 to begin the geotechnical and design work needed to clean up a trio of River Road properties.

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The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant seeks to gauge public interest in whether to establish an advisory board for possible environmental remediation at the historic complex that has manufactured ammunition since 1953.

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Boston, MA (STL.News) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will initiate formal five-year reviews at contaminated sites in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, and Massachusetts to confirm that past remediation efforts continue to protect human health and the environment.

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RUTLAND CITY — Marble City voters signed off on a $3.9 million bond for city infrastructure upgrades, laying the groundwork for a hotel project and other development downtown.

A sweeping 85% of Rutland voters approved the bond during the special vote held Tuesday, with 1,190 ballots cast in favor and 213 against, according to an unofficial tally released by the clerk’s office.

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Montrose, NY – New York State Senator Pete Harckham, several state legislators and labor leaders called today for the signing of a brownfield prevailing wage bill at a press conference held here at the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) 137 Training Center.

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CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — $750,000 in grants for brownfield remediation have been released to four Connecticut cities Wednesday, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

These grants, released during round two of DEEP’s Brownfield Grant Program, will support the assessment and remediation of contaminated sites in four cities in Connecticut. The four sites total approximately 27 acres of land.

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Public money is being used to clean up toxic land in Westchester, so lawmakers say they want the workers doing the dangerous work to be paid fairly.

State Sen. Pete Harckham says Brownfield cleanup work is crucial for keeping communities updated and modern.

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