Egg Harbor City, New Jersey is entering a transformative new chapter with its designation in the Brownfield Development Area (BDA) program, bringing critical resources to drive redevelopment, job creation, and sustainable economic growth. 

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Almost 15 years after Newtown Creek was named a federal Superfund site, the government is taking a step toward cleaning it up — or, at least part of it. 

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the winners of the 2025 Pennsylvania Student Radon Poster Contest and continues to encourage Pennsylvanians to test their homes for radon as part of the department’s ongoing National Radon Action Month outreach.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul has doled out some more money for Chautauqua County projects.

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NJBIZ has learned U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-11th District, has reintroduced the bipartisan Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act.

Sherrill, a 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial candidate, sponsors the legislation along with U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-OH, 10th District. It would provide tax incentives for the cleanup and repurposing of brownfield sites for commercial use and economic development.

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the release of draft amendments to State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regulations to incorporate provisions of the Environmental Justice Siting Law, also known as the “Cumulative Impacts Law” signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2022. 

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Norristown, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) listed the Nockamixon TCE Site to Pennsylvania’s Priority List of Hazardous Sites for Remedial Response (PAPL) on January 18, 2025. Since 2009, DEP has conducted soil, surface water, and groundwater investigations on the contamination – and has worked with the impacted local homeowners to install protection measures to ensure they can have clean air and pure water. While DEP has already addressed the immediate public health impacts, adding the Site to the PAPL allows DEP to address the problem head on and remediate the contamination at the source.

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Newark, N.J.  - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized its cleanup plan for the 80-120 Lister Ave. portion of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site in Newark, NJ. The plan will address the contaminated soil, debris and groundwater that was left behind by activities at the Lister Ave. facility. The EPA released the proposed plan for public comment in September of 2024 and those comments were considered before EPA made its final decision.

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RAHWAY - The city is moving forward in the acquisition of a Leesville Avenue brownfield site, near the Woodbridge border, for redevelopment.

The City Council has introduced an ordinance to acquire 767 Leesville Ave. as part of the city's efforts to encourage non-residential development.

“This acquisition is a major win for Rahway,” said Mayor Raymond Giacobbe. “It demonstrates our commitment to revitalizing our community and ensuring that we focus on strategic, non-residential development to benefit our residents and local economy.”

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SAYREVILLE, NJ – After years of environmental remediation, delays related to COVID and other factors, Riverton is “going vertical.”

Construction has begun, and the steel frame of the long-awaited Bass Pro Shop is now visible to every car that passes over the Driscoll Bridge. Last month, the Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Authority (SERA), which has been working with developer North American Properties, announced that a lease deal has been struck between Riverton and Bass Pro, which will be the anchor of the $2.5 billion, 400+ acre mixed-use development along the Raritan River.  

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