Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast - Industry News and Updates

Saint-Gobain has demolished its Merrimack plant. But remediation plans remain unclear.

14 Jul 2025 10:28 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

Saint-Gobain, the French manufacturing company that operated a facility widely blamed for contaminating water supplies in southern New Hampshire, has finished demolishing its building in Merrimack.

‘It changes everything': Family financially devastated by surprise $400K bill

09 Jul 2025 2:27 PM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

A North Attleborough couple experienced a home heating oil spill on their property earlier this year. They assumed the expensive cleanup would be covered by their insurance policy. They were wrong.

County seeks to transfer Grunderville Landfill from ANF

30 Jun 2025 2:31 PM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

The Grunderville landfill officially closed in 2022, but its potential lives on.

Since the site’s closure county officials have been discussing recreational uses due to its location on Grunderville Road next to the Allegheny River. This site is owned by the Allegheny National Forest but leased and maintained by Warren County.

Environmental Testing Market to Reach $17.1 Billion by 2032, Growing at a CAGR of 8.6% from 2025, Says Meticulous Research®

29 Jun 2025 2:30 PM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

According to a comprehensive market research report titled "Environmental Testing Market Size, Share, Forecast, & Trends Analysis by Products (Mass Spectrometers, pH meters), Sample, Contamination, End User (Agriculture & Irrigation, Government and R&D Laboratories, Industrial Product Manufacturers), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2032", the environmental testing market is projected to reach $17.1 billion by 2032, up from an estimated $9.6 billion in 2025, growing at a robust CAGR of 8.6% during the forecast period.

Saranac Lofts construction resumes

25 Jun 2025 8:43 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

ARANAC LAKE — After weeks of stalled progress, work on the Saranac Lofts apartment complex is again in full swing, according to Mike Drew, the new project superintendent for developers Kearney Group.

Drew attended Monday’s village board meeting at the request of village Code Enforcement Officer Zacharia Peltier to update the board and the community on the much-anticipated housing project.

New York designates brownfield opportunity zone in Rensselaer

24 Jun 2025 8:41 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

RENSSELAER — Officials in this city on the east bank of the Hudson River have a new tool to potentially weed out blight.

West Hartford receives two remediation grants from the state

18 Jun 2025 8:45 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

WEST HARTFORD — The town is among about two dozen municipalities in the state to receive grants in the latest round of funding from the state Department of Economic and Community Development’s Brownfield Remediation and Development Program.

DiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program

18 Jun 2025 8:44 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

Some former industrial and commercial contaminated sites that could pose risks to the public’s health and safety have languished in the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP), according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit examined the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) management of the program and found it must be strengthened to ensure private parties follow through on the timely remediation of their contaminated sites.

West Hartford Receives Nearly $900,000 In Latest Round Of State Remediation And Development Grants

16 Jun 2025 1:50 PM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

The construction of a Transit-Oriented Development project on New Park Avenue and assessment of expansion space for Park Road businesses have both received significant support from the state following the announcement by Gov. Ned Lamont on June 12 that West Hartford was awarded two grants through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Brownfield Remediation and Development Program.

Historic Carlisle manufacturing site to undergo $10M redevelopment

11 Jun 2025 9:11 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

Real Estate Collaborative, LLC, has acquired Carlisle’s historic Frog Switch & Manufacturing site with $10.2M in state funds to transform the industrial property into an engine of local redevelopment.

Ownership of the 27-acre former Frog, Switch, & Manufacturing (Frog Switch) industrial complex was transferred recently to Real Estate Collaborative (REC). The transaction comes just weeks after REC received a $10.2 million award to transform the site, the second largest award in the commonwealth.