Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast - Industry News and Updates

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.

Harlem River Environmental Restoration Study moves forward following uncertainty

10 Jun 2025 2:36 PM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

A long-awaited environmental restoration study for the Harlem River is officially moving forward, following the Friday announcement of a $1 million funding agreement between the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and federal partners.

EPA funding will help jumpstart 'brownfields' cleanup at 25 Maine sites

10 Jun 2025 2:34 PM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

The former Great Northern Paper Co. mill site in Millinocket is one of a number of contaminated areas across Maine to receive brownfields cleanup grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

After several decades and a scandal, CT town sees hope for contaminated ex-mill site

09 Jun 2025 9:47 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

Armed with $8 million in aid from Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration, town leaders are looking to the day when earthmovers and dump trucks will begin clearing the wreckage of a burned, abandoned mill that’s been stood as a derelict eyesore for two generations.

EPA Brownfield Grant Will Aid Delaware County Property Redevelopment

05 Jun 2025 9:49 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Delaware has been awarded $500,000 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2025 Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant program.

East Hartford temporarily limits number of gas stations in town

04 Jun 2025 9:52 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

There's no shortage of gas stations in East Hartford, so the town is temporarily capping the number at 18.

That's so they can look at the environmental impacts they have on the area and development.

“If you turn any corner there's a gas station,” said Gregory Williams, of East Hartford.

Phillipsburg looks to assess and address concerns about former landfill beneath Delaware River Park

04 Jun 2025 9:51 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

Phillipsburg officials are considering hiring a firm for an environmental study of a former roadside dump, now a riverside park, to address growing health and safety concerns.

Vermont gets millions to clean up hazardous land

19 May 2025 10:36 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfield program provides grants to help communities clean up contaminated properties and give them new life.

The EPA on Friday announced $8 million in grants to communities across Vermont, split among eight organizations. The grants include money for brownfields assessment, revolving loan funds and cleanup.

EPA Awards $650K Brownfields Grant to Camden for Land Cleanup

19 May 2025 10:35 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Camden Redevelopment Agency in New Jersey has been selected to receive $650,000 in Brownfields funding to assess, clean up, and revitalize local lands. These investments support locally driven redevelopment, unlocking economic opportunity, creating jobs, and improving public health outcomes in communities in New Jersey. These will keep critical momentum going in communities already benefiting from Brownfields investments, ensuring continued progress toward safe and reusable land.

New Jersey AG Platkin Reaches $450M PFAS Settlement With 3M

19 May 2025 10:34 AM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

On May 13, New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew Platkin announced a proposed $450 million settlement agreement with 3M regarding allegations that, among other issues, contamination of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) emanated from a site now owned by 3M. The settlement resolves these claims and New Jersey’s broader claims that the state and its agencies have or may have in the future regarding PFAS. The settlement agreement remains subject to court approval.