U.S Rep. Gillibrand Off To A Great Start

According to the Daily Freeman,

Bill Would Give Brownfield Study Money To Community Boards

A bill on Gov. Eliot Spitzer's desk would give all 59 New York City community boards the ability to get state funds to clean up their brownfields.

Buffalo Eyes Brownfields Transformation

On Tuesday, a meeting will be held as part of a study Buffalo has undertaken to create a preliminary analysis of the condition of properties 1,500 acres on the city's east side near Buffalo Avenue and Niagara Street.

Brownfields Law Broken

Cleaning up the broken brownfield bill may be just as important to the State of New York as cleaning up brownfields themselves is.

Brownfields, or polluted lands, are often left behind after chemical spills. They are generally big enough to prevent the land from being habitable, but not so disastrous that they require federal Superfund money to clean up.

Spitzer Submits Brownfield Reforms

Governor Eliot Spitzer has proposed a new brownfield program that would replace the old, broken system.

Spitzer's proposal would: