What is the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) Brownfields Program doing?
What is the Chesapeake Bay Program doing? In the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement, the Chesapeake Bay Program commits to “strengthen brownfield redevelopment” and “rehabilitate and restore 1,050 brownfield sites to productive use” by 2010. The Brownfields Advisory Panel, a group comprised of community members, developers and state, city and local government officials, was convened in February 2001 to achieve the brownfield redevelopment and revitalization goals in the agreement. The panel created an implementation strategy outlining specific activities that the Bay Program can take to meet these goals. The panel identified four major areas for Chesapeake Bay Program involvement to meet the goals listed above: • Provide education to stakeholders in the watershed • Provide financial and technical assistance to partners • Identify links between redevelopment and improving the Chesapeake Bay • Determine incentives for incorporating other C2K goals in redevelopment For more information, please con
