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Cleanup in the Southeast

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Land Cleanup and Redevelopment

The Southeast region's waste management program office handles the solid waste and emergency response cleanup responsibilities under the policies, guidance and direction of the US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. The Superfund program responds to abandoned and active hazardous waste sites, and accidental oil and chemical releases. Our office manages land disposal of hazardous waste and underground storage tanks, and provides technical assistance to southeastern state, local and private sector stakeholders to establish safe waste management practices. Our Brownfields program staff collaborate with our partners to redevelop and reuse potentially contaminated sites.

The Southeast region is working to preserve and restore the land using the most effective waste management and cleanup methods available. We use a hierarchy of approaches to protect the land: reducing waste at its source, recycling waste, managing waste effectively by preventing spills and releases of toxic materials, and cleaning up contaminated properties. The Region is especially concerned about threats to our most sensitive populations, including children, the elderly, and individuals with chronic diseases. EPA draws upon two environmental laws to address these concerns: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund).

Managing Wastes Chemical Emergencies, Accidents, and Oil Spills

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EPA Awards Community Grants Across Country
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that around $3 million will be available in 2008 to support community-based partnerships to reduce pollution at the local level through the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. Applications for the CARE grants are due March 17, 2008. Eligible applicants include county and local governments, tribes, non-profit organizations and universities. EPA will conduct three conference calls, Jan. 18, Feb. 11 and 27, for prospective applicants to ask questions about the application process.

Additional information about the CARE program, previous cooperative agreement recipients, and applying for the 2008 grants is available on our Land Revitalization press page and at http://www.epa.gov/care.

Northeast Brownfields Development Forum - February 12, 2008
If you’ve got a contaminated property available, here’s a great opportunity to get it seen by retail developers. On February 12, 2008, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and several State and other co-sponsors, will hold a Northeast re-development conference along with a property transaction networking forum in Philadelphia. The conference is expected to draw retail developers from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic areas with a focus on the greater New York and Philadelphia metro areas. The conference will be held at the Philadelphia Marriot on Market Street. Registration will begin at 9am and the closing reception will end at 6:30pm. More information...



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