PA Brownfields Environmental Law
This is one Fox Rothschild’s many well written blogs. This one, written by Joel Bolstein, focuses on providing information and news on brownfields and Pennsylvania environmental law.
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Recent Articles
Outlook for Brownfields Redevelopment in 2009
Like all sectors of our economy, brownfields redevelopment has been adversely effected by the current economic crisis. Over the last 10 years since I returned to private practice after helping develop the Act 2 program, I've worked with a large number of brownfield redevelopers...
Marcellus Shale is Hot Topic in PA Environmental Law
A few years ago, if you asked Pennsylvania environmental lawyers to identify hot topics, they would never have mentioned oil and gas law. Yes, there were a handful of practitioners handling the limited oil and gas law work floating around, mainly relating to...
PA LEGISLATION PROVIDING ADDITIONAL BROWNFIELD FUNDING ADVANCES TO HOUSE
The Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 1062, the Brownfields Redevelopment Act, which was sponsored by Senator Rob Wonderling. The bill next will be taken up by the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Rep. Camille (Bud)...
PADEP Secretary McGinty Resigns
On July 11, 2008, Governor Ed Rendell announced the resignation of PADEP Secretary Katie McGinty. Her resignation is effective on July 18.To her credit, Secretary McGinty recognized that PA's Act 2 program was one of its most successful programs and she built on that...
All Quiet on UECA Front
I apologize to all my readers for the recent lull in postings, but it's been all quiet on the UECA front. It's still a subject of conversation in every meeting that I have with clients and with my friends at PADEP, but things are definitely in a holding pattern since the initial flurry...
An Interview with Troy Conrad on the Future of Act 2
I had the chance to speak today with Troy Conrad, the Director of PADEP's Land Recycling Program. On the same phone call, I spoke with Jill Gaito (Deputy Secretary, Office of Community Revitalization and Local Government Support) and Tracey Vernon (director of the brownfield action...
PADEP Posts New Q&A on UECA
Last week, PADEP posted some "frequently asked questions" on the UECA section of its brownfields webpage. Since that time, I've held my fire, trying to understand what it all means for brownfield redevelopment in Pennsylvania. As noted in previous postings, I had...
Act 2 Update at PBI Forum Addresses UECA
Those hoping to gain some new insight into PADEP's interpretation of UECA during the annual PBI Environmental Law Forum were given just a small glimpse during the Act 2 Update, which included Louise Thompson, the Regional Counsel in the SE Regional Office, and Terry...
Deputy Secretary Gaito Says "No Backsliding" on UECA
Earlier today, Jill Gaito, PADEP's Deputy Secretary for Revitalization and Local Government Support, reached out to me regarding the Department's implementation of UECA. According to Deputy Secretary Gaito, she intends to ensure that the...
Unintended Consquences of UECA
In my continuing efforts to understand the potential impact of the Uniform Environmental Covenenats Act (UECA) on brownfields redevelopment in Pennsylvania, I have now spoken with a former PADEP Chief Counsel who was involved in Pennsylvania's enactment of the Act. He...

