Brownfields Resources: Federal Agencies and Services Links

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/

U. S. Department or Commerce
http://www.doc.gov

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov

U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov

U. S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

  • This site is designed to assist contractors and data users by providing information about resources and tools for relating census geographic areas, geographic information, and demographic data
    http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ezinter.html

U. S. Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.gov/

  • Federal Highway Administration has revised its existing policy on hazardous waste and contaminated sites to supports the Brownfields Initiative by encouraging participation in transportation projects that include the use and redevelopment of contaminated sites
    http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/brn_fld.htm

U. S. Department of Energy
http://www.doe.gov/

U. S. General Services Administration
http://www.gsa.gov/

U. S. Army Corp of Engineers
http://www.usace.army.mil/

Pamphlets and Manuals of Brownfields and Environmental Assessment Activities

Federal Home Loan Banks
The single largest supplier of home mortgage credit in the United States is the partnership of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and their over 6,500 members
http://www.fhlbanks.com/

Other National Efforts

U. S. Chamber of Commerce
www.uschamber.com

For policy information, you can click the policy option on the left bar on our home page. Issues should be sorted alphabetically

For information on the Chamber's initiatives on brownfields:
www.uschamber.com/brownfields


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