Legislation

The Greening of a Landmark of Urban Blight - New York Times

There goes the neighborhood - The Baton Rouge Business Report

Finding Space for a Million More New Yorkers - The Gotham Gazette

Commissioners hire nonprofit group to help with 'land bank' - MLive.com

Mayor signs law cracking down on abandoned buildings - San Diego Union Tribune

Open spaces in the city - The Daily Reporter-Herald

Towns can add affordable housing and still save environment - Asbury Park Press

City stepping up its fight to curb blight - The Columbus Dispatch

Abate and switch- How a Wayne County program is changing the landscape of blighted Detroit property - metrotimes

CDBG, Housing Hurricane Victims, Homelessness Focus of Housing Committee (2/6/06)

The Role of Mayors in Preventing Further Climate Change (2/6/06)

Excellence in Community Trees Awards Program Announced (2/6/06)

Executive Committee Adopts Emergency Resolution on Eminent Domain (2/6/06)

Environmental Committee Explores Green Buildings, Water Reuse, Regionalism (2/6/06)

EPA, Hill Staff Join Brownfields Taskforce for Interactive Discussion on Ways to Expedite Redevelopment (2/6/06)

Conference President ONeill: Use Best Practice to Help Cities Long Beach Mayor Commences Conference of Mayors 74th Annual Winter Meeting (2/6/06)

Sustainable Development Task Force Briefed on Bus Rapid Transit, Green Buildings (2/6/06)

New Task Force Tackles Vacant Land, Abandoned Properties Issues (2/6/06)

Urban Water Council Discusses EPA Water Priorities with Assistant Administrator Grumbles (2/6/06)

President Signs New Law Restricting Local Use of Eminent Domain for Economic Development (12/12/05)

Congress Cuts CDBG, HOME Funding (11/21/05)

Englewood (CO) Best Practice in Brownfield Use (11/21/05)

EPA Administrator Johnson Announces New Standard on Brownfields (11/21/05)

Denver Mayor Hickenlooper, Richard Florida Push for Aggressive Brownfield Redevelopment (11/21/05)

ONeill Addresses Denver Brownfields 2005 Conference: "Communities Are the Backbone of This Country" (11/21/05)

Senate Amendment to Increase CDBG, Section 8, Public Housing Withdrawn (10/31/05)

Cleveland Downtown Revitalization Centered Around Thriving Arts Sector (10/31/05)

Going Beyond Typical: Best Practices in Environmental Sustainability (10/31/05) By Judy Sheahan

In the Wake of Hurricanes, MWMA Focuses on Debris Management (10/31/05)

Former New Orleans Mayor Morial, Now National Urban League President, Proposes Plan for Rebuilding Communities in Gulf Coast States (10/17/05)

Salt Lake City Air Quality Innovations: Mayor Anderson and Smart Growth as a Path to Clean Air (10/3/05)

Vacant, Abandoned Properties Project Announced at Fall Leadership Meeting (10/3/05)

Chicago's Green and Sustainable Future (6/27/05)

Officials Interested in Mayors Concerns About Base Closings, DOD Prepares to Assist Affected Local Communities (6/27/05)

Ending Block Grant Program Would Cut Community Lifeline (6/27/05)

Energy Committee Discusses Clean Energy, Clean Cities (6/27/05)

Air, Global Warming, Brownfields Redevelopment Discussed at Environment Committee (6/27/05)

Chicago Demonstrates Environmental Leadership Through Green City Tour (6/27/05)

Mayor Daley: Modernizing Best Way to Keep Cities Strong (6/27/05)

Rep. Turner Briefs MWMA on Brownfields Tax Incentive (4/25/05)

Throughout U.S., Cities, Counties Celebrate Community Development Week (4/25/05)

Ohio Senator Voinovich Calls on State and Local Groups to Help Improve Unfunded Mandates Law (4/25/05)

Trenton Mayor Palmer Addresses New Jersey Mayors Conference, Calls for Support of Conference Effort to Save CDBG (4/25/05)

House Passes Comprehensive Energy Bill (4/25/05)

Chairman Bond (MO) Vigorously Champions CDBG at Senate Appropriations Hearing (4/25/05)

Mayor Plusquellic's Brownfields Testimony (4/5/05)

EPA Deputy Administrator Johnson Joins Mayors for Discussion on Local Environmental Priorities (1/31/05)

Plusquellic Addresses 2004 Brownfields Conference: Creating and Expanding the Tools of Redevelopment (10/18/04)

Conference Leadership Joins Ohio Rep. Turner in Unveiling $1 Billion Brownfields Tax Credit (3/15/04)

Environment Committee Focuses on Air, Water and Brownfields Redevelopment (2/9/04)

President Signs Brownfields Bill Into Law (1/11/02)

Historic Brownfields Bill Becomes Law: Major Victory for Mayors as Lengthy Lobbying Process Pays Off (1/14/02)

Senate Passes Brownfields Bill, 99-0: Top Conference Priority Part of Bush's First 100 Days (4/30/01)