Cleaning up Toxic Brownfield Sites

New York's brownfield cleanup regulations are not protective and could jeopardize the health of people who work or live on remediated sites.  CEC is part of a coalition of state and national groups seeking to improve the state's soil cleanup standards. 

Working with the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, Environmental Advocates, NYPIRG and Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, CEC is organizing for reform of the Brownfield Cleanup Program so that the historic 2003 law will truly protect children and the environment from toxic threats.

Fixing New York’s Broken Brownfield Cleanup Program

This report highlights the critical need to correct the flaws in the Brownfield Cleanup Program regulations.  Read Report

Brownfields News

Groups Appeal Brownfield Cleanup Decision

Represented by the public interest law firm Earthjustice, CEC and other groups are appealing a February ruling by the state Supreme Court and asking the state to strengthen the weak cleanup standards. read>

Cleaning Up: Fixing New York’s Broken Brownfield Cleanup Program

New York’s Brownfield Law, enacted in 2003, has been the subject of a great deal of attention in
recent months, including increased scrutiny brought by a lawsuit from environmental groups. read>

Groups Call on DEC to Strengthen Cleanup Rules and Safeguard New Yorker's Health

CEC and other groups issued a statewide report critiquing the state's cleanup program. Learn how the flawed Brownfield Cleanup Program allows "cleaned" sited to pose toxic threats