The Petroleum Fund provides reimbursement of eligible corrective action costs associated with cleanup up to $1M less a 10% co-pay.  Contact Bennett Kottler at 775-687-9374 or bkottler@ndep.nv.gov.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection offers grants for environmental site assessments or remediation.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection offers loans and subgrants for remediation to property owners who are eligible for a loan/subgrant. Contact David Friedman at (775) 687-9385 or dfriedman@ndep.nv.gov.

Under the Targeted Brownfields Assessment program, EPA Region 9 contractors conduct environmental site assessments for public agencies at brownfields where there are reuse plans. Contact Carolyn Douglas at 415-972-3092 or douglas.carolyn@epa.gov.

Under the EPA's Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities program, CCLR provides in-kind technical assistance and training to communities and other stakeholders on brownfields issues with the goal of increasing the community's understanding and involvement in brownfield cleanup and revitalization. The TAB grants serve as an independent source of information assisting communities with community involvement, better understanding the health impacts of brownfield sites, science and technology relating to brownfield site assessment, remediation, and site preparation activities, brownfield finance questions, and information on integrated approaches to brownfield cleanup and redevelopment. Contact Ignacio Dayrit at 415-398-1080 x107 or ignacio.dayrit@cclr.org.

Originally signed into law in 1997 and extended through December 31, 2011, the Brownfields Tax Incentive encourages the cleanup and reuse of brownfields. Under the Brownfields Tax Incentive, environmental cleanup costs are fully deductible in the year incurred, rather than capitalized and spread over time. Improvements in 2006 expanded the tax incentive to include petroleum cleanup.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection provides environmental cleanup oversight and a number of funding opportunities for brownfield redevelopers in Nevada. The division also runs the Program for Voluntary Cleanup of Hazardous Substances and Relief from Liability provides protection to non-responsible parties who remediate brownfields sites.

Green Solutions for Abandoned Mines

May 3-5, 2012

Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Nevada City, CA

The Community Summit on Mining Impacts is the only public conference on how to address the ongoing human health, environmental, and cultural impacts of over a century of mining in the Sierra Nevada. The Summit will focus on the positive actions that residents, businesses, government agencies, and tribes can take to protect human and environmental health, and how new technologies have the potential to clean up our communities and the environment in a cost-effective way.