Brownfields Archive
WYPR: Sparrows Point: Cleaning Up After A Century Of Making Steel
Brownfields, Land restoration
Feb 10, 2015
The new owners of Sparrows Point have ambitious plans to redevelop the 3,100 acres on the lower east side of Baltimore County. But at the same time, they are beginning a massive cleanup for the industrial site where steel was made for more than a century. Read the rest
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WYPR: IMP: Will Sparrows Point Be An Economic Engine Once More?
Brownfields, News stories
Feb 06, 2015
WYPR’s Fraser Smith and John Lee discuss the work – and the money – that is going into the most valuable piece of real estate in Baltimore County, Sparrows Point. Listen to the entire article.
Bay Journal: New owner all fired up to raise Sparrows Point from the ashes
Brownfields, News stories
Dec 05, 2014
New firm has local roots and commitment to clean up years of contamination created by Bethlehem Steel’s furnaces. Michael Pedone’s to-do list looks something like this: Wake up. Watch dismantling of what was once the world’s largest steel mill. Figure out how to clean up a 3,100-acre site where
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Baltimore Sun: Sparrows Point owner, government reach cleanup agreement
Brownfields, News stories
Sep 19, 2014
Hopes for redevelopment of the former Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore County — and the promise of new jobs — took two giant strides forward Thursday as the land was sold to a new owner who also reached agreement with state and federal environmental agencies on a cleanup
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