ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an introduction to some of the bigger and more commonly used resources that will be valuable to any local administrator interested in pursuing sustainable economic development. It describes some of the primary public programs directed at remediation and redevelopment. The chapter discusses of green technology and energy efficiency programs. As of 2012, the federal government and all 50 states have developed public programs directed at the remediation and redevelopment of environmentally contaminated property. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) has multiple sections that deal with a variety of issues surrounding the creation, transportation, and ultimately the disposal of hazardous wastes created by public and private entities. In theory, RCRA should work to prevent land contamination from occurring from these hazardous waste producing, transporting, and disposing facilities. While RCRA is a federal law with the Environmental Protection Agency being the lead agency, states are in charge of most of the administration of the program.
