From Blight to Boom: How Brownfield Redevelopment and Trade Area Analysis Revived a Community
Contributed by Trey Hess P.E., Brownfield Redevelopment Director, PPM Consultants Redeveloping abandoned and contaminated properties—known…
Turning Brownfields into Opportunities: A Look at Congressman Lawler’s New Bill
Contributed by Charles Ray, Brownfields Specialist, PPM Consultants For more than 24 years, I’ve been…
Breaking Ground (Sooner): What EPA’s New NSR Guidance Means for Industry
Contributed by Isaac Smith, Principal and District Manager, PPM Consultants As someone who’s worked through…
Why Industry Should Stay Aware of Legionnaires Disease: How Recent Outbreaks Highlight Risks in Manufacturing Facilities
Contributed by Kelsey Bonhivert, Compliance Specialist, PPM Consultants Introduction Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease are…
Will DEF be Deleted?…EPA’s July 2025 Proposal: A Pivotal Moment for Vehicle Emissions Policy
Contributed by Jared S. Saterfiel, Principal/District Manager, PPM Consultants For years, diesel truck owners have…
Florida’s “Forever Draft” Vapor Intrusion Guidance: A New Era on the Horizon?
Contributed by Ben Clabaugh, Senior Project Manager, PPM Consultants For those of us navigating the…
Are You Really Grant-Ready?
Contributed by Jenny Black, Brownfield Specialist, PPM Consultants Everyone loves the idea of “free money.”…
Brownfields 2025: How Region 1 Cleaned Up and Why Region 4 Missed Out
Contributed by Isaiah Shupe, Marketing Intern, PPM Consultants During my short tenure at PPM, I…
Presidential Exemption from the HON Rule: What It Means for Industry, Compliance, and Communities
Contributed by Keith Lemchak, Senior Project Manager, PPM Consultants In July 2025, President Donald Trump…
EPA Brownfield Funding Opportunities: What’s New for 2026?
Contributed by Jolene Brown, Grant Writer, PPM Consultants In July, EPA announced some updates for…
I thought you just worked with Dirt!
Contributed by Forest Stroud, Staff Geologist, PPM Consultants One Sunday I was at church and…
What About Us? The Fight for Environmental Justice in Apopka
Contributed by Joy Imperial, Grant Writer, PPM Consultants A Voice for the Forgotten In her…
When Presumption Becomes a Barrier: Rethinking EPA’s Eligibility for Petroleum Brownfields
Contributed by Trey Hess P.E., Brownfield Groundbreaker, PPM Consultants As the 2025 National Brownfields Conference…
CWA Worst-Case Discharge Rule: A Surprising Slowdown—What It Means for Industry
Contributed by Zane Hood, Principal, PPM Consultants Some of you may have read my blog…
Nuclear Energy: Powering the Next Generation of Data Centers
Contributed by Isaac Smith, Principal, PPM Consultants In follow-up to my earlier article series on…