Region 1: EPA New England
Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont & 10 Tribal Nations
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EPA's National Smart Growth
Program
EPA's national smart growth office, the Development, Community,
and Environment Division of the Office of Policy, is working with
many partners to develop new tools, provide technical assistance,
create incentives, and identify potential new policies to encourage
smart growth. The website contains information on these tools and
programs.
EPA New England's Brownfields
Program Website
Various initiatives designed to foster locally-driven and
environmentally-safe approaches to the cleanup and reuse of brownfields
properties. You will find advice, resources, and contacts at both
the regional and national level to assist you with the success of
your own sustainable redevelopment efforts. Currently, more than
150 cities and towns in New England participate in the Brownfields
Program.
American Farmland Trust
Working to protect farmland from being taken over by urban sprawl.
This site does a good job of showing what local and state governments
are doing to protect farmland. The Farmland Information Library
provides links to online newsletters, databases and statutes that
might be of interest.
Farmland Information Center
A great clearinghouse for information about farmland protection
and stewardship. The web site is a partnership between the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service and American Farmland Trust.
Grow Smart Rhode Island
Grow Smart Rhode Island is a broad-based coalition working to help
Rhode Island grow in sound ways. Studies they have done and other
materials are available on their website.
LGC Growth
Management
University of Wisconsin site provides a large list of links dealing
with sprawl. Linked sites include organizations, academic institutions
and government offices dealing with strategic planning and growth
as well as those that deal specifically with Wisconsin.
Lincoln Institute
of Land Policy
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy conducts research and policy evaluations, holds conferences, provides education and training, supports demonstration projects, and publishes books and reports on policy issues relating to land.
Massachusetts Smart Growth and Urban Environments Program
The program seeks to advance environmental equity and, through enhanced local land use plans and regulations, achieve development that is consistent with the smart conservation and smart growth goals of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA).
New Hampshire Minimum Impact
Development Partnership
The NH Minimum Impact Development Partnership developed a guidebook
that is posted on this site, providing best development practices
at the building, site, and regional scales.
Nonpoint Education
for Municipal Officials or NEMO
NEMO is a University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
project using innovative techniques (including geographic information
systems--GIS) to teach local officials about the sources and impacts
of Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution, how different land uses affect
water quality, and what towns can do to protect water quality.
Rhode Island Sea Grant's
Sustainable Coastal Communities
Contains information on sustainability issues in Rhode Island's
Washington County and Aquidneck Island, resources and contacts for
further information.
Smart Growth Network Homepage
Describes growth on all levels: individual buildings to small developments
to whole regions. Includes a calendar listing conferences and meetings
about growth and highlights remarks of various governors who addressed
the topic in their recent inaugural or state of the state addresses.
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
"Resources" link provides annotated bibliography to sprawl publications.
The "Federal, State, Local Policies" link summarizes policies and
reports; links are provided when available. There is also a comprehensive
list of national organizations that are working on the issues of
smart growth and sprawl.
The Sustainable Development Institute
"Communicates information describing environmental and economic
linkages." Atlantic CoastWatch newsletter has information on grants
and job openings in addition to feature articles. (Most parts of
the page require Java.)
Transportation Action Network
How does transportation affect where you live? Visit TransAct featuring
articles, case studies, reports and papers on the transportation
system and communities in the US. A project of EPA's Transportation
Partners and Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP).