U.S. Brownfields Site Environmental and Revitalization Data

Brownfields facility data tracks environmental progress and land revitalization at properties under the Brownfields Law. The dataset includes property location, acreage, past uses, contaminants found, and cleanup information. It is maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was last updated in February 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze property acreage and location to identify large-scale redevelopment opportunities.
• Model relationships between past uses and contaminants found to predict site assessment needs.
• Track environmental assessment information and cleanup progress across different geographic regions.
• Evaluate site reuse and land revitalization outcomes based on media affected and cleanup information.

Strengths

• Data collection is authorized by the federal Brownfields Law of 2002, ensuring regulatory relevance.
• Covers multiple analytical dimensions including property characteristics, environmental assessments, and revitalization outcomes.
• Maintained and updated by the authoritative U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Limitations

• The total number of records (rows) and specific data fields (columns) are unknown, limiting precise analytical planning.
• Sample data and file formats are unavailable, preventing immediate review of data structure and quality.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Collection Method

Collected to track Brownfields grant recipients' environmental progress, as per the Brownfields Law.

Freshness

Last updated on February 25, 2025.

Geography

United States