Events

The 2025 National Brownfields Conference will take place August 5-8, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The call for session ideas is open until December 20.

The next era of solar-powered land stewardship begins this April at the Richmond Marriott!

Get ready to spice up your community like a master chef in the kitchen! We'll share a delicious recipe to enhance the hidden flavors of underutilized spaces in your neighborhood. Industry experts serve up their well-seasoned strategies for creating a comprehensive brownfields inventory—a key ingredient in revitalization! You'll learn how to identify and catalog brownfield sites, assess their redevelopment potential, and fold these findings into a fully baked community development plan. 

Join the Mid-Atlantic TAB team where redevelopment and EPA funding overlap! Discover how our resources and technical expertise can empower your community’s revitalization efforts. Find common ground in accessing free services that can help you secure EPA funding for your brownfield redevelopment project. We will also explore inspiring case studies from across the region. Meet us in the middle to create a vibrant future for our communities.

Registration coming soon!

This fall, the Land Recycling program will be hosting three free Brownfields Basics trainings across the state. Please join us in Johnstown, Norristown, and Danville, for a free introduction to the basics of brownfields.

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Mid-Atlantic TAB team up to bring you the updates to the 2025 EPA Brownfields Grant requirements. Attendees also get familiar with state-specific requirements, resources, and tips for a successful application. Bring questions about your site(s) and get the inside scoop from your EPA Project Officer!

Virginia DEQ and Mid-Atlantic TAB team up to bring you the updates to the 2025 EPA Brownfields Grant requirements. Attendees also get familiar with state-specific requirements, resources, and tips for a successful application. Bring questions about your site(s) and get the inside scoop from your EPA Project Officer!

West Virginia DEP and Mid-Atlantic TAB team up to bring you the updates to the 2025 EPA Brownfields Grant requirements. Attendees also get familiar with state-specific requirements, resources, and tips for a successful application. Bring questions about your site(s) and get the inside scoop from your EPA Project Officer!

Maryland Department of Planning, Maryland Department of the Environment, EPA, and Mid-Atlantic TAB team up to bring you the updates to the 2025 EPA Brownfields Grant requirements. Attendees also get familiar with state-specific requirements, resources, and tips for a successful application. Bring questions about your site(s) and get the inside scoop from your EPA Project Officer!

Pennsylvania DEP and Mid-Atlantic TAB team up to bring you the updates to the 2025 EPA Brownfields Grant requirements. Attendees also get familiar with state-specific requirements, resources, and tips for a successful application. Bring questions about your site(s) and get the inside scoop from your EPA Project Officer!

The WV Brownfields & Main Street Conference is West Virginia’s premier redevelopment event with sessions and workshops on brownfields redevelopment and downtown revitalization in rural communities.

Meet the Mid-Atlantic TAB team and learn about expanded services provided to EPA Region 3. We will also cover what you can do now to prepare for grant season before the new guidelines are posted in September. Learn what aspects of the grant process TAB can do for you.

If you are interested in understanding the “how did we get here” land uses of the past and learning the processes needed to implement restorative planning and reuse initiatives, attend the upcoming Redlining to Green Lining: Restorative Planning and Brownfield Reuse Webinar hosted by the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) and Groundworks USA.

This webinar will review the impacts of redlining on American cities, and examine how communities can guide the reuse of brownfields to mitigate past harms, eliminate health risks, unravel systemic racism, and move toward equitable, attractive and vibrant communities for all. It is intended for those interested in understanding the “how did we get here” land uses of the past and learning the processes needed to implement restorative planning and reuse initiatives.

In a world where cleaning up the streets and the pursuit of environmental justice is more than a full-time job, a hero can be anyone.  When that bat signal hits the sky, someone needs to answer the call.  Whether you’re on a team of many or a team of one, Mid-Atlantic TAB has the tools for your redevelopment utility belt.

Learn about brownfield redevelopment, network with others, and explore the delightful city of Lynchburg, VA at this state conference hosted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the City of Lynchburg Office of Economic Development & Tourism.

Brownfield revitalization provides communities with a unique opportunity to improve their long-term resilience to climate change by including mitigation and adaptation strategies into the redevelopment process. This two-part webinar will assist your community to better understand how to view and assess climate risk as part of the redevelopment process, adjust your project to integrate a variety of best practices, improve your EPA grant applications, and strengthen your community’s resilience. 

Virginia's most substantive ground-mounted solar development and land use conference returns to Richmond, VA on May 13-15.  Join TAB as we exhibit and present on brownfields and brightfields.

Join WVU TAB as we partner with the Town of Brownsville, PA for an interactive webinar that breaks down what it takes to voice your community’s story, leverage opportunities for development, and secure EPA grant funding! Together, we will teach you how to maximize your capacity and ensure that you are ready to lock in your ‘final answer’ when applying.

Is your neighborhood full of abandoned properties and eyesores?  Find out what you can do to address this issue and fix up your town! We’ll cover what properties are considered brownfields, how to address them, and what free resources and grants are available.