State Jurisdiction?

[GreenTeaPanda]

Brownfields are sites where toxic waste/other pollutant things are dumped.

Now, is cleaning up the Brownfields fall under State Jurisdiction or Federal Jurisdiction?

It would be good if you guys could provide sites and such.


Thanks!

PS: Sorry if this is in the wrong thread

 

[B man]

I would think the EPA would have jurisdiction over that. So federal me thinks.


http://www.epa.gov/

 

[xplag]

Is this for a class?

And most likely there will be agencies on both state and federal levels, maybe even as far down to the local/county level.

As to which jurisdiction they fall under, that will probably depend on the severity of the spill, with anything deemed over minor going to federal.

 

[GreenTeaPanda]

Now what I found out so far is that the Federal Government does have policies towards Brownfields but State governments also gave policies towards brownfields. I don't think its so much the severity/type of spill but more of something else but I am still not sure...

This is for the MIFA Vasity State Tournament (its in Michigan)