Federal Resources

• CERCLA Amendments of 2001
• “Bad Policy,” G. Kettles, UCLA Journal of Environmental Law re :CERCLA Amendments of 2001
• “All Appropriate Inquiry” 5/9/03 Federal Register
• Smart Resource: A Guide to Brownfield Redevelopment from the U.S. German BiNational Working Group
   

State Resources

• DTSC Public Participation Manual
• DTSC Environmental Oversight Agreement for Schools
• DTSC Environmental Oversight Agreement for Redevelopment Agencies
• Memo re: Re-Use of Regulated Waste in California
• Proposed Waiver re: Reuse of Inert Waste Soil
• Technical Waiver re Proposed Waiver for Reuse of Inert Waste Soil
• Powerpoint for Waiver re Reuse of Inert Waste
• AB 1X 26 and Polanco Redevelopment Act

Polanco Act

• Salvation Army Decision
• Emeryville Decision
• SDG&E Decision
• Dow Chemical Decision
   

Brownfields

• “California Environmental Insider” Report on Salvation Army Case, November 2002
• “Dynamic Work Plans & Field Analytics”, Robbat, A. Jr
• “Using the Triad Approach to Improve Cost-Effectiveness of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanups,” Crumbling, D. U.S. EPA
• Information and Strategies for Brownfield Redevelopment in San Diego, Ninyo & Moore

Articles By Opper & Varco

• “Polanco Act a Compelling Tool” - Calif. Redev. Journal, June 2002
• “Redeveloping Brownfields Redevelopment” - Calif. Enviro. Insider Special Report, September 2003
• “The New Environmental Oversight” - Calif. Redev. Journal, May 2004
• Polanco Act Power Point Presentation
• “Other People’s Money” - Calif. Redev. Journal, September 2003
• KPBS Interview with Richard Opper re Brownfields
• “Suburban Sprawl” - Union Tribune Editorial Article, August 2002
• “Land Use Control Implementation Plans  Protecting Brownfield Redevelopment” - ABA Newsletter, Sept. 2006
• “Institutional Controls and Contaminated Property Valuation” - The Appraisal Journal, Fall 2006
• Brownfields: A World Report (Abridged)
• “A World View of Brownfields” - Brownfield News & Sustainable Development, April 2008
• “The One-Cleanup Program - Faster, Cheaper, Better”, Environmental Law News, Vol. 18, No. 1, Summer 2009
• “The Not-So-Great “GASB”, Redevelopment, Brownfields Issue, July 2010
• “The Polanco Redevelopment Act:  Two Decades of Success”, Redevelopment, Brownfields Issue, July 2010
• “What’s in a name?”  Restoring Urban Infill Can Still Be Sweet, Calif. Real Property Journal, Volume 30, Number 1

Articles About Opper & Varco

• “Adventures in Law” - San Diego Business Journal, December 2002
• “Power of Attorneys” - San Diego Daily Transcript, July 2003
• “Industry Watch” - Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 2003
• “Daily Business Report” - San Diego Metropolitan, July 2003
• “The Green in Brownfields” - California Lawyer, October 2003
• A Polanco Primer
• SURF Symposium Highlights Sustainability, Redevelopment Goals