It seems as though every member of Congress has a plan for tinkering with the tax code, to ease suburban sprawl and conserve natural resources. From promoting the reuse of Pennsylvania’s scarred mines to encouraging the development of abandoned urban industrial sites, known as brownfields, green fever is sweeping Capitol Hill.

“There’s a lot of concern among both Democrats and Republicans about urban sprawl,” said one senior congressional aide. “Suburban areas are moving farther and farther out. Farms and ranches are being developed.”

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]