Transformation of Former Smelter in East Helena, Montana, Wins Prestigious Phoenix Award for Brownfields Redevelopment
Transformation of Former Smelter in East Helena, Montana, Wins Prestigious Phoenix Award for Brownfields Redevelopment

CHICAGO, IL (August 20, 2025) – The transformation of a former lead smelter and surrounding land in East Helena, Montana, has earned the prestigious Phoenix Award for excellence in brownfields redevelopment. The cleanup and revitalization of the former ASARCO smelter site received the 2025 Phoenix Award for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 on August 7 at the National Brownfields Conference hosted by EPA and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) in Chicago.

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awardsChristine Amrhine
Three-Time Phoenix Award Winner
Three-Time Phoenix Award Winner

Greenfield has earned three Phoenix Awards for excellence in brownfields redevelopment—the highest such honor in the practice of brownfields redevelopment.

In 2000, we received recognition for our accomplishments at the Industri-plex Site in Woburn, Massachusetts. See the Phoenix Award on display at the Anderson Regional Transportation Center in Woburn.

In 2005, we were recognized for our work at the Mountain Pine Pressure Treating Site in Plainview, Arkansas.

In 2025, we earned a Phoenix Award for our work on the transformation of the former ASARCO smelter site in East Helena, Montana, and most of the 2,000 surrounding acres. See our press release.

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awardsChristine Amrhine