What We Do

Reclaim, Connect, Transform.

CCLR is the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to transforming communities through land reuse and brownfield redevelopment. We provide the resources and expertise to get your projects done! Learn more about us and how we can help.

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Join our upcoming webinar, “Return of the MAC: Elevate Your Brownfields Grant Application” and discover the keys to crafting a compelling and competitive EPA Brownfields application....
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US EPA Brownfield grants are often a significant source of funding for the assessment and cleanup of sites with potential environmental contamination. In past years,  historic levels of funding from ...
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Co-authored by Anna Maria Camardo and Claire Weston It’s 6 a.m. in Detroit and the CCLR team is gathered in a quiet conference hall. Soon, they will be joined by more than 170 attendees, hungry for ...
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The following post is a background for the California Land Recycling Conference Photo Gallery: Disappearing Portals: A View to Historic Brownfields. Register for CALRC. Many historians will point to A...
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The following post includes information from a case study that will be shared at CALRC 2023. Register for CALRC In 2021 the Dixie Fire destroyed more than 1,000 structures in Plumas County, California...
About Us

Land reuse transforms communities.

Land recycling is about more than cleaning up and rebuilding on properties. How we choose to design and utilize the landscape is at the root of our quality of life. It is the basis of many environmental, social, and economic issues.

Programs

CCLR is the Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) provider to EPA Regions 9 and 10 (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA). We can provide pro bono assistance.

Brownfields present a challenging financial puzzle. The additional cost of assessment and remediation may seem insurmountable.

Urban planning and development have a history steeped with racist policies and practices. Learn best practices when working in vulnerable communities.

Areas that host nuclear power plants benefit from planning for economic diversification, whether plant closure is imminent or down the road.

We believe that it’s not enough to work in the land reuse sphere. Brownfield redevelopment needs leadership at the federal level to advocate.

Many of the sites that remain available for reuse require greater expertise, funding, and creativity to make redevelopment a reality.

Before & After

01
West Sacramento Bridge District
1983
2018

Before & After

Image of a new building, the bakery lofts
Image of an old, dilapidated building
02
Bakery Lofts: Emeryville, CA
1998
2003
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