What We Do

Reclaim, Connect, Transform.

CCLR is the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to transforming communities through land reuse and brownfields 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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In many communities there are properties that remain unused despite needs in the neighborhood. These sites, often called brownfields, may host actual or suspected contamination from prior commercial, ...
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Reuse of contaminated land, also known as brownfields,   is a long and complex process for any entity, but Tribes can face additional challenges. These challenges range from loss of ownership of ance...
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NEBC will host Idaho Brownfields Conference at Boise State University Alumni & Friends Center. This one-day event provides both long-time professionals and novices with insight into the brownfields re...
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On May 25th, the US EPA announced $315 million in funding to support the beneficial reuse of brownfield sites. A total of 262 communities received 267 grant awards in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessm...
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It’s hard to escape headlines about the housing shortage and the social issues caused by everything from unaffordability pushing residents out further from jobs, to the homelessness crisis. Accordin...
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San Diego State University has been awarded $10 million by the U.S. EPA to create an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC). The New SDSU Center for Communit...
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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