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CCLR assisted 91% of the EPA Brownfields Grant selectees in Regions 9 and 10, securing $30.9 million in funding The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the selectees of its latest Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) Grants. A total of 214 grant awards, amounting to over $224 million in crucial funding, will […]
Many who work in niche fields like brownfield reuse will tell you the work can be lonely. “Brownfield practitioners can be very isolated in their job, sometimes you are the only one doing what you do at your organization,” says CCLR Senior Planning Co...
Senior Brownfield Revitalization Consultant Joy Britt & Senior Program Associate Lujain Altawarah recall their week at the Guam Conference on Island Sustainability We are still buzzing with gratitude and excitement from a truly unforgettable week atte...
What would you do with 2 acres of land long abandoned and now home to six shipping containers and one lonely storage tank? Can you see a future for a vacant lot where a chemicals company manufactured pesticides for 15 years? This is the challenge CCLR and...
Time spent in a well-planned and maintained park is a lesson in slowing down and enjoying life. Plants enrich the soil, soil feeds plants and creates a home for worms, song birds and squirrels find homes and nourishment. That same park absorbs run off to ...
Smithers West Virginia is a scenic small city of 950 residents embraced between a bend in the Kanawha River and the Appalachian Mountains. Like many towns in the region, Smithers began as a coal camp for mining employees and once hosted coal processing fa...
The Equitable Community Revitalization Grant (ECRG) program, administered by California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), has been instrumental in transforming Bay Area brownfield sites into assets that promote economic growth and pro...
