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By Joelle Greenland, AICP, Senior Planning Consultant, Founder and Principal, Green Lands Consulting The dreaded budget section. No one sets out to write a grant saying, “I can’t wait to talk about the budget!” In fact, many applicants believe that the most critical part of their application is the narrative section – I mean, that’s […]
EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management has recognized CCLR and its partners with a National Notable Achievement Award for the Caselton Mill Vision to Action plan. In 2024, CCLR and our partners: Lincoln County, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Nevad...
This year’s California Land Recycling Conference (CALRC) convened diverse voices in brownfields and beyond to tackle our central question, how does land reuse empower communities? The short answer is that land reuse empowers communities at every step. R...
For years, community leaders have operated under a prevailing assumption: that development is the exclusive domain of outside investors. We’ve spent countless hours trying to woo developers to our communities, showcasing our best assets and offering...
Brownfield sites—vacant or underutilized properties with potential contamination—often conjure images of blight and decay. While the journey from a polluted plot of land to a vibrant, productive space is a monumental undertaking, the story of this tra...
By Tansy Massey-Green and Matthew Popkin from RMI The US boasts over 624 active brightfields – clean energy projects on brownfields and closed landfills. Most people would assume that these projects are predominantly built in sunny and windy states like...
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...
