Anna Maria Camardo joined CCLR in 2023 as Communication Coordinator. She is excited to share success stories and amplify the voices of communities resisting injustice. Previously, Anna Maria served as Managing Editor at City on a Hill Press where they reported diverse stories from artist profiles to investigative features. Her dedication to equity has also informed her experience in healthcare and harm reduction. Serving as a peer educator and medical assistant, Anna Maria got to support folks navigating complex medical systems and emotional healthcare decisions. In their free time Anna Maria enjoys exploring creative writing through zine making. They are also an amateur ceramicist and expert level bookworm.
You might be familiar with mushrooms on a tree stump or your pizza, but did you know mushrooms can be used for pollution cleanup? As nature’s decomposers, this is the job fungi were made for! CCLR is dedicated to pursuing creative solutions to land revi...
Useful data is the key ingredient in a successful brownfield project and many steps in the reuse cycle will be out of reach until such details are developed. From basic facts about a property’s size and terrain, to more advanced intel on contaminants an...
A Targeted Brownfield Assessment (TBA) is often the best first step a community can take in redeveloping a brownfield — any property where reuse might be complicated by environmental contamination. CCLR sat down with EPA Region 9 to learn more about thi...
