Jun 4, 2020
A Statement from CCLR Executive Director, Meredith Hendricks
Right now we are experiencing deep pain as a country, as people, but the historic inequities behind that pain are not new. We join you in grief over the murder of George Floyd and countless others who have been killed by systemic and overert racsism. At CCLR, we stand in solidarity with generations of people of color who have experienced this pain. We condemn racist systems and behavior that create disproportionate burdens in our communities. Everyone deserves to feel safe. CCLR works to drive forward equitable and sustainable land reuse as a part of supporting whole and just communities. We are committed to evolving our own work, deepening our partnerships, and educating ourselves about how to do better for one other.
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...
Karen Homolac started her career in government serving an unlikely population — unprocessed salmon and herring. Now, after decades in the service of the public, Homolac has retired from her 21 year tenure at Business Oregon, Oregon State’s economic de...
