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As another year comes to an end, the Center for Creative Land Recycling took pause to reflect on how our team, partners, and the communities we serve are advancing community needs through brownfield reuse. From climate change resiliency to affordable housing: former brownfields are the foundation for the change we need to create the just, […]
Bigger than any individual checklist or concern, sustainability is a way of thinking and asking how we can do better. When we design sustainably we consider the project holistically and not siloed in economic, social or environmental considerations. From ...
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced agreements on two municipally-owned sites for potential renewable energy development. NYSERDA through its Build-Ready Program will work closely with Dannemora in the North Co...
The 2022 California Land Recycling Conference brought experts from government, non profits, and private entities together to transform brownfields into spaces that provide value. The first in-person conference since the pandemic, more than 225 land use pr...
Environmental and social justice are driving the framework for increasing equitable outcomes in brownfield revitalization. Generations of injustice have created areas with high levels of environmental degradation and reduced opportunities for remediatio...
US EPA Brownfield grants are often a significant source of funding for the assessment and cleanup of sites with potential environmental contamination. This year, historic levels of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) means more grants and...
View the first part of the blog post here – Land Recycling 101: Definitions, Objectives, and Benefits. 4. CHALLENGES While land recycling has great economic and environmental benefits, without the right tools, skills, and knowledge, reusing land c...
