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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, […]
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...
When you imagine a brownfield you probably conjure images of urban sites. However, brownfields can happen anywhere, even charming small towns and postcard-worthy country sides. Across the country, rural communities are reclaiming these sites for communi...
During a blustery November snowstorm in Anchorage, 14 of the State’s Tribal Response/Brownfields Programs gathered for the Alaska State and Tribal Response Program (STRP) Workshop hosted by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Brownfi...
As of August 2023, the United States had 93 commercial nuclear reactors operating at 54 nuclear power plants in 28 states, with the average age of these reactors being 42 years old. 22 reactors are in the process of decommissioning -The process of safe...
This article appeared in the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration Newsletter In an age where urban and suburban land is a coveted commodity, communities should look for solutions to rejuvenate abandoned, vacant, underutilized, often bli...
We’ve all been in a boring meeting. Awkward pauses, meandering conversations or no room to speak. What a waste! Remedying common meeting pitfalls has real potential to improve Brownfields projects. Connecting with stakeholders makes the process more equ...
