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Chicago activists and artists color environmental justice
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The idea is to showcase a vision of transforming communities in a way that prioritizes employees, children and the planet’s well-being, organizers say.
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Mid-Michigan to use $500K EPA grant for brownfield assessments
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Mid-Michigan will be using a $500 million dollar grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate so-called “brownfield” sites for environmental and health hazards.
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Entrepreneur gives Chicago meatpacking plant a sustainability makeover
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This Chicago resident envisions fish and plants as central to an accelerator for urban food production.
He hopes his recycled meatpacking factory grows food and supports urban farming pioneers.
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Federal loan brings employment hope to Wisconsin brownfields
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A Wisconsin city looks to job creation as a motivation for brownfield redevelopment. Racine hopes to eliminate contaminated urban sites and attract jobs with the help of a $1 million federal grant.
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Great Lakes cities recycle brownfields into economic hope
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Abandoned urban lots are community eyesores that increasingly represent economic opportunity.
These so-called brownfields carry a lot of social ills, but finding a way to reuse them is more important than ever.
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Looking for Great Lakes region city recylers
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One of the first things Michigan Gov.-elect Rick Snyder noted in his victory speech Tuesday is the need to restore his state’s central cities. That’s hardly news. And it’s hardly the first time a politician highlighted the need. Who could oppose such a thing? But who can make it happen? Better yet, who is making it happen now?
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Demolition woes: Former psychiatric hospital raises environmental concerns
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A psychiatric hospital that once stood on 414 acres in southeast Michigan and housed thousands of long-term patients is littered with “Do Not Trespass” signs. Can it be safely rehabilitated for another use?
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Michigan renews brownfield redevelopment efforts
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A legacy of Michigan’s manufacturing might is seen in abandoned, contaminated and deteriorating buildings.
State officials are gearing up efforts to turn such sites into restaurants, condominiums, golf courses, new manufacturers.