https://www.reclaimedland.org/ Restoring ground, rebuilding communities. en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:31:49 GMT https://www.reclaimedland.org/shovels-before-permits-community-soil-restoration-guide/ https://www.reclaimedland.org/shovels-before-permits-community-soil-restoration-guide/ From Detroit's vacant lots to tribal lands in the Southwest, residents are testing, treating, and replanting contaminated soil themselves. Here's how the movement works — and a practical framework for starting a project on your own block. Reclaimed Land Restoration Projects Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:12:42 GMT https://www.reclaimedland.org/strangers-to-the-land-mine-reclamation-property-rights/ https://www.reclaimedland.org/strangers-to-the-land-mine-reclamation-property-rights/ Across the American West, tens of thousands of abandoned hardrock mines sit in a legal gray zone where no one will accept responsibility for cleanup. We trace one Colorado site's decade of delay to understand who benefits from the ambiguity — and who pays for it. Reclaimed Land Environmental Justice Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:12:42 GMT https://www.reclaimedland.org/living-on-cleaned-superfund-ground/ https://www.reclaimedland.org/living-on-cleaned-superfund-ground/ Across the country, former Superfund sites are being transformed into housing, parks, and commercial corridors. But when cleanup schedules collide with urgent housing demand, who bears the risk — and who reaps the reward? Reclaimed Land Environmental Justice Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:13:00 GMT https://www.reclaimedland.org/seven-american-wastelands-second-life/ https://www.reclaimedland.org/seven-american-wastelands-second-life/ From coal country solar arrays to rail corridors turned greenways, a look at seven reclamation projects showing what's possible when abandoned land gets a second act — with the methods, costs, and transferable lessons for your own community. Reclaimed Land Restoration Projects Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:13:00 GMT