Feature Article Defunct oil refinery on the world’s longest canal to be revitalized as a green, mixed use neighborhood with art and science museum Current News GUEST ARTICLE – Cities & rural regions across America will get reconnected and revitalized with new surge of rails-to-trails projectsGeneration Regeneration: UNEP is looking to fund up to 10 model cities to start or expand their local ecosystem restoration effortsLouisiana officials celebrate completion of their largest ridge and marsh restoration project: 2000 acres of coastal habitatLouisiana celebrates unanimous approval of their new 50-year, $50 billion master plan for coastal restoration and resilienceRestoration Economy: This $315 million is the largest funding in the revitalizing history of U.S. EPA’s Brownfields MARC Grant programDrexel University-led consortium releases a new research strategy for boosting the Philadelphia region’s climate resilienceU.S. Senators reintroduce bipartisan legislation to accelerate disaster recovery assistance to communities and familiesIn Michigan, 16 failing or useless dams will be removed or altered to restore river ecology and reduce disaster risk to communitiesIn a major step forward for regeneration, environmental justice policies are embedded in the work of all U.S. federal agenciesThis $690 million investment in 28 public transportation projects will help revitalize disadvantaged California communitiesSpokane wins national brownfields award for remediating, restoring and redeveloping their contaminated Riverfront ParkAfter successful 2-year launch, Cargill’s regenerative agriculture program expands from 15 to 24 U.S. states, and to EuropeCongresswoman introduces legislation to revitalize transit, renovate infrastructure and restore rivers in the nation’s capitalKansas City wisely bases neighborhood revitalization on redevelopment projects that increase supply of affordable housingRestoration Economy: New research points at ways to restore America’s vital grasslands in a more adaptive, resilient mannerNew public engagement process for the most important regeneration program in America: the Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeFEMA announces $160 million in climate-resilient infrastructure renovation funding for states, communities, tribes & territoriesNew York Harbor is healthier than it was 150 years ago, during the Civil War. A new agreement will now further its restoration.Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission funds 11 projects to economically boost former tobacco-growing communitiesFive rural development districts in Kentucky win $500,000 to revitalize their economies by boosting community renewal capacitySeattle renews and expands its successful Metropolitan Improvement District to broaden its downtown revitalizationAudrey Hepburn would be pleased: Tiffany’s historic 1940 flagship store in Manhattan has been renovated and reimaginedThe Brooklyn Bridge gets a great present for its 140th birthday: revitalized parks and public spaces in nearby ChinatownVancouver’s historic downtown Chinatown neighborhood celebrates $2.2 million grant for renovation and revitalizationThe “Regenerate NY” program offers $850,000 to help private landowners restore forests and boost local climate resilienceAn uptown Charlotte park is being renovated and revitalized as a place for reflection, based (maybe) on input from local citizensAs this California river is de-engineered and life is restored, salmon and sturgeon return for the first time in over a centuryIn California, Yurok Tribe and environmental groups celebrate major milestone for crucial watershed restoration projectNew Jersey invests $1 million in rain gardens to boost health & resilience of communities via restorative green infrastructureU.S. Forest Service officials hope their restorative actions in Washington state produce a resilient “restoration economy”