Day: June 2, 2011

Youngstown, Ohio Shrinks to Revitalize

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In May of 2011, PBS released a  video, as part of “Blueprint America: PBS reports on Infrastructure,” which spotlights Youngstown, Ohio’s efforts to successfully shrink.  The video discusses strategies and tools that the city is using to improve quality of life for residents who continue to live there.   To watch the video, please visit:
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Students Help Land Reclamation Project in Hibbing, Minnesota

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Chisholm Elementary students, in Hibbing, MN, helped to plant more than 400 trees as part of a land reclamation project on land previously mined. Terry Filippi, the manager of the land, wishes to pursue the reclamation project because he hopes the land can continue to be commercially or aesthetically useful long after the mines are
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