<p>Rapid growth and expansion are bringing economic prosperity to the Chinese city of Shijiazhuang, but it is steadily swallowing the area's water supplies.</p>
Sep 28, 2007 International Herald Tribune
<p>New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced plans to double the development of carbon-conscious "eco-towns" in an effort to reduce the country's emissions and expand its strained housing stock.</p>
Sep 27, 2007 BBC
<p>Land use, housing location, and the "everyday decisions" of planners are the backbone of a new way of looking at climate change policy, according to this article from the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</p>
Sep 26, 2007 The Los Angeles Times
<p>Recent studies have shown that locating homes and schools near freeways increases the rate of asthma and other diseases in children, but the Los Angeles Unified School District has plans for 7 more school within 500 feet of freeways.</p>
Sep 26, 2007 The Los Angeles Times
What if the utility company asked you how much you made when you called to start service in a new home? What if they wanted this information to tie your bill to your salary and not to how much gas, electricity or water you used? Opinion
Sep 25, 2007 By
<p>The city of Los Angeles has announced a plan to plant 1 million trees in the next few years, and though the city has been successful in giving many trees away to people with the intention of planting them, no one is sure how many of them are planted.</p>
Sep 24, 2007 The Los Angeles Times
The number of farmers' markets has grown dramatically in the US over the past few years. The number increased by seven percent from 2005-2006 on top of the incredible 79 percent increase from 1994 to 2002. Opinion
Sep 23, 2007 By Lisa Feldstein
<p>Across the country, an emerging trend is seeing existing and older buildings being retrocommissioned as environmentally-friendly structures. Nearly 500 are awaiting LEED certification.</p>
Sep 23, 2007 Greener Buildings
<p>Plans to expand the amount of beach available in front of two hotels in Honolulu are meeting opposition from local surfers and environmentalists. But some say the beach has already been engineered beyond its natural state and more won't hurt.</p>
Sep 23, 2007 Honolulu Star-Bulletin
<p>An Army Corps of Engineers project intended to save a Missouri town from flooding by draining a massive wetland has been identified as an ineffective plan. The Corps and its political supporters are under fire for pushing overly expensive projects.</p>
Sep 22, 2007 Time
