Environment
LA Mayor To Preserve 320,000 Acres As Scenic Wilderness
Despite locals' doubts, Mayor Hahn has given a go-ahead to a development ban for the former California Water War battleground.
Predators, Population, And Safety Clash In Bombay
While the Indian city is known for its unique national park system, the pressure of an expanding population has led to a string of horrific maulings.
EPA Identifies 243 Most Polluted Counties
A new EPA report identifies 243 counties with the highest and most dangerous levels of particulate matter. Counties must reduce pollution or lose Federal funding.
What Can Be Done About Eroding Coastlines?
The Environmental Magazine features a special primer on beach erosion and what can be done to stop it.
A Greener, Cleaner Port
The Port of Los Angeles debuted a new green terminal designed to curtail pollution from docked ships.
Some National Parks' Air Worse Than New York City's
New study finds outside sources lead to not-so-pine-fresh breathing in two of America's most popular parks.
Mayor Daley
The longtime Chicago mayor has vowed to make his city the greenest in the nation.
Blackout Had Dramatic Air-Quality Effect
Last summer's power outage in the U.S. Northeast was an economic disaster, but according to researchers it had one happy consequence: The air became, almost overnight, remarkably cleaner.
U.S. Energy Policy is 'Shortsighted' and 'Self-indulgent'
Oil is a nonrenewable resource. It's getting used up. Now what?
Sprawl Threatens Koalas In Australia
Koalas face threat of extinction due to coastal urban sprawl in Australia.
Cities Will Get Hotter
The "urban heat island" effect will intensify for cities as global warming increases
Artists Embrace Nature in Post-Industrial Landscape
Under a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation, artists are investigating and preserving the way in which nature reclaims abandoned industrial areas.
A Pollution Credit Trader Gone Bad
The designer of Southern California's innovative pollution credit market is arrested for fraud.
Global Warming: It's The Real Thing
Climate experts say global warming is really, really real -- really.
Environmental Radicals Take Battle To Suburbia
Following an outbreak of attacks and an FBI alert, the former Earth Liberation Front leader said, "Today, you build a luxury home, you can . . . expect it to be burned down."
Reagan's Environmental Record
A look back at the environmental legacy of Ronald Reagan.
Twenty-three-acre Lake Disappears Into Sinkhole
Water buildup from recent thunderstorms causes a sinkhole under man-made Lake Chesterfield.
New Jersey's War On Sprawl: Historic Bill Approved
In a sweeping act NJ Legislature approves a bill to preserve the northern Highlands and protect the water supply for half the state.
Controversial Dam's Far-reaching Impact
A look at one of India's great rivers before a huge dam project changes it for ever.
Saving Lousiana's Coast
Louisiana's $14-billion effort to save the state's coast from erosion is in jeopardy after the White House sets aside an engineering study.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
