Environment

Scandal Of Thames Sewage

Storms send tons of sewage into London's Thames River.

August 8, 2004 - This Is London

EPA's Anti-Automobile Bias

Wendell Cox and Ronald D. Utt accuse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of an "anti-automobile bias."

August 5, 2004 - The Heritage Foundation

Detoxify Contaminated Soil With Trees

Environmentalists warn that altered genes could spread to natural populations.

August 5, 2004 - The New York Times

Transatlantic Pollution

Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to understand globetrotting pollution.

August 5, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

Land Use That Spreads Disease

Could your cozy wooded backyard be a breeding ground for the next plague? Environmental health experts argue that ecosystem disruption speeds the spread of infectious diseases.

August 3, 2004 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Democrats' Vision For A Clean Energy Future

A report about energy issues from the Democratic National convention.

August 3, 2004 - Grist Magazine

New Mapping Technique Forecasts Coastal Land Loss

Acres of coastal land are lost in Maryland every year. Highly accurate topographical mapping could revolutionize planning for storms, development and flood insurance.

August 2, 2004 - The Baltimore Sun

Why Boston's Plants Bloom Earlier Now Than 100 Years Ago

Boston's average temperature has increased 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past century.

August 2, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

Urban Runoff Fees Grow In Popularity

Southern California cities and counties are increasingly adopting runoff fees to remediate urban runoff that contaminates coastal waters.

August 2, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Kerry's Environmental Dilemma

How "green" is John Kerry?

August 2, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Preservation Versus Property Rights

Tel Aviv planning commission grapples with issues of preservation, economic development, and private property rights.

August 2, 2004 - Haaretz

Unprecedented Number Of Drilling Permits Issued By Feds

Last year, the Bureau of Land Management issued some 4,000 oil and natural-gas drilling permits; this federal fiscal year it's on track to issue a record 6,000.

August 1, 2004 - Billings Gazette

Bio-diversity, Habitats Lost As Parks Are Tidied

UK local authorities are felling trees and clearing undergrowth in city parks, citing risks of crime and litigation, but in doing so, they reduce the variety of species and habitats in the parks which are vital to city dwellers.

July 28, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

The Alarming Risks Of Nuclear Clean Up

Cleanup efforts for the dirtiest nuclear site in the U.S. have a 50% chance of a major accident, according to a new report.

July 28, 2004 - New Scientist

The 'Hazing' of Our National Parks

This New York Times editorial calls for the toughening of environmental rules to address park haze -- industrial air pollution that is carried over to parks by the wind.

July 27, 2004 - The New York Times

EPA Proposes Large-Scale Effort to End 'Dead Zones'

The multibillion-dollar effort tightens regulations on sewage plants to limit the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous entering the Chesapeake Bay.

July 27, 2004 - The Washington Post

Taking The Planet's 'Pulse'

The ambitious environmental monitoring project amounts to a massive global network designed for the sharing, dissemination and management of environmental information.

July 27, 2004 - The Washington Post

Land Issues As Political Weapons

The John Kerry and George Bush campaigns are using hotly-debated land issues to mobilize followers.

July 26, 2004 - The Oregonian

Environmentalists Vs. Environmentalists

Open space advocates clash against other environmentalists over planned environmental education center in San Francisco.

July 26, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

12,700 Photographs Are Worth A Lot Of Words

An ongoing photographic survey of the California coastline reveals dramatic changes since a similar 1979 survey.

July 25, 2004 - LA City Beat

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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