Environment
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.
Mexican Trucks Gain Right To US Roads
In a victory for the Bush administration, thousands of vehicles from Mexico can now ply America's highways without emission controls. A previously-commissioned air-impact study was ruled "legally pointless" and abandoned.
Oil Lands Lay Fallow As Bush Pushes For More
Despite 30,000,000 unused acres, the Department of the Interior hopes to lease more environmentally-sensitive areas to drilling firms. Watchdogs argue VP Cheney is using the plan as corporate welfare for his industry cronies.
Renewed Interest In Renewable Energy
The U.S., once the leader in renewable energy, has fallen behind while other countries commit to ambitious targets and European nations gear up to sell clean energy to the developing world.
Los Angeles
How the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) is trying to reverse this desertification of Owens Lake.
Los Angeles Embarks on Massive River Restoration Project
Environmental activists and residents of Owens Valley look forward to the planned revival of a 65-mile stretch of river.
Top 10 Global Problems
At Copenhagen Consensus, economists devise a Top 10 list of most pressing global problems.
The False Environmental Prophet?
Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey examines the book, One With Nineveh, to find out what environmental catastrophes await us.
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.
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Appalachian Highlands Housing Partners
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
