Environment
The Very Real Effects Of Global Warming
For the first time, a study ties human-influenced global warming to the likelihood of extreme summers.
The Cost Of ESA Protection Is Too High
Governors from Western states meet to discuss reforming the 31-year-old Endangered Species Act.
An Environmental Agenda For L.A. Ports
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach must work to reduce air pollution even as shipping volume expands.
Washington State Proposes Tighter Emissions For Vehicles
Washington state would follow California's lead in establishing tough new automotive standards to slash emissions of greenhouse gases under a proposed new bill.
Employer Offers Hybrid Car Purchase Incentive
Firm offers 'biggest, wildest hybrid incentive' -- $5,000 to its employees who purchase qualifying vehicles.
Environmentalists Worried About Second Bush Term
Environmental groups fear the worst during the second Bush administration.
Equity In Access To The Waters?
As condo owners buy up Florida's marinas, recreational boaters are left in the cold.
Is China Ready To Embrace Sustainability?
Representatives from China's Ministry of Construction have announced an ambitious sustainable growth plan for the country.
Flooding The Grand Canyon To Restore It
Glen Canyon Dam releases flood waters in massive experiment to rebuild the sandbars and beaches in the Canyon.
Blue States to go Green?
In the wake of the election, many environmentalists are calling for a turn to state and local politics to achieve environmental goals.
Brazil's Tree Police
Latin America's biggest environmental police training camp opens in Brazil.
Does The U.S. Forest Service Lie?
Bizarre economic incentives encourage the U.S. Forest Service to cut timber and fight fires even if doing so makes no ecological sense.
Kyoto Protocol Start Date Finalized
The international treaty will become official on February 16, 2005.
Over 15,000 Species Facing Extinction, Report Warns
Development pressures, habitat loss, climate change and pollution are driving the world's non-human species and plants to the brink.
Another Ecological Footprint Calculator
Ever wondered how much "nature" your lifestyle requires?
Clean-Air Cops Handcuffed
The EPA wants stricter curbs on air pollution. But critics say lax enforcement may undermine its goals.
The Endangered Endangered Species Act
The 30-year old Endangered Species Act may face sweeping changes.
Premature Deaths Attributed To Smog
Ground-level ozone, a common form of air pollution long linked to breathing problems, is being blamed for thousands of premature deaths each year in a new study of 95 urban areas.
Restaurant Recycling Eases Landfill Burden
California's expanding restaurant food waste recycling program gives back to agricultural areas and draws international attention.
Climate Change Disaster Looms in the Arctic
A major study shows that between the melting of the polar arctic ice cap and the accumulation of toxic chemicals, northern wildlife including the polar bear are heading for extinction in this century.
Pagination
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello