Environment
U.S. Environmental Laws Being Eroded
The Bush administration is quietly eroding environmental protection laws in favor of landowners and corporations.
Marine Reserves: A Tool For Management And Conservation
A new report argues that fully protected marine reserves are an effective tool for restoring and maintaining coastal and marine habitats.
Anti-Sprawl Policies: Hazardous To Our Wealth
The California San Joaquin Valley's air pollution is not of its own making --- it is being exported from elsewhere.
Increase In Households Threatens Biodiversity
A new study show that more households with fewer occupants has a strong impact on the environment.
State Of The World 2003
This annual report sizes up the accomplishments and failures in the pursuit of a sustainable world economy.
The Hydrogen Revolution
Jeremy Rifkin writes that the "hydrogen economy" is within our grasp if we are committed to abandoning fossil fuels.
Taxing The Rich And Famous For Energy
Luxury homes in the Aspen area are taxed as part of a plan to finance green projects.
The War On Nature
President Bush's 'war on nature' could have catastrophic consequences.
Community-based Forest Management
An experiment among environmentalists, government officials and loggers strike the right balance for preserving part of the Sierra Nevada moutains.
Koala-Friendly Subdivision
Introducing the first housing development planned around the needs of koalas.
Genes, Estrogen, And A Roomy Earth
Reason looks back at 2002's science and environmental policy stories.
'Fingerprint' Of Global Warming Found
Researches at two U.S. universities have found the "fingerprint" of global warming.
Massive 5,000-acre Vineyard Proposed
The largest vineyard planting on the Northern California Coast is planned despite a 'grape glut.'
Perchlorate Could Halt Development Across U.S.
The Wall Street Journal reports that several of the nation's fastest-growing cities could face severe water shortages because of groundwater contamination by perchlorate.
The Industrial Prairie
The Bush administration is about to approve the largest-ever gas-drilling project on federal land. The New York Times provides an in-depth look at the environmental impact of the drilling.
Universities Adopt Green Technology
Universities are using environment-friendly technology on campus.
Cleaner Coal Plant Developed
A new turbine makes coal as clean a natural gas.
Santa Clarita Tree Crusader Ends Protest
John Quigley, the environmental crusader whose quest to save an old oak tree crystalized the tension between growth and sprawl, comes down from his perch.
Wilting Greens
The World Summit on Sustainable Development disappointed environmentalists -- and heartened the poor.
In Defense Of The Forests
Former Atlantic Monthly columnist John Muir would have had a few choice words for President Bush's loosening of commercial restrictions in America's national forests.
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
