Environment
Drought: Reality In Vegas, Possibility For Phoenix
Las Vegas residents face outright water usage bans as the level in Lake Mead dips to trigger point; outlook may be better for Phoenix.
NSA's 'Classified' Toxic Waste
Should environmental hazards and toxic waste associated with the NSA be considered state secrets? The agency is uncooperative with EPA cleanup efforts.
Butterflies vs. Hotels
In Albany, NY, a large national hotel developer plans to build a 124-room hotel next to the habitat of the endangered Karner blue butterfly.
Michigan Environmentalists Mostly Pleased With Progress
Environmentalists praise the State of Michigan for their environmental work, but at the same time, advocate for more in 2004.
California Ripe For Monster Quake
Scientists say California's 750-mile San Andreas fault is ready for an 'epic earthquake'.
Robert Redford On Bush's Environmental Agenda
Robert Redford speaks out about Bush's environmental policies, global warming, clean energy and worms.
Adaptive Reuse: The Best Way To Go Green
A review of the best green techniques for the urban environment.
Everything You Need To Know About Your Holiday Tree
Did you ever think that by using a cut Christmas tree in your house that you were actually helping the environment?
Los Angeles' Forgotten River
Los Angeles' 'forgotten' San Gabriel river is America's hardest working urban river.
Greenbelt Proposed Around Toronto
Development is banned in the fast-growing Ontario region known as the 'Golden Horseshoe'.
Can Private Water Markets Save California?
Western Water Company's CEO Michael George ponders the viability of private water markets in California to enable the state's urban centers to continue growing.
Plans For World's Largest Wind Farms Outlined
The UK government has announced plans for offshore windfarm sites that are expected to supply seven percent of the country's energy needs.
Technology Aids Search For Biodiversity Hotspots
Using the latest technology researchers are able to find biodiversity hotspots and identify new species.
For The Mile High City, Miles To Go On Smog
A swath of Colorado's Front Range confronts a rise in pollution, federal restrictions, and galloping growth.
Air Pollution Worst For Heart Than Lungs
Confirming what regulators have suspected for years, air pollution is actually more damaging to the human heart than lungs, new study says.
The Alarming Impact Of Sprawl On Weather
Experts say pollution and heat from urban areas can change precipitation patterns.
A License To Kill
A landowner gets a state permit to hunt the last male lion in the Santa Monica mountains.
Kayak Through Los Angeles?
A reporter journeys down the Los Angeles River by kayak.
Enforcement Of Pollution Laws Weakening
Analysis shows that fewer pollutors are being punished under the current Bush administration.
State's Largest Ever Land Exchange Causes Concern
Ranch owner puts up 35,000 acres for development amidst implications of groundwater shortages and environmental degradation.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
