Environment
Who Should Control Montana's Rocky Mountain Front?
Will a search for natural gas destroy the largest complex of U.S. wild lands outside of Alaska?
After The Flames
Ecologists examine the long-term impact of wildfires on air, soil, and wildlife.
Architects Are Responsible For Much Global Warming
A veteran of green design has studied global warming and sees its cause -- and possible solution -- coming from the same unlikely source: architects.
If You Build It, What Will Come?
Is a semiconductor plant what a rural upstate town needs?
Sprawl Pushes Homes Into Vulnerable Locations
California's fire disaster is a reminder that development in the state is headed in the wrong direction.
Remediating Cell Phones
New cell phone laws are raising concerns over potential environmental hazards.
The Greasy Goods On Green Gasoline
Extra grease from Atlanta restaurants fuels the city's growing biodiesel industry.
Endangered Species Act Leads To Disaster
Fifteen years of the Endangered Species Act has caused a species disaster in California's fires.
In Montana, The Next Arctic Refuge Debate
The Montana Front lands join America's heated debate over energy production and wildlife.
Environmental Justice and Bus Depots
Faced with environmental and health hazards, community groups in low income areas of northern Manhattan are organizing for safer and evenly distributed bus depots.
The Cost Of Driving: 4 Tons Of Nature Per Mile
Readers discuss a recent study by University of Utah that found that the amount of gasoline needed by a reasonably efficient car to travel a single mile comes from 4 tons of prehistoric plant material.
The Future Of Oil
The Economist predicts the end of the age of oil is within sight.
How America Is Ravaging The Planet
In a major investigation, Matthew Engel reports on how the Bush administration is ignoring all attempts to curb serious environmental damage to the nation and the planet.
U.S. Metro Air Quality Not Improving
EPA reports that despite nationwide efforts there have been no overall air quality gains in the last decade.
Foreverglades
The latest project to protect and preserve the Florida Everglades indicates slow but certain progress between stakeholders.
More Problems With Yucca Nuke Dump
Many geology and water isssues have been overlooked by the DOE in selecting Yucca Mountain as the nation's nuclear depository.
Some Of The World's Worst Environmental Violations
The Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning takes on the issue of environmental enforcement around the world.
New EPA Study: Travel and Environmental Implications of School Siting
This report empirically examines the relationship between school locations and the environment.
A Growing LULU
Economics may transcend 'the yuck factor and the chuckles,' as the U.S. has a major manure problem on its hands.
Death to the Paved Parking Lot
In Pennsylvania, a church experiments with a permeable green lot.
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