Environment

Designing Transportation For People, Not Cars

Bogotá has become a success story that cities around the world are aiming to copy.

August 28, 2003 - Environmental News Network

Whither The Clean Air Act?

A ruling this week lets plants remodel with no new emissions limits.

August 28, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Weekend Ozone Effect

Many cities have higher ozone levels on weekends even though nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions go down 10 to 40 percent on weekends.

August 27, 2003 - Tech Central Station

Nation's Healthiest Cities

How healthy is your city? A survey ranks 10 zones and 125 cities.

August 26, 2003 - Organic Style

Bush On Fire And Under Fire

In efforts to win over swing voters in the Pacific Northwest, Bush tours forest fires and responds vaguely to environmental activists.

August 26, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Cities With The Worst Air Pollution In The U.S.

New report ranks top metro areas with the worst air pollution, and concludes that half of all Americans are breathing unhealthy air.

August 25, 2003 - Surface Transportation Policy Project

Cleaner Skies, But How?

The EPA is about to issue a controversial rule for the nation's dirtiest power plants, forcing a new nose-wrinkling debate.

August 25, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Bush's Environmental Smokescreen

This editorial is sceptical of the Bush administration's "Healthy Forests" initiative and says the changes to the Clean Air Act are of "dubious value."

August 25, 2003 - The Guardian Unlimited

Bush Administration Plans To Choke Clean Air Act

The Bush administration plans to open a huge loophole in the Clean Air Act.

August 25, 2003 - The Guardian Unlimited

Could Cattails Impact The Presidency?

Farm runoff into the Everglades has fostered the growth non-native cattails, which destroy native wildlife.

August 24, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Ecotopia: Which Is The Most Eco-Friendly U.S. City?

Which U.S. city can rightly claim the title of "Ecotopia?"

August 22, 2003 - Grist Magazine

The River Runs Through US

The Ohio River's thousand-mile run offers scientists fresh insights into the health of America's waterways, pollution threats, and troubled aquatic life.

August 21, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Resilience Planning

This evolving form of disaster planning focuses on the ability of a community to recover following a disaster.

August 20, 2003 - Jane's

Revisiting Love Canal

A neighborhood facing contamination-related health problems brings dejavu to Love Canal and the creation of the Federal Superfund law, and asks how far we have come in addressing environmental justice.

August 19, 2003 - Newsweek

Invasion Of The Exotics

Exotics -- nonnative plants and animals -- have found Florida's subtropical setting nearly perfect, and are flourishing quickly.

August 19, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Smart Growth For Clean Water

A new report by the National Association of Local Government EnvironmentalProfessionals includes a "Top 10" list of actions that local governments can take to promote smart growth for clean water.

August 19, 2003 - NALGEP

'Healthy Forests' Or 'Smoke Screen?'

Is President Bush's 'Healthy Forests' intiative a sound environmental strategy or a 'smoke screen' for the logging industry? A national expert comments.

August 18, 2003 - National Geographic

Venice's Controversial 'Moses' Dam

Italians are divided over a $3 billion engineering project to save the historic city.

August 17, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

Public Housing Residents Sue Over Contamination

Residents sue the Chicago Public Housing Authority for potential harmful exposure to PCBs.

August 17, 2003 - Chicago Sun-Times

EPA Nominee Defends Environmental Record

Gov. Michael O. Leavitt defended his environmental record after his nomination to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was criticized by environmentalists.

August 15, 2003 - The New York Times

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.

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Greater Baltimore Committee

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Eagle County Government

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

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