Environment
Nuclear Waste In California Landfills
For the last decade, California has apparently allowed low grade radioactive waste to be placed in its municipal landfills.
An Eco-friendly Revolution In Cleveland
Green businesses, grass roofs, bike lanes, a and other eco-friendly projects take off in Cleveland.
Biodiversity And Smart Growth
The Funders' Network's translation paper on the impact of suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment argues that opportunities for progress would be created by smarter growth policies.
E-waste Bill
In a shift that will change how toxic electronic waste is recycled, a major computer maker supports legislation requiring manufacturers to bear the cost of disposal.
Alarming UN Report On Population And Global Poverty
A U.N. report titled "People, poverty and possibilities" is alarming but points out measures that can help combat global poverty.
China's Formidable Environmental Challenges
China faces formidable environmental challenges. The country leadership is seems prepared to admit environmental mistakes and search for solutions
Global Warming: Stop Talking, Start Acting
The Bush administration's stand that a decade of research is required to understand global warming is criticized by experts who say delaying decisions could cause serious harm to the environment.
Biodiesel: The New Fuel
Vegetable oil-powered vehicles would cost the city more but produce less pollution.
Proposed Manatee Rules To Be Debated In Public Hearings
Manatee advocates favor proposed federal regulations linking boat-slip projects to manatee population growth but builders are worried they would cause financial ruin in southwest Florida.
Bush Administration And The Environment: Readers Respond
Letters to the editor of the New York Times in response to recent editorials about the Bush administration's policies concerning the environment.
Alabama Losing Its Legacy
Alabama has lost more species than any other state in the continental United States, mostly owing to human impacts.
Drilling And Mining The Nation's Parks
As the debate over the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge continues, drilling and mining on federally-managed lands has already commenced in the lower-48 states without Congressional approval.
Arizona Parks Suffering At Hands Of Looters
Trying to keep visitors and entrepreneurs from stealing from Arizona's understaffed national parks is a losing battle.
Bush Administration Proposes To Weaken Forest Rules
Proposed regulations could open up public lands for drilling and logging.
The Environmental Significance Of Cities
Ecologists are finding that urban areas have surprisingly high levels of bio-diversity and may play a critical role in determining our environmental future.
Sprawl Draining Groundwater In Lake County
Rapid growth in Lake County, FL, is depleting groundwater resources.
Eco-friendly Stores In Canada
The outdoor-gear retailer's new store will consume half the energy used by "big box" stores.
Sacrifice The Oak For Los Angeles Growth
Columnist Steve Lopez takes a humorous look at a 400-year old oak tree standing in the way of a subdivision in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita.
Oil Tanker Disaster: An Ecological Time-bomb
An oil tanker sank off the coast of Spain. The resulting oil spill could be twice the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster.
Living In The Phoenix Heat Island
The world's foremost "urban heat island" will adopt new design guidelines to reduce rising temperatures.
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
