Environment
Urban Growth: The Next Generation
The growing backlash against urban sprawl has given rise to "Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" campaigns across the nation.
Earth Day: Gore Vs. Bush
Al Gore attacked President Bush's environmental policies on the 32nd anniversary of Earth Day.
Report Links Sprawl To Declining Coastal Health
When impervious surface exceeds 10 percent, rivers, creeks, and estuaries degrade.
U.N. Event Celebrates Earth Day
Hollywood stars and other prominent personalities attended a U.N. event to celebrate the Earth Day. Carmaker Toyoto's hybrid model Prius stole the show.
Eight Eco-Heroes Win Environmental 'Nobel Prize'
The Goldman prize, the annual "Nobel Prize" of the environmental movement, was awarded to eight "eco-heroes."
Skeptical Environmentalist Debate Rages
Scientific American presents a fascinating debate concerning Bjørn Lomborg's claims in his book, The Skeptical Environmentalist.
Nuclear Waste: How Safe Is Safe Enough?
As the debate rages over using Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste site, critcs argue that it's impossible to assess the long-term impacts.
Fueling The Hydrogen Age
A California startup is betting on genetically reengineered algae as the next alternative energy source.
The Riverkeeper: Patrol To Protect River From Pollution
Corporate farming and urban sprawl threaten the Kansas River.
Bush's Arctic Drilling Legislation Defeated
The core item of the Bush administration's energy policy, drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was blocked in the Senate.
New EPA Web Site To Promote RCRA Brownfields Reuse
The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a web site for the RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative.
'Decaffeinating' Hazardous Waste
A technique used to create decaffeinated coffee could help clean hazardous waste.
Open Space Protection: Conservation Meets Growth Management
This paper is a comprehensive review of existing federal, state, and local open space protection programs and their role in shaping metropolitan growth. The report primarily finds that, despite their widespread use, programs to protect and
Community-based Conservation Leads To New National Park
Ranchers and farmers in Colorado's San Luis Valley are uniting with conservationists to transfer land to the US government and create America's 57th national park.
Buffalo Using Court Action To Try And Correct Past Mistakes
Buffalo, NY, is using a court action to order the clean up of a contaminated steel plant site in South Buffalo neighborhood.
Portrait Of An Eco-Terrorist
What does it take for an environmentalist to turn into an eco-terrorist?
Smart Growth Vs. Environmental Activism
With the need for more housing in California, should a frog and a flower determine the housing future?
Residents Claim Long-Gone Nuclear Plant Causing Sickness
Residents of a Long Island town believe a long-gone nuclear plant is responsible for an exceedingly high rate of cancer in the area.
Nation's Most Endangered Waterway
American Rivers has ranked The Missouri River as the nation's most endangered river for the second year in a row.
Nation's Rivers Threatened By Federal Dollars
A new report released by Washington nonprofit group American Rivers says that federal funding for dams, irrigation projects and river dredging threatens the nation's rivers.
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
