Environment
Forest Service Halts Sierra Nevada Logging
In response to an environmental lawsuit over protecting endangered species, the U.S. Forest Service has suspended logging on 11 million acres of national forests.
The New Yosemite National Park
Getting people out of their automobiles and into the natural beauty of the park is a goal of the restored park plans.
Changing Flow Of The Missouri Proposed
Officials propose changing the water flow of the Missouri river help endangered species re-igniting "one of the Midwest's nastiest environmental battles."
Spill Floods River with Oil
The largest U.S. tanker spill in a decade involving half a million gallons of crude caused a shutdown of Mississippi ship traffic and set off a large cleanup effort to protect the environment.
Alaska Residents Remain Divided Over Arctic Oil
The world's last great wilderness is also a "political football."
L.A. Area Makes Big Air-pollution Gains
In the last five years, smoggy Southern California has made significant gains in fighting air pollution.
Saving California's Open Spaces
California's growth will devastate the state's remaining open spaces. Gov. Davis must make preservation a priority.
JFK Aims To Build Green Campus
John F. Kennedy University aims to build the nation's first environmentally friendly campus.
Half Of SC's Shoreline Unsafe
Contamination by urban runoff pervades over half of the shoreline from Santa Barbara to San Diego.
No Hothouse Deal
The failure of the U.N. climate talks at The Hague to reach a consensus on global warming makes further international action on global warming unlikely and may also worsen the problems the talks were intended to tackle.
Climate Pact Fiasco Leaves Business Awaiting Rules
The failure of the U.N. talks on global warming is a setback for U.S. businesses.
Global Warming Talks Collapse
Unable to resolve differences, 170 nations could not conclude an international treaty on global warming.
Hothouse
Chances of a meaningful agreement at the U.N. summit on global climate change are slim.
The Science and Politics of Global Warming
Why the U.N. summit on global warming matters.
Rising Real Estate Costs Hinder Land Preservation
The Bay Area's high land prices are making it difficult forgroups interested in preserving open space to buy the land they wouldlike to see protected.
Key Mexican Desert Land To Be Protected
7,000 acres of desert land to be protected in one of Mexico's "largest private land purchases for conservation."
LA Storm Drain Runoff: More Problems
Despite large sums invested in high-tech devices, runoff is not improved. And anti-pollution laws are getting tougher.
The Real Cost Of Dams
A new study investigates the "environmental, economic and social impacts of the world's 45,000 large dams."
Study Finds U.S. Could Meet Global Warming Goals
An government study has found that the U.S. could meet global warming goals while boosting the economy and lowering costs.
Changes Approved For Moyer Clean Air Program
The California Air Resources Boardapproved changes to strengthen an incentive plan to reduce pollutantsfrom the air.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
