Environment
Book Review: Nature Returns To U.S. Cities
In her book "Wild Nights: Nature Returns to the City", Anne Matthews examines the return of nature in U.S. cities and the impact of urban sprawl on the relationship between wildlife and people.
Balancing Conservation And Commerce
In Cypress Island Preserve, Louisiana, birds and oil wells are neighbors.
Frank Gehry vs Playa Vista Environmentalists
Architect Frank Gehry has been asked by environmentalists to resign from his position as designer of the Playa Vista project.
Corps Tries To Balance Sparrows And Communities
A federal plan to protect endangered sparrows in the Everglades National Park would increase water levels in a key canal and remove a levee. Area farmers and communities oppose the plan.
Cleaning Cheasapeake Bay
Some progress has been made in cleaning up the Cheasapeake Bay which has been threatened by pollution and land development.
Towns Oppose 'Nuke Train'
A controversial federal plan to transport spent nuclear fuel by train is meeting opposition from residents in towns along the route.
Building An Artists' Colony On A Toxic Landfill
Artists in Penland, N.C. have found a way to benefit from a landfill's noxious fumes.
Global Warming Agreement Finalized Without U.S.
Industrialized nations finalized a global warming agreement in Bonn, Germany without the participation of the U.S.
The Cost Of Pollution
Deteriorating air pollution has cost the Atlanta region federal funds for roads.
Top North American Air Polluters
A study by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation found electric plants contributed the most to industrial pollution and identified the top polluting states.
Natural Resource Wars
The Atlantic Monthly reviews Michael T. Klare's "Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict." Our future is the future of natural resources.
Sierra Club: Selling Green Shares
The influential environmental group Sierra Club considers starting a mutual funds.
Moratorium On Great Lakes Drilling
The Senate have agreed on requiring a 2-year moratorium on drilling under the Great Lakes which contain 20 percent of the world's surface water.
Twenty Tips To Fight Global Warming
Time Magazine presents an "interactive report" on the effects of global warming and what you can do to fight it.
Valley Recreation Area To Filter Sewage
Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, the Valley's second-largest park, is proposed to be converted to wetlands to filter sewage.
Compensating For Lost Wetlands
Wetland banks allow developers to purchase 'credits' and compensate for wetlands lost in development.
Greening Nevada's Nuclear Test Site
Interesting environmental science projects are being explored at the site of the world's most dangerous nuclear experiments.
The War Between National Parks And Development
Time Magazine presents a series of articles that evaluate how development across the West is renewing debate over the use of natural resources.
U.S. Wetlands Protection Efforts Failing
A National Academy of Sciences study says that U.S. efforts to protect wetlands are failing.
Klamath Falls Flashpoint Explained
Humans and animals clash at Klamath Falls in a conflict caused by the Endangered Species Act.
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
