Environment
A River Runs Back Through It
The California Coastal Conservancy is pursuing a proposal to restore a twelve mile stretch of the Santa Clara River to its natural state.
Mountain Ranch Purchased for State Park
A 4,413-acre mountain ranch in California's Mount Hamilton range will be acquired by the Nature Conservancy and will become park of a State Park.
Fuel Tank Cleanup Is Failing
San Francisco, San Diego and San Jose have the most known leaking tank sites, with more than 1,000 each.
Floating Power Plant Headed To Hunters Point
Additional power for northern California will be delivered by a floating power plant from Texas.
Keeping the San Joaquin River Wet
Farmers and environmentalists have begun experiments aimed at eventually restoring the river, which runs dry in the summer since the Friant dam was built in the 1940s.
California's Worst Water Pollutors
New state water study lists California's worst water polluters with San Francisco topping the list.
Environmental Concerns Delay Mountain Casino
A casino planned in the mountain community of Coarsegold, CA, near the Yosemite National Park, has been delayed due to environmental concerns.
Wildlife Service Seeks Feedback
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public feedback concering a proposal to protect about 2,500 acres of private land in California's Coachella Valley.
Idaho's Environmental Disaster
Just as a Superfund cleanup ended, the true extent of mining's legacy in northern Idaho is revealed -- 1,500 miles of the Coeur d'Alene River basin is contaminated.
Defining Sustainability
Is there a problem with sustainability? Why we are facing a need to change on a planetary scale, and what we must do to survive.
Headwaters Environmentalists Get Extension
Judge gives environmental groups more time to get fundsto prevent logging in California's "Headwaters" case.
Beach City Toxic Dump Cleanup Unlikely
Huntington Beach's toxic dumpsite may be one of California's mostdangerous.
Waste Not, Want Not
The Arcada, California water filtration facility is a miracle of wastemanagement.
Fighting Beach Bacteria with Sand
Puzzled by fluctuating bacteria levels at Huntington Beach, CA, officials have come up with a plan.
Cisco Negotiates Campus Plan
Cisco Systems is negotiating with conservation groups over its plan for a 20,000 worker campus in California's pristine Coyote valley.
Placer "Legacy" Open Space Plan
A Placer County plan to conserve open space through a quarter-cent sales tax increase has been approved for the November ballot.
Critical Habitat for Endangered Snail Proposed
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a "critical habitat"designation for more than 2,500 acres on California's central coast to protect an endangered snail.
A Fight for the Beaches
Southern California dumps nearly a trillion gallons of polluted urban runoff into the ocean alongside its famous beaches. What is being done about it?
Proposed Power Plant Criticized
Plan for a new power plant in South San Jose, CA, less than a mile from a residential neighborhood is being criticized for not being environmentally sensitive.
Copters Barred From Logging
A judge temporarily barred the Pacific Lumber Co.from using helicopters for logging on private land near the Headwaters Forest in California's North Coast.
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
