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Environment And Politics: Lobbying For Change

How non-profits can lobby for environmental causes and make a difference in the next election.

May 29 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Fundamental Shifts In Environmental Policy

Environmentalists are aghast at recent changes in national environmental policy.

May 29 - USA Today

Healthy Civic Infrastructure Fosters Community Development

A new study by William Bogart examines the link between communitydevelopment organizations and thevitality of community development itself.

May 28 - The Brookings Institution

Does Hunting Help Wildlife Conservation?

Farmers who manage their land for hunting help wildlife conservation in Central England according to a new study.

May 28 - National Geographic

Best U.S. Beaches

Hawaii's Kaanapali Beach topped this year's list of America's Best Beaches.

May 28 - Yahoo! Newswire


The Next 100 Years Without Sprawl

A bi-national plan envisions a sprawl-free future for the San Diego-Tijuana region.

May 28 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Can Aerial Drones Unsnarl Traffic?

Pilotless planes like those used by the U.S. military will be tested in Ohio to battle traffic jams.

May 28 - The Cincinnati Enquirer


Trees Or Jobs: Choose One

An industrial project could create up to 7,000 jobs but there's a catch. It involves cutting down 1,400 oak trees.

May 28 - The Los Angeles Times

Newhall Ranch Approved: Model Planned Community Or Sprawl?

The largest residential development project in Los Angeles County's history is approved.

May 28 - The Los Angeles Times

UK's Most Creative City

Ethnic diversity, gay-friendliness, a rich architectural heritage, and a large and thriving student population with three universities ranks this city as U.K.'s most bohemian.

May 28 - The Guardian Unlimited

Radical Environmental Group ELF Burns Houses

The radical environmentalist group, Environmental Liberation Front, burned two houses near Ann Arbor. 'ELF, no sprawl' was spray-painted on a neighboring house.

May 28 - Associated Press

Transit-Oriented Development: Density, Design, and Diversity

What planners can do to ensure that transit-oriented development works as advertized.

May 28 - American Planning Association

Latino Immigrants' Influence On Southern States

Police and others are learning Spanish to accommodate the growing population from Mexico and Central America.

May 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Horizon West: A Model Community Or Suburban Sprawl?

Horizon West's innovation design is supposed to weave in the benefits of traditional downtown neighborhoods but critics say it is just sprawl under a different label.

May 27 - The Orlando Sentinel

Smart Growth Attack Is Confused

Dr. Howard Frumkin responds to last week's editorial by the Reason Foundation, "Smart growth types' dumb rhetoric."

May 27 - Orange County Register

Saving Atlanta's Most Endangered Building

Preservation groups will purchase part of historic property.

May 27 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Intelligent Transportation: Urgent For Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's Secretary of Public Works illustrates the potential for an integrated mass transit system in conjuction with the opening of San Juan's new heavy rail system.

May 27 - El Nuevo Día

Budgets, Privatization Plans Threaten National Park System

As another summer vacation season begins this Memorial Day weekend, several former park-service executives voice fears that the entire national-park system is menaced by a hidden crisis.

May 27 - The Seattle Times

Navajo Sues For Colorado River Rights

The Navajo Nation asserts that it has rights to water allocations from the Lower Colorado River Basin.

May 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Doonesbury Takes SUV Arms Race To Next Level

The M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle -- the final Word in family transportation!

May 27 - Doonesbury

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