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U.S. Census Tracks Two Major Demographic 'Waves'

The nation's two largest minorities are moving in different directions.

August 12 - USA Today

Freeway Tunnel Would Be Nation

Congress has approved $2.4 million to study a five-mile, $2 billion tunnel that would be the longest continuous highway tunnel in the US.

August 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Saving Water Means Saving Money

More and more Michigan companies discover new profits in water conservation.

August 12 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Experts Debate Desirability Of Density

Staten Island has been seized with a passion for 'downzoning,' or limiting housing density.

August 12 - Governing

Dumb Growth Award?

Should landscape architects give out "awards" for bad development as a way of highlighting sprawl?

August 11 - American Society Of Landscape Architects


Personal Emission Cards

Brits consider radical plan to measure personal emissions.

August 11 - Grist Magazine

Moosehead Lake Development To Boost Local Economy

A newly released study finds that a resort development would bring much-needed tax revenue and economic growth to four Maine counties.

August 11 - Portland Press Herald


A Million-year Health Standard

The EPA creates a million-year health standard for Yucca Mountain dump.

August 11 - The New York Times

Bush's Energy Bill Is A Missed Opportunity

President Bush's energy bill is a "feeble initiative" that will not solve the nation's enormous energy problems writes Joe Conason.

August 11 - Working for Change

Chernobyl: Evolution On Steroids

Nineteen years after the radioactive explosion in Chernobyl, the ecosystem has returned, and with greater biodiversity than before.

August 11 - Nature

Bush Signs Huge Transportation Bill

President Bush says the $286.4 billion transportation measure will spur the economy.

August 11 - The Washington Post

Is Sydney Australia's Answer To Los Angeles?

Is Australia's capital on its way to becoming an urban sprawl nightmare comparable to Los Angeles?

August 11 - The Australian

President Bush Signs Energy Bill

President Bush acknowledged that the major overhaul of the nation's energy policy may not bring down high gasoline prices immediately.

August 11 - International Herald Tribune

Land Of The Mega Garage

Many homeowners in the midwest are "supersizing" their garages.

August 11 - Housing Zone

Gentrification In North Philadelphia

Amid the city's development boom, residents and local groups in one neighborhood wrangle with developers, the city and each other.

August 10 - Philadelphia Weekly

Law, Endowments And Property Rights

Ross Levin explains what accounts for differences in protection of property rights across different societies.

August 10 - National Bureau Of Economic Research

Massachusetts Seeks To Limit Eminent Domain

Kelo vs. New London continues to raise questions, as state and local officials in the Commonwealth discuss its implications.

August 10 - The Boston Globe

Economic Development From A Regional Perspective

Richard Hollingsworth, director of a economic development organization, discusses the value of regional planning.

August 10 - The Metro Investment Report

Living At The Mall

Condos and loft apartments are going up at retail meccas around the Phoenix area.

August 10 - The Arizona Republic

Housing Prices Outstripping Salaries

A new study shows that a great many working class Americans are unable to purchase their own homes.

August 10 - Yahoo! Newswire

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