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President Trump's budget for 2018 has the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency take the steepest hit—31 percent. Funding for two vital programs, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Chesapeake Bay Program, will have their funds eliminated.

March 20 - E&E News [Subscription]

The Salton Sea is drying up, and California is poised to spend $383 million to keep that from happening. At stake are Colorado River water negotiations between California, Arizona, and Nevada.

March 20 - The Desert Sun

HUD has a complicated and controversial history, and it's all coming into play as the Trump Administration proposes funding cuts and installs problematic leadership.

March 20 - Curbed

The first and only federal regulation overseeing the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing on federal lands has been withdrawn upon orders issued by Ryan Zinke, the Secretary of the Interior.

March 20 - E&E News [Subscription]

Immigrants, both documented and undocumented, are a growing factor in the demand for new housing. In the long term (or sooner), the Trump Administration's hard line on newcomers could lead to instability for the rest of us.

March 20 - The Guardian

Washington, D.C. is looking to cut back on one of the incentives that inspire commuters to drive to and from work.

March 20 - The Washington Post

While what exact form it will take is uncertain, the idea of a circulator running a loop through Downtown Boise is gaining support.

March 19 - Boise Weekly

The city of Seattle is hard at work planning a significant expansion to RapidRide bus service.

March 19 - The Urbanist

This year, Cairo is estimated to grow by half a million people, but the city's economy is not keeping pace to support all of them.

March 19 - ENCA

Trolleys will soon get back on track in St. Louis' Delmar Loop, decades after they were taken out of service.

March 19 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

A clean environment isn't the only benefit of clean energy. Clean energy jobs are also providing economic mobility for many of the 3 million people employed in the industry.

March 19 - Next City

Streetsblog is at it again with its annual "Parking Madness" tournament.

March 18 - Streetsblog USA

Multiple bikesharing companies have put 280,000 bikes on Shanghai's streets, but many are parked in random locations or left unusable on city sidewalks.

March 18 - Shanghai Daily

What drivers are to rideshare companies, landlords are to Airbnb. In response to complaints, the company is upping outreach to its hosts.

March 18 - The Mercury News

The companies developing autonomous cars are not interested in getting people to walk more or use public transport, but to offer on-demand private transport for the masses, in many cases moving people back to cars.

March 18 - Cities of the Future

Competition from online retailers forced many physical stores to close their doors, that trend could be headed for grocery stores next.

March 18 - The Atlanta Business Chronicle

The Brewers Association's annual list of top 50 craft brewing companies is sure to inspire debate this St. Patrick's Day, and every other day ending in y.

March 17 - Brewers Association

Track repairs and inconsistent service have lead to a 14 percent decrease in ridership, enough to wipe out the year's gains of all other U.S. rail systems put together.

March 17 - Washingtonian

A New Zealand river revered by the Maori people is granted the status of a living being by the country's parliament.

March 17 - BBC

Villages of tiny homes are being prepared in Portland and Denver to help individuals transition out of homelessness

March 17 - Denverite