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Russia's Land Reform Revolution

Russian Parliament approves a historic bill that will allow Russians to buy farmland.

June 29 - BBC News

Green Groups Scare Away Dracula Theme Park

Opposition from environmental groups has prompted the Romanian government to abandon plans for a Dracula theme park in the Transylvanian town of Sighisoara.

June 28 - BBC News

Satellite Data Aids Fire-fighting Efforts

Satellite data and new software helps predict, locate, and observe fire outbreaks.

June 28 - Space.com

Lessons In Privatizing Rail

Britain tried to privative rail in 1993. After several high-profile failures, it is now renationalizing part of the system

June 28 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Global Warming Endangers U.S. Parks

A new report charges that the climate change "threatens the ecosystems of every national park, refuge and seashore" in the United States.

June 28 - The Arizona Republic


Real Estate For Campaign Funds

A 72-acre prime real estate site in Lakeville near transit will be auctioned off to pay for political campaigns. The practice is raising eyebrows.

June 28 - The Boston Globe

Big Sugar And The Everglades

Is the sugar industry's image as the Everglades' "chief ecological villain" justified?

June 28 - The Washington Post


TTI Traffic Rankings Challenged

Leading transportation experts are calling the Texas Transportation Institute traffic rankings fundamentally flawed.

June 28 - The Seattle Times

Amtrak Spared For Now

A last-minute payment keeps Amtrak running through the summer. But is pumping more money into the agency the answer?

June 28 - The Los Angeles Times

City Considers Ousting 'Undesirable' Businesses

City officials in Aurora, Colorado, are considering a plan to force out 40 "undesirable" businesses without compensation to make room for redevelopment.

June 28 - The Denver Post

Forest Management Techniques Challenged

As the fire toll reaches 2.5 million acres, criticism of forest management techniques heats up.

June 28 - The Christian Science Monitor

Arizona Attracts International Biotech Center

After years of failure, Arizona attracts a new international biotech research group.

June 27 - The Arizona Republic

King County Holds Up Regional Transit Plan

A potential Regional Seattle transportation plan falls prey to discord in counties.

June 27 - The Seattle Times

Importance Of Place In Welfare Reform

This paper presents new evidence that individuals living in central cities and remote rural areas face common challenges in moving from welfare to work.

June 27 - The Brookings Institution

The Eternal City

Peter Davison reviews a book that reveals Rome as the Romans know it -- as the eternal city.

June 27 - The Atlantic Monthly

Residents Protest Expanded Redevelopment Zones

Residents of Garden Grove protest ambitious redevelopment plan.

June 27 - The Los Angeles Times

MD Transit Rules Out Two Possible Maglev Routes

Maryland Transit Administration has abandoned two possible Maglev routes that would have run through residential neighborhoods.

June 27 - The Washington Post

Study Finds Americans Troubled By Lack Of Affordable Housing

Working families consider the lack of affordable homes as big a problem as the lack of affordable health care.

June 27 - Fannie Mae Foundation

U.S. Prevents Amtrak Shutdown

The Bush administration and Amtrak have agreed on a deal to prevent a shutdown of the passenger rail service.

June 27 - The Washington Post

Public-Private Eco-tourism Partnership Fails

The goal was an innovative public-private partnership to promote eco-tourism on Midway island. The result was a disaster.

June 27 - The Christian Science Monitor

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