Johns Hopkins updates their sprawl database
In a follow up to their 2014 study, Johns Hopkins has released new data on urban sprawl in the U.S. and new findings on its health and wellbeing impacts.
Trump cancels rule that made conservation an official 'use' of public land
The rule allowed the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees about 10% of land in the U.S., to put conservation on equal footing with resource extraction and other development.
Study: Speeding drivers are using their phones more, too
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety data shows that phone usage while driving increases 12% for every 5 mph drivers go over the speed limit.
New HUD rule would remove gender from housing protections
The proposal in the federal registry would replace “gender” and “gender identity” with “sex” as defined by Trump’s January, 2025 executive order.
California gets three new state parks
The state plans to add 30,000 additional acres to the state parks system by the end of the decade.