Environment
Wolves Making a Comeback in Northern Michigan
For the first time since 1910, when they were exterminated by a state bounty, wolves have returned to Michigan’s Lower Peninsula thanks to the Endangered Species Act.
Electrifying Truck Stops Eliminates Major Source Of Air Pollution
Electrified truck stops are a major tool in the battle against particulate pollution from diesel engines. In California, the Air Resources Board has just outlawed overnight idling, effective 2008.
How To Protect New Orleans
Safeguarding against future natural disasters is the most important thing New Orleans can do to bring the businesses back.
Adapting And Improving The LEED Program
Reporter Ted Smalley Bowen checks in with LEED's leaders and other interested folks to find out what's next for the world's fastest-growing green-building scheme.
Is LEED Broken?
The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program is rapidly becoming the dominant system for certifying buildings as eco-friendly.
Calculating China's 'Green GDP': Incentivizing Green Development
Political leaders in China are hard at work devising incentives to make local leaders more environmentally conscious with development projects.
Wal-Mart Promotes Environmental Sustainability
Wal-Mart CEO announces that the world's largest retailer will hold its suppliers responsible for higher environmental and labor standards.
Amazon Rainforest Destruction Twice That Of Previous Estimates
Analysis of new satellite imagery shows that the Amazon rainforest is disappearing at double the rate of previous estimates.
Satellite Images Reveal Amazon Forest Shrinking Faster
New methods detect twice as much logging as previously estimated.
The China Syndrome: Booming Economy, Global Environmental Catastrophe
The impact of China's industrial growth on its own lands, waters and peoples has been recognized; now we are seeing its effects on the rest of the world.
Is It Safe To Return To New Orleans?
Amid all the talk of rebuilding the city, the very real threat of toxic air is getting little attention.
Is 'Green Building' Certification Broken?
Is the Green Building Council's popular and respected "green certification" program heavy on costs and paperwork, and low on actual results?
The Environmental Cost of Alberta's Oil Boom
Extracting the hundreds of billions of barrels of recoverable oil trapped in the sands of northern Alberta will have a huge environmental price tag.
Homes For Salton Sea?
The Salton Sea Test Base could be used to build over 200,000 houses -- provided the area is fit for human habitation.
Seawalls May Be Harming Beaches
A study's conclusion that coastal erosion contributes more sand to beaches could be used by environmentalists to fight oceanfront development and seawalls.
Communities Struggle To Protect Water Resources
The demand for oil and gas is pushing exploration and drilling activities to an all time high in the Rocky Mountain region and communities are concerned that environmental impacts from this activity are not being addressed.
Most Americans Support More Environmental Protections
In a surprising Harris poll, nearly half of all U.S. adults think the government's doing far too little to protect the environment.
Does Sustainable Development Cost Developers Less?
Does developing a building to LEED standards cost more -- or less -- than conventional development? There's no easy answer.
Facing Environmental Issues in World's Megacities
Jakarta, Dhaka, Lagos, Mumbai, Tokyo and Mexico City are among the world's megacities that are face major environmental and social challenges.
Commercializing The National Parks
The chairman of the House Resources Committee wants to sell off national resources
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
