Environment

A Pollution Credit Trader Gone Bad

The designer of Southern California's innovative pollution credit market is arrested for fraud.

June 18, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Global Warming: It's The Real Thing

Climate experts say global warming is really, really real -- really.

June 18, 2004 - The Washington Post

Environmental Radicals Take Battle To Suburbia

Following an outbreak of attacks and an FBI alert, the former Earth Liberation Front leader said, "Today, you build a luxury home, you can . . . expect it to be burned down."

June 16, 2004 - The Seattle Times

Reagan's Environmental Record

A look back at the environmental legacy of Ronald Reagan.

June 14, 2004 - Grist Magazine

Twenty-three-acre Lake Disappears Into Sinkhole

Water buildup from recent thunderstorms causes a sinkhole under man-made Lake Chesterfield.

June 12, 2004 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New Jersey's War On Sprawl: Historic Bill Approved

In a sweeping act NJ Legislature approves a bill to preserve the northern Highlands and protect the water supply for half the state.

June 11, 2004 - The Star-Ledger

Controversial Dam's Far-reaching Impact

A look at one of India's great rivers before a huge dam project changes it for ever.

June 10, 2004 - Grist Magazine

Saving Lousiana's Coast

Louisiana's $14-billion effort to save the state's coast from erosion is in jeopardy after the White House sets aside an engineering study.

June 9, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Mexican Trucks Gain Right To US Roads

In a victory for the Bush administration, thousands of vehicles from Mexico can now ply America's highways without emission controls. A previously-commissioned air-impact study was ruled "legally pointless" and abandoned.

June 9, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Oil Lands Lay Fallow As Bush Pushes For More

Despite 30,000,000 unused acres, the Department of the Interior hopes to lease more environmentally-sensitive areas to drilling firms. Watchdogs argue VP Cheney is using the plan as corporate welfare for his industry cronies.

June 6, 2004 - Newsday

Renewed Interest In Renewable Energy

The U.S., once the leader in renewable energy, has fallen behind while other countries commit to ambitious targets and European nations gear up to sell clean energy to the developing world.

June 4, 2004 - Wired

Los Angeles

How the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) is trying to reverse this desertification of Owens Lake.

June 4, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com

Los Angeles Embarks on Massive River Restoration Project

Environmental activists and residents of Owens Valley look forward to the planned revival of a 65-mile stretch of river.

June 2, 2004 - The Washington Post

Top 10 Global Problems

At Copenhagen Consensus, economists devise a Top 10 list of most pressing global problems.

May 30, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

The False Environmental Prophet?

Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey examines the book, One With Nineveh, to find out what environmental catastrophes await us.

May 27, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Be Carbon-Neutral

It's the latest hip trend in the entertainment world: carbon neutrality.

May 25, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

National Parks Fast Falling Into Disrepair

Insufficient funding has meant aging facilities, overgrown trails, and a decline in crucial staff members.

May 25, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

Mapping Chicago's Green Infrastructure

A new project maps greenways in the Chicago region.

May 23, 2004 - The Daily Telegraph

The Environmental Hazard Of Green Lawns

The organic lawn movement is challenging the overuse of fertilizer, pesticides, and water.

May 20, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

Lower Your Water Bill, Stop Storm Water Erosion

An urban soil conservationist builds a backyard pond to stop his storm water erosion; now a local developer is interested in the idea.

May 17, 2004 - The Kansas City Star

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.