Environment
Wreckreation: Selling The Nation's Natural Resources
It's been called "wreakreation" and "ecotainment." How will it impact the nation's natural landscape?
The Limits Of Growth
Donella Meadows,the world-renowed environmentalist will be remembered for her seminal work 'The Limits to Growth' and her contributions to environmentalism.
Fed Approves Underwater Pipeline
A pipeline that would carry natural gas under the Gulf of Mexico from Alabama to the Tampa Bay area has won initial approval from a federal panel.
Clinton Land Designation Will Stand
President Bush won't revoke former President Clinton's designation of millions of acres as national monuments.
U.N. Global Warming Study Forecasts Crisis
U.N. report warns irreversible large-scale climate change will cause sever economic losses from natural catastrophes.
Preservation Lands Being Threatened
Increasingly government agencies are looking at state held land, often enviromentally senstive, for new projects.
French Fry Oil Used To Power A Mercedes
Looking for alternative energy sources, students at Humbolt State live on 4% of the average home's energy.
Environmental Extortion On CA Coast
In a move that conservationists say is a trap, Hearst Corp. says that it has a compromise to get its resort approved.
Are Truck Emissions The Real Enemy?
A debate over the danger of diesel emissions and what to do about them is raging between environmentalists and truckers.
From Dump To Wetlands In Jersey City
The National Geographic chronicles the conversion of a dump to a thriving wetlands just minutes from New York.
A Strategy For Conservation Success
The Missouri Department of Conservation explains its new strategic plan.
New Concept: Environmental Water
CALFED has begun a new program to acquire water for endangered species and hold it in reserve for when endangered species need it most.
Preserving California's Coastline
County officials and activists will lobby for millions in state conservation dollars to saving precious coastal wetlands.
Fern Fronds Ferret Out Toxins
Scientists discover a fern that soaks up arsenic from soils; it may have the potential clean up thousands of contaminated soils.
Las Vegas:From 'Sin City' To 'Smog City'
Las Vegas has some of the worst air quality in the Western US. Lax enforcement of environmental laws at fault.
Growth Could Smother Rural Life
Leonard Becker of the St. Petersburg Times complains about the losses faced by rural communities throughout the country.
Earth Car Free Day
Earth Car Free Day is being celebrated this year on Thursday, April 19.
Call For Urban Forestry Proposals
Metropolitan areas are home to 80% of the Nation's population and 25% of the Nation's total tree canopy cover.
Proactive Ecological Review In LA County
The Regional Planning Commission is beginning its first review of significant ecological areas in 20 years.
Perrier's Controversial Plan To Tap Aquifers
Recent zoning changes favor Perrier's plan to pump out 720,000 gallons a day from Michigan aquifers. What will happen to the neighborhing wells, wetlands, and lakes?
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
