Environment
Houston, You Have A Problem
L.A.Times op-ed wonders if "when Houston got the pro football expansion team that L.A. was angling for, it got the L.A. air to go along with it."
Mass. Taking Steps To Stem Water Waste
After decades of building suburban landscapes that are designed to get rid of water, Massachusetts is taking steps to stem the flow.
Counties File Suit Over Water Plan
The Regional Council of Rural Counties filed suit on Tuesday in the Sacramento Superior Court against the CalFed water accord, claiming that it is a cloaked effort to take control over northern groundwater and funnel it to southern water districts.
New Faults Found Off California Coast
Scientists discovered two hidden faults off the California coast capabale of magnitude - 7.6 earthquakes.
Make All Future Olympics Green
Greenpeace presented the IOC with a new set of environmental guidelines - an updated and tougher version of those developed in 1993 for Sydney's Olympics.
11 Hot Spots
Team of journalists visited 11 hot spots around the world to document the consequences of climate change and what they found was startling.
Santa Barbara Waterfront Doesn't Smell Good
Three creeks in Santa Barbara flush naturally during the rainy season. The city breached the creeks in the summer. No more. And now it smells.
U.S., Mexican Officials To Discuss River Issues
U.S. and Mexican officials will discuss cross-border Colorado Riverenvironmental issues at a Riverside conference on Friday.
Chromium 6 in L.A. County Tap Water?
Excessive levels of chromium 6, a suspected carcinogen, werefound in tap water tests of 100 Los Angeles County facilities, accordingto a state official; however, officials stressed that these werepreliminary results that need follow-up testing.
Filters Added To Clean Runoff
A pilot project in Dana Point of Orange County will installfilters on public storm drains in efforts to keep trash and motor oilout of the ocean.
Fungus Causing Sudden Oak Death On Coast
An oak tree epidemic is spreading across coastal California. Environmentalists are expressing alarm and a sense of urgency.
Crystal Cove Dispute Continues
Runoff from the Irvine Company's Crystal Cove building project is polluting pristine coastal waters. State officials are backing off. Why?
From Marshes to Shopping Malls
Developers -- such as the ones who want to build a mall inthe wetlands of New Jersey known as the HackensackMeadowlands -- are getting around the restrictions by purchasingcredits from a "wetlands mitigation bank".
States Ranked By Energy Use, Carbon Emission
According to a new report, New York, Hawaii, and California have made the most progress in improving their energy efficiency.
In Everglades, a Chance for Redemption
The Congress once assigned the Corps of Engineers to drain the Everglades; now it may ask the Corps to restore the Everglades and revive its ecosystem in the most ambitious environmental restoration effort ever.
Is California Stealing Colorado's Water?
Thirsty Southern Californians are enjoying for free increasingly huge amounts of Colorado's unused water. This may change.
Cash For Environmental Wish List
Federal negotiators are nearing an agreement to devote billions of dollars during the next six years to acquire lands threatened by development.
Our Self-Imposed Oil Crisis?
Trudy Rubin of The Philadelphia Inquirer denounces America's alarmist tactic of using of high oil prices as an indication of an "energy crisis."
Big Sur Growth Spurt
A $4.5-million 784 acre parcel at the southern boundry to Big Sur has been purchased by the US Forest Service.
Mysterious Disease Killing Oak Trees
Northern California has been hit by a fungus that is killing hundreds of thousands of oaks. It is feared that the disease might spread across the US.
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
