Environment
Rocks, Rights, and the Riverbank
Judge's criticism that Corps of Engineers neglected to study cumulative impacts of individual projects could have national implications.
550 Nuclear Sites Made Public
The Energy Department releases the locations of 550 places across the nation where radioactive materials were secretly used.
Experts Study Orange County Wetlands
A study funded by the EPA and other federal agencies asks the question "Do restored wetlands match up to natural wetlands in the same region?"
Noise Pollution At National Parks
Even at isolated national parks, the sounds of civilization -- engines, car alarms, helicopters -- intrude on the visitor's ear
Going For The Green
Sydney Olympics first to showcase environmentally sustainable planning, design, construction, and operation.
Reluctant Regulators
A Pentagon-based construction agency that is behind more water projects than any other U.S. developer is also an unlikely regulatory agency assigned to protect the nation's wetlands.
Thinning Colorado's Forests
The US Forest Service want to double the thinning of Colorad's forests to prevent fire. It's called aggressive thinning.
Conservationists Criticize Tahoe National Forest Logging
Environmental group says that a Tahoe National Forest timber sale could damage over 2000 acres of habitat for the California spotted owl and other imperiled species.
Abitrary Endangered Species Boundaries?
Activists and developers accuse the use US Fish and Wildlife Service of simply drawing huge circles on the map to protect endangered species.
Thousands Cleanup California Coastline
50,000 volunteers clean up California's coast as part of the 16th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day
Which State's Coastline Is Most Polluted?
Which state's coastline was cited as one of the most frequently polluted in the nation according to the Natural Resources Defense Council?
Does Al Gore Support Environmental Planning?
Gore's environmental planning efforts have failed. Activist are giving him one last chance. The San Francisco Examiner reports in a special feature.
Building Houses From Recycled Tires
But Houtchens of Fountain, CO recycles used tires (including those from the Firestone recall) into construction material.
Reality Check For Electric Cars
Not even one-tenth of one percent of the vehicles sold today are electric. Is the state AirResources Board 10% mandate realistic?
Why You Can't Afford Not To Be An Environmentalist
With mounting evidence of global warming, the state of the earth's biosphere ought to be a major issue of the 2000 presidential campaign. It isn't.
Zero-Pollution Zealotry
A Christian Science Monitor editorial comes out in favor of California's rule regarding zero-pollution cars, but questions market forces.
Marine Corps Vs. Gnatcatcher
The Marine Corps and environmental groups are locked in combat over the gnatcatcher and fairy shrimp at Camp Pendleton in San Diego.
SUVs and Global Warming
The Sierra Club has released a new report: "Driving Up the Heat: SUVs and Global Warming."
Beach Cleanup an Upstream Battle
People in 78 countries expect to collect 8.5million pounds of coastal trash as part of the International Coastal Cleanup.
Florida's Beach Sand Ordinances
Hurricane-battered Florida counties are replenishing their eroded shorelines. Is the replacement sand just as good?
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
