Environment
$150-Million Wildlife Conservation Fund
The World Bank and two conservation groups unveiled a $150-million fund Tuesday to help preserve the planet's biodiversity hot spots.
Keep Spark in Electric Car Market
This Los Angeles Times editorial encourages the California AirResources Board to reaffirm its commitment to electric cars and maintainthe state's Zero emission vehicles standard.
Power Shortage Could Be Affecting Air Quality
The power shortage currently affecting California may bepolluting the air as well, say Environmental Protection Agencyofficials.
Got Milk? Got Problems Too
Over 60 dairy projects have been stalled due to a lawsuit that alleges large-scale dairy farms cause a serious threat to air and water quality.
Electric Vehicle Showdown
California's zero emissions vehicle mandate is at stake. Will it be postponed again? Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters reports.
Bacteria To Filter Trash Odor
California transfer station to be the first in the state to use a biofilter -- an all-natural air-cleansing device that uses bacteria to filter foul-smelling fumes from trash.
The Case For ZEV Standards
LA Times editorial comes out in favor of electric vehicles and maintaining California's zero emission vehicle standard.
Experiment With Electric Bikes
As part of a new, and perhaps most comprehensive plan in the nation, Santa Cruz County residents will receive economic incentives on electric bikes.
New Urgency For Urban Trees
Trees have become civic obsession in many areas as we realize that trees have health and psychological benefits.
EPA Urged To Reject Refinery Regulations
A nationwide coalition of environmental groups is urging the EPA to reject regulations that would increase emissions from refineries making new low-sulfur fuels.
Bush or Gore: Who Is More Green?
If there is any issue on which this year's presidential contenders seem stereotyped, it is the environment.
Should EPA Consider Costs Of Clean Air?
More than 40 prominent economists urge the Supreme Court to let EPA consider costs and consequences of Clean Air Regulations.
Where Is The Future For EVs?
Ten years after California mandated zero-emission vehicles, major automobile manufacturers have pulled the plug on electric-powered models.
Study Finds Less Earthquake Risk
A study suggests that the chance of a major earthquake along the northern Hayward Fault in Northern California is less than previously thought.
Flood-Protection Plan Gaining Favor
$27 Million plan to provide flood protection and save lizard habitat in Thousand Palms, California.
Ecologists Yielding To Nature
As wildfires rage, some activists say portions ofwoodlands should be thinned.
Experts Seek Costly Thinning of Forests
Experts warn that decades of fire suppression have let so much fuel accumulate, the West faces catastrophe.
U.S. Acts to Tighten Protection of Wetlands
Officials claim EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued new rules with tighterrestrictions in efforts to close a loophole that allowed the destructionof 20,000 acres of wetlands and an additional 150 miles of streams.
Report Is Tough On Dioxin Data
A report released by Communities for a Better Environmentasserts that water quality regulators have drastically underestimatedthe amount of dioxin pollution produced by oil refineries in the BayArea.
NPS Sued Over Yosemite Management Plan
Environmental groups sue National Park Service over Merced River management plan.
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.
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Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
