Environment
Wildlife Service Seeks Feedback
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public feedback concering a proposal to protect about 2,500 acres of private land in California's Coachella Valley.
Idaho's Environmental Disaster
Just as a Superfund cleanup ended, the true extent of mining's legacy in northern Idaho is revealed -- 1,500 miles of the Coeur d'Alene River basin is contaminated.
Defining Sustainability
Is there a problem with sustainability? Why we are facing a need to change on a planetary scale, and what we must do to survive.
Headwaters Environmentalists Get Extension
Judge gives environmental groups more time to get fundsto prevent logging in California's "Headwaters" case.
Beach City Toxic Dump Cleanup Unlikely
Huntington Beach's toxic dumpsite may be one of California's mostdangerous.
Waste Not, Want Not
The Arcada, California water filtration facility is a miracle of wastemanagement.
Fighting Beach Bacteria with Sand
Puzzled by fluctuating bacteria levels at Huntington Beach, CA, officials have come up with a plan.
Cisco Negotiates Campus Plan
Cisco Systems is negotiating with conservation groups over its plan for a 20,000 worker campus in California's pristine Coyote valley.
Placer "Legacy" Open Space Plan
A Placer County plan to conserve open space through a quarter-cent sales tax increase has been approved for the November ballot.
Critical Habitat for Endangered Snail Proposed
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a "critical habitat"designation for more than 2,500 acres on California's central coast to protect an endangered snail.
A Fight for the Beaches
Southern California dumps nearly a trillion gallons of polluted urban runoff into the ocean alongside its famous beaches. What is being done about it?
Proposed Power Plant Criticized
Plan for a new power plant in South San Jose, CA, less than a mile from a residential neighborhood is being criticized for not being environmentally sensitive.
Copters Barred From Logging
A judge temporarily barred the Pacific Lumber Co.from using helicopters for logging on private land near the Headwaters Forest in California's North Coast.
Improving CA's Land Acquisition Planning
California needs to improve its land acquisition planning and oversight, according to a new report by the California State Auditor/Bureau of State Audits.
Bighorns Impact Growth
Proposed massive three-county, 1,370 square mile refuge for endangered bighorn sheep would require new land use restrictions.
The San Luis Drain?
State water officials and farmers are joining forces behind a controversial agricultural plan to move wastewater from San Joaquin Valley to the San Francisco delta.
Protected Habitat for Endangered Sheep
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposes 1,370 square miles stretchingfrom Palm Springs, California, to to Mexico border, to bedesignated protected habitat for the endangered peninsular bighorn sheep.
The Greening of California
An awareness, and perhaps fear, of urban sprawl is causing a dramatic policy shift toward thinking green -- even in places like Los Angeles.
Stockton Criticizes Water Rules
Stockton officials criticize the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board saying complex pollution rules could prove costly for businesses.
Sydney's Silent Solar Sailor
A wind-and-sun-powered ferry in Australia's Sydney Harboris looking at other markets for environmentally sensitive ferries, including San Francisco Bay.
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
