Pollution
Beijing's Temporary Clean Air Policies May Stick
26 August 2008 - 10:00am
China Daily
With some of the its cleanest air in decades, Beijing is warming up to some of the pollution-cutting regulations officials have enacted during the Olympics. Some may become permanent.
China Says Car Bans Will Stop After Olympics
18 August 2008 - 8:00am
Reuters
Despite improved air quality, China says it has no plans to continue the car control measures it has enacted during the Olympics to clean the city's air.
EPA Criticizes Oregon Bridge Planners for Ignoring Sprawl
17 July 2008 - 12:00pm
The Oregonian
Federal regulators have criticized planners of a bridge expansion for not considering how the new bridge would induce sprawl and increase pollution.
Most Polluted Cities
28 June 2008 - 5:00am
Popular Science
This slideshow from Popular Science looks at some of the most heavily polluted cities in the world.
Environmental Groups Warm to Trains
30 May 2008 - 12:00pm
Wall St. Journal
Railroads are overcoming decades of resistance from environmentalists by touting their greener aspects.
Solving Civic Problems in a Post-Fact Society
25 April 2008 - 10:00am
Next American City
How does a rapidly changing news media affect big city planning? Badly, according to this post from Next American City.
The Dirty 25
14 March 2008 - 11:00am
Forbes
Forbes looks at the world's 25 most polluted cities, and concludes that governments and industries need to realize how cost-effective pollution remediation is.
Developing Cities Face Major Growth, Pollution Issues
13 March 2008 - 1:00pm
CNN
The mega cities of the developing world are expected to experience increasing rates of growth in the coming decades. The growth in population will be a challenge, but so will be dealing with the increase in air pollution.
Beyond CO2
3 June 2007 - 2:03pm
It’s great that global warming is finally getting its day in the media spotlight. But with all the buzz about carbon footprints and carbon offsets, I wonder whether the average American now believes that carbon dioxide is the only pollutant that we need to worry about?
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Smart Growth, Bad Air
3 May 2007 - 11:10am
Locating residential development closer to city centers comes with a price: increased exposure to air pollutants.
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