Environment
Cold War Contaminant Found In U.S. Drinking Water
Efforts are underway to fight a water pollutant from the Cold War has been found in drinking water across the country.
Does Sprawl Change The Weather?
The BBC reports that climate experts are urging the UK government to examine links between sprawl and the climate.
Garbage In, Resource Out
Social entrepreneurs are putting sustainability into practice. Here is an innovative practical solution that creates a business opportunity and generates social benefits while solving an environmental problem.
'Resource Conservation Challenge' Announced By EPA
The EPA kickoffs its campaign challenging Americans to boost national recycling rates and revitalizing the landscape.
Cities Anticipate Significant Water Cutbacks
Salt River Project will reduce water deliveries to Phoenix area cities by one-third next year.
Ask Umbra: Environmental Advice
Grist Magazine features Umbra -- the world's funniest environmental advice column.
New Disease Infects Doug Firs
Scientists find that the Northwest's Douglas firs are susceptible to a spreading disease.
Global Warming Increases Wildfire Risk
Combined factors will tend to increase underbrush and fuel load.
Recreation Vs. Environmentalism: The Future Of America's Parkland
Who gains in the fundamental land battles over democratic values and commercial pursuits?
Fighting For Water In Maui
Maui has plenty of water -- but in all the wrong places. Construction and tourism have drawn down the main aquifer.
Ecotourism Principles
Ecotourism principles are an important guide to developing and maintaining the increasingly popular ecotourist resort destinations.
CA Developers To Bear Runoff Costs
New clean water requirements to treat runoff will is expected to cost developers $300 million in Northern California.
Johannesburg World Summit Update
An update from the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
CA, TX, PA Lead Nation In Dirty Air
A recent study finds that summer smog violations increased by 10 percent between 2000 and 2001.
County's Computer Recycling Program Wins Accolades
Oakland County receives the top-10 award from CoreNet's Global Innovators program for a recycling project that exists only on paper.
Getting Green Out Of Brownfields
California's Bay Area has been successful in returning brownfields to productive use.
Temperature Rises In Tokyo Blamed On Development
Tokyo temperatures are rising to uncomfortable levels due to increased development.
Measure Your Ecological Footprint
Use an interactive quiz to measure your "ecological footprint" (the amount of the earth's resources you use.)
Bush's Fire Strategy Is 'Inflammatory'
New York Times editorial criticizes the Bush administration strategy to reduce the risk of wildfires.
Development vs. Sustainability is a False Choice
Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Environmental Assessment Institute in Denmark and author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," argues that serious environmentalists should put development ahead of sustainability if sustainability is ever to be an achievable
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.
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
