Environment
New EPA Web Site To Promote RCRA Brownfields Reuse
The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a web site for the RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative.
'Decaffeinating' Hazardous Waste
A technique used to create decaffeinated coffee could help clean hazardous waste.
Open Space Protection: Conservation Meets Growth Management
This paper is a comprehensive review of existing federal, state, and local open space protection programs and their role in shaping metropolitan growth. The report primarily finds that, despite their widespread use, programs to protect and
Community-based Conservation Leads To New National Park
Ranchers and farmers in Colorado's San Luis Valley are uniting with conservationists to transfer land to the US government and create America's 57th national park.
Buffalo Using Court Action To Try And Correct Past Mistakes
Buffalo, NY, is using a court action to order the clean up of a contaminated steel plant site in South Buffalo neighborhood.
Portrait Of An Eco-Terrorist
What does it take for an environmentalist to turn into an eco-terrorist?
Smart Growth Vs. Environmental Activism
With the need for more housing in California, should a frog and a flower determine the housing future?
Residents Claim Long-Gone Nuclear Plant Causing Sickness
Residents of a Long Island town believe a long-gone nuclear plant is responsible for an exceedingly high rate of cancer in the area.
Nation's Most Endangered Waterway
American Rivers has ranked The Missouri River as the nation's most endangered river for the second year in a row.
Nation's Rivers Threatened By Federal Dollars
A new report released by Washington nonprofit group American Rivers says that federal funding for dams, irrigation projects and river dredging threatens the nation's rivers.
Report Says World's Forests In Grave Danger
Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) reports that world's forests could be lost sooner than expected.
Cities Pressure San Francisco To Repair Hetch Hetchy
Worried about water reliability and feeling neglected, Bay Area water agencies are taking the situation into their own hands.
Sprawl Stopped By A Sacred Sanctuary
New Mexico sprawl from Albuquerque to Taos has been stopped in Chimayo. A church is part of the miracle.
Global Warming Harming Species Worldwide
Study presents evidence of the global impact of climate change.
Light Pollution Control Proposal Rejected
A proposal to control light pollution in Arizona was rejected by the a state House committee.
Falsifying Environmental Data?
A columnist for the Wall Street Journal argues that "scientific fraud" by the environmental community is out of control.
New Technology For Greener Houses
Fireproof Styrofoam forms, solar panels, and other latest developments in green building are showcased at "Building Green," an event sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders Research Council.
Energy Task Force Sought Environmental Input After Protests
Newly released documents indicate that the Bush administration's energy task force included environmental issues in a national energy policy only after protests from environmentalists.
EPA To Support Air Quality Standards
In a victory for environmentalists and public health advocates, federal appeals court uploads air pollution standards.
Bush And Critters
It's how you interpret the species law, not what it says.
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
