Environment
Banning The 12 Most Deadly Chemicals
Twelve chemicals, known as the "Dirty Dozen" present a grave threat to the environment. The Bush administration is supports an international effort to ban these chemicals.
Mapmaker Makes Trouble For Bush Administration
A government cartographer anonymously posted maps of caribou migration in Alaska on the Internet. This is the story of the political turbulence he caused and how he turned into a hero for the environmental movement.
Growth Dries The Rio Grande
For the first time in recorded history, the Rio Grande no longer empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
Urban Runoff Top Cause Of Coastal Pollution
Experts discuss urban runoff pollution at a University of Connecticut land use seminar.
Banking On Preservation
A private investment firm hopes to make a large profit while preserving the natural habitat, possibly leading the way for other firms to follow the model.
Radical Rethinking Of Conservation Policies Needed
An international study proposes "eco-agriculture" strategies in response to the world's threatened biodiversity.
Saving The Rainforest With Sustainable Management
The deforestation of the Amazonion rainforest has been an environmental and economic disaster. "Sustainable management" might be able to save the rainforest while yielding rich economic benefits.
Thinning To Prevent Forest Fires Sparks Debate
Fueled by taxpayer dollars, limited forest-thinning is underway to cut trees around towns in the West that caused last year's wildfires. Environmentalists are concerned.
BLM Violated Agreement To Protect Tortoise Land
A federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management violated a court-ordered arrangement to protect sensitive public land.
Keeping Computers From Landfills
Each year, millions of outdated computerand television monitors end up in landfills. New programs are working to recycle obsolete machines, which often contain toxic materials.
Judge Blocks Forest Road Ban
A regulation protecting national forests from road-building and logging was blocked by a federal judge who concluded that the ban would harm timber companies.
A Sound Solution
Expressway noise walls can fix some community problems--while causing others.
Instant Cities
Building a complex erector-set of pipes to get water to expanding cities has created the possibility of "instant cities" in remote locations.
The Importance Of Small Streams
Small streams are threatened by urbanization, logging, and agriculture. Scientists have uncovered evidence that makes stream more important in land-use policies.
Biodiversity Expert Proposes Conservation Strategy
Biodiversity expert E.O. Wilson has proposed a conservation strategy that involves buying the world's endangered ecosystems
National Forest Rules To Be Revised
The Bush administration will revise a ban on logging and new roads in national forests initiated during the Clinton years.
A Celebration Of Conservation
Environmentalists will convene at Mt. Diablo to celebrate California's conservation achievements.
Drilling Beneath The Great Lakes
The energy crisis has renewed interest in drilling under the Great Lakes, the world's largest supply of fresh surface water.
Saving Our Rivers
Though we are making progress, the nation's rivers are still endangered.
Brownfield Projects Awards
Each year, the Phoenix Awards recognizes outstanding brownfields projects from across the U.S.
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.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
