Environment
Graphic Ad Ensures A Reaction
New advertising campaign shocks readers into thinking about loss of natural habitat due to rapid development. At least one newspaper turns away the ads for fear of offending readers.
Cleaning Up Waterways
Ursinis College is offering courses to help citizens do more to restore and protect waterways.
Zero Waste
Seattle has adopted the "Zero Waste" concept in its solid waste plan. Proponents say it is a "win-win" strategy.
City Smog Polluting Wilderness?
A new study aims to look at smog migration from metropolitan areas into wilderness areas.
Climate Change Linked To Civilization Collapse
Scientists link climate change with the collapse of ancient civilizations.
More Sand For California Beaches
The state has allocated funds to fight beach erosion in California. Ten million will be spent on replenishment.
U.S. Acts To Reduce Diesel Pollution
EPA announced new regulations to reduce diesel pollution from buses and truck in the Bush administration's first major clean-air decision.
Court Upholds Clean Air Act
The Supreme Court ruling on the most significant environmental case in years upholds the way the federal government sets clean-air standards.
Portland Area Emissions Rise 7 Percent
Portland was the first U.S. city to adopt a strategy in 1993 to reduce greenhouse gases. But emissions continue to rise.
Ohio's Dirty Secret: Brownfields
The Ohio EPA, has started to clean some of its brownfield sites, but the list of brownfield properties is no longer public.
Bishops Sound The Alarm For Environment
U.S. and Canadian bishops call for better stewardship of the environment of the vast Columbia River watershed.
Sprawl: Wildlife Enemy Number One
A new report finds that urban sprawl is the most dangerous threat to native animals and plants and their habitats.
Cleaner Air Or Better Classrooms?
Officials are considering a rule to take polluting school buses off the street, but opponents say it will only take more money from schools.
Wreckreation: Selling The Nation's Natural Resources
It's been called "wreakreation" and "ecotainment." How will it impact the nation's natural landscape?
The Limits Of Growth
Donella Meadows,the world-renowed environmentalist will be remembered for her seminal work 'The Limits to Growth' and her contributions to environmentalism.
Fed Approves Underwater Pipeline
A pipeline that would carry natural gas under the Gulf of Mexico from Alabama to the Tampa Bay area has won initial approval from a federal panel.
Clinton Land Designation Will Stand
President Bush won't revoke former President Clinton's designation of millions of acres as national monuments.
U.N. Global Warming Study Forecasts Crisis
U.N. report warns irreversible large-scale climate change will cause sever economic losses from natural catastrophes.
Preservation Lands Being Threatened
Increasingly government agencies are looking at state held land, often enviromentally senstive, for new projects.
French Fry Oil Used To Power A Mercedes
Looking for alternative energy sources, students at Humbolt State live on 4% of the average home's energy.
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
