Environment
Harvesting Carbon Credits From Forests
Group wants to bring to Caifornia the practice of buying "credits" for preserving a forest's carbon-absorbing capacity by industries looking to offset their companies' pollution contribution
State Barreling Ahead Toward a Fuel Shortage
California could face a 10% shortfall in gasoline when theCalifornia Air Resources Board mandate for cleaner burning gasoline by2003 comes into play, energy officials say.
State Developers Feel Pinch of Habitat Law
State developers are worried by a dramatic increase of activityunder the 1973 Endangered Species Act as protection agencies designatelarge areas as critical habitat throughout California.
Kentucky Declares Emergency After Massive Spill
200 million gallons of coal sludge reaches Ohio River triggering water shortages and school closes across eastern Kentucky.
California Songbird Gets Safe Haven
U.S. Fish and Wildlife declares 513,000 acres in Southern California as critical habitat for California songbird.
Wisconsin Gets $9 Million for Parks
Wisconsin gets $9.3 Million in federal funds for park research and land purchases.
Dead Fish And Environmental Progress
Coors Brewing Co. dumping of beer into a local Colorado creek killed thousands of fish. Governing Magazine takes a stand.
Santa Barbara Showcases Green Development
A Santa Barbara building tour showcases benefits of going 'green'. Santa Barbara structures recycle and conserve.
A River of Goo on the Loose
250 million gallons of a molasses-like coal mixture is claiming brigdes, and lawns as it moves at the rate of 10 miles a day towards a river in Kentucky.
Coastal Panel Seeks Stronger Role
California Coastal Commission votes to push for a role in crafting habitat conservation plans that allow development on fragile lands.
Vote 'No' on Proposition 37
This editorial comes out against Prop. 37, which reclassifies feesused to "mitigate the societal or economic effects of an activity" as atax.
Refineries Raise Level of Pollutant In Gasoline
Despite an executive order by Gov. Gray Davis to ban MTBE usein gasoline by 2002, the amount of MTBE blended into gasoline byNorthern California refineries increased by 14% from April to June,according to a report by the California Energy Commission
Internet Wealth For Hawk Habitat
Helped by contributions from an Internet company, the Nature Conservancy spends $11.7 million to purchase 27,000 acres of sensitive habitat.
Dam Demolition In Ojai
The Matilija Dam, which was built in 1948 to provide drinking water to the Ojai Valley, will be torn down. How to do it is the problem.
Dainty Birds Force SEALs to Give Ground
Some of the toughest troops in the nation -- the Navy SEALs -- are retreating from two dainty shorebirds.
HUD Award to Protect Children from Environmental Hazards
Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary awards $68.3 million for lead abatement, testing and toreduce other environmental and safety dangers in the home.
Tahoe Property Owners Face Lake Deadline
11,000 Lake Tahoe property owners face deadline to take measures to protect the lake's clarity.
The Road To Disaster
A detailed report on how highways in the Amazon help destroy the rainforest.
Clinton Vetoes Energy, Water Measure
"President Clinton vetoed a $23-billion budget bill for energy and water programs Saturday, saying it was 'deeply flawed' and threatened major environmental harm."
States Ranked By Lead Hazards
The Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard system has ranked states by the amount of lead hazards in housing units. How does your state rank?
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
