Infrastructure

Increasing Supply Will Not Solve Energy Crisis

Evar D. Nering, a mathematics professor,explains why increasing supply will not solve the nation's energy crises.

June 4, 2001 - The New York Times

Finding The Real Cost Of Water

Chronic water shortages may be common in the future. What needs to be done today?

May 2, 2001 - National Geographic

Sewer Moratorium Slows Development In Metro Atlanta

Developers have been idling after state environmental officials declared a moratorium on sewer hookups until a facility in north Fulton County can be upgraded.

April 23, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Florida May Inject Wastewater Into Aquifers

Gov. Jeb Bush's controversial bill to inject wastewater into underground aquifers could be President Bush's next environmental problem. The President's

April 23, 2001 - Salon

Water More Valuable Than Oil In Texas

A profit-driven water market has "triggered water wars in Texas. "Water ranches" threaten to pump the state's aquifers dry and cause water shortages.

April 16, 2001 - The New York Times

Florida Proposes Controversial Water Plan

Faced with water shortages, Florida is proposing a plan to inject untreated, partly contaminated water into underground water banks. And it wants the E.P.A. to waive safety rules.

April 13, 2001 - The New York Times

Recycling Sewage Water Into Tap Water

A $600-million program to convert recycled sewage for taps is nearing approval in Southern California.

March 29, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Purifying Water With Sunlight

World Health Organization reports that water can be purified using sunlight and plastic bottles reducing deaths from unsafe drinking water in developing countries.

March 23, 2001 - The Chicago Tribune

Higher Sewage Bills For Sprawl

The city's sanitation district is being asked to use its fees to discourage urban sprawl.

March 3, 2001 - The Sacramento Bee

World's Best Tap Water

Contest for the city with the best public tap water draws international attention to drinking water quality.

February 23, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

California's Water Shortage

A water shortage seems likely to compound the state's crippling electricity shortage.

February 10, 2001 - San Jose Mercury News

High Noon At The Ogallala Aquifer

An audacious plan to suck out groundwater from under rural Texas and sell it to large distant cities has ignited water wars in the state.

February 8, 2001 - Salon

Babbitt Signs Historic 7-state Water Accord

Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt signs a sweeping seven-state water accord that assures water for Southern California for 15 years.

January 18, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Electric Utility Asset Sale Raises Growth Issues

A PG&E proposal to auction its hydroelectric assets could bring about a new land rush in the Sierra Nevada.

January 10, 2001 - California Planning and Development Report

Planning For Future Water For California

California has only 15 more years to receive Colorado River water surplus. Where to get water then is the issue.

January 9, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Volume-based Garbage Collection Tested

The Community of Temple Terrace is conducting a pilot program where residents are billed for the trash they generate.

January 2, 2001 - The Tampa Tribune

How Will California Get More Water?

There are two answers to California's water supply problem. You won't like either of them.

December 22, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

Waste Waterworld

The "Ewww!" factor and the $600 million Groundwater Replenishment System project to turn sewage into drinking water.

November 27, 2000 - Orange County Register

River Proposal Calls For Less Water For Farmland

Department of the Interior released a plan which addresses the use of water from the Trinity River, a small river in northern California that supplies as much as a seventh of the Central Valley Project's water.

November 25, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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.

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