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Data Centers Migrate to NYC's Exurbs

There has been a lively trade in New York converting old industrial buildings to telecom hotels. Now they're moving far from the urban core.

September 7 - The New York Times

Air Pollution District Seeks Relaxed Guidelines

California's Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District is asking the EPAto OK changes in the threshold of permitted releases.

September 6 - Antelope Valley Press

Can Infill Housing Curb Sprawl?

Infill housing, while emerging as a hot solution for curbing sprawl in the Bay Area, has its critics.

September 6 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Newport Bay Finds a Saving Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalizes an epic $31 million restoration plan for Newport Bay.

September 6 - Orange County Register

Potential Hazards on Disney Site

Disney plans a $2-billion Creative Campus in Glendale. Neighbors warn that the environmental impact report glosses over potential toxic hazards.

September 6 - The Los Angeles Times


$1 Million Northeast Valley Fix

The northeast San Fernando Valley lacks affordable housing and suffers poverty and blight. Many think that $1-million is too little and too late.

September 6 - The Los Angeles Times

County-USC Baldwin Park Hospital Gets OK

A $47-million 80-bed San Gabriel Valley Hospital was OK'd by the County Board of Suervisors. Antonovich calls it a budget-buster.

September 6 - The Los Angeles Times


Say Goodbye To Green Power

A hidden provision in new California energy legislation threatens green-power subsidy

September 6 - Wall St. Journal

Rising Cost of Legal Pollution

Southern California companies are facing rising costs of pollution credits in a booming economy.

September 6 - San Jose Mercury News

Angeles National Forest Gets New Chief

Jody Cook is the new supervisor of Angeles National Forest. The 656,000-acre forest represents over one quarter of Los Angeles County's land.

September 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Why Is Sacramento Growing So Quickly?

Sacramento County continues to benefit from the Bay Area's tight real-estate and labor markets.

September 6 - Wall St. Journal

EPA's Innovative Underwater Cleanup

DDT is spread across a massive 17-square mile underwater Superfund site 100 feet below the ocean surface. The EPA has a new solution.

September 6 - The Washington Post

Housing Mobility Key To Welfare Reform

Is housing mobility the key to welfare reform?Lessons from Chicago’s Gautreaux program.

September 6 - The Brookings Institution

The Gateway City

With forty percent of New Yorkers being foreign-born, the city faces major challenges even as it continues to be enriched by immigration.

September 6 - The New York Times

L.A. Traffic Good for Drivers' Health?

Study ranks California as the fourth safest state for drivers.

September 5 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Dot-Com Backlash To Save Cultural Landmark

San Francisco bookstore to be deemed as an endagered landmark not for architectural value but purely for its cultural significance.

September 5 - The Washington Post

No More Cozy Fires?

Berkeley's environmental commission finds home fireplaces to be major polluters and may ban new fireplaces.

September 5 - The San Francisco Chronicle

ADA Leaves Its Mark

Ten years after it was adopted the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) has left its mark on the nation's buildings.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Sudden Oak Death a Catastrophe for Wildlife

Wildlife experts warn that the Sudden Oak Death epidemic that is devastating California's oaks could have a catastrophic impact on wildlife.

September 5 - National Geographic

HUD Rental Assistance for 60,000 Families

Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded rental assistance vouchers that will help 60,000 very low-income families live in housing they otherwise could not afford.

September 5 - HUD News

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