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March 11, 2010

Arctic Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning and the Role of the Arctic People [1]

The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and the Environmental Law Institute bring together representatives of Arctic communities and federal agencies to begin a national conversation on the rights, traditions, and experiences of the Arctic people; existing co-management practices; competing management imperatives; and how to build from the existing system toward an Arctic marine spatial planning framework.

Professional Meetings [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Planning & Growth [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Government [11]
People & Population [12]
Science [13]
Region: 
Alaska and Hawaii [14]

Group Is Releasing Improved Conservation Lands Information [15]

The Trust for Public Land's updated online database includes mapping and a finer level of detail, such as information at the county and parcel levels, for some but not all states as yet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [6]
Natural Resources [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Portland Promotes Urban Cycling, But Costs Will Be High" [18]

"The eco-conscious city plans to build more than 680 miles of new bikeways in the coming two decades at a cost of $613 million."

Planning & Growth [6]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [19]
Source: Portland Oregonian [20], 02/05/2010

Feb. 16 Briefing Helps Prep for Release of New US Ocean Policy [21]

RSVP by 4:00 p.m. February 12, 2010, to learn about the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force's proposed marine spatial planning framework for coordinating many ocean and coastal activities by multiple agencies and actors.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [6]
Water & Oceans [10]
Government [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Renewal in Rwanda" [22]

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A series examining Rwanda's efforts to build an eco-friendly economy after genocide, and an Iowa-based initiative that's leading the way. Des Moines Register, December 20-23, 2009, by Perry Beeman.

 

Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [6]
Disasters [23]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [12]
Initiatives: 
EJ Gallery [24]
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Public [3]
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International [25]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [26]
Africa [27]

California's New Green Building Codes Have Some Crying Foul [28]

"California last week became the first state to integrate green building practices .... not everyone is thrilled about it."

Planning & Growth [6]
Public [3]
California [29]
Source: SolveClimate [30], 01/21/2010

1st National Criteria For Sustainable Landscapes Released [31]

The nation's first set of voluntary criteria for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of landscapes.was announced Nov. 6, 2009.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

EPA Develops "Green Home" Site [32]

This new tool is broken out by space type (e.g., kitchen, bathroom, garage, yard), and covers a wide range of indoor and outdoor energy, toxicity, consumption, and environmental impact issues — even topics such as finding a greener mortgage.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [6]
Government [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Supreme Court Property Rights Case Has Environmental Implications [33]

The Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Dec. 2, 2009. The case, which started with legal action in 2004, involves a dispute over restoration of a stretch of Florida panhandle beaches damaged by storms.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
People & Population [12]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Debate Follows Bills to Remove Clotheslines Bans" [35]

State lawmakers in some states are overriding local ordinances that ban drying laundry outdoors. While some people like clotheslines as an energy-saver, others think them an eyesore.
Planning & Growth [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [36], 10/13/2009

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