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Beach Nourishment: Supreme Court To Decide Who Owns the New Sand

When governments or communities pay to replenish beaches along privately owned beachfront property — or create new beaches by trucking in sand — what does that mean for the landowners' waterfront rights and property value?
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Planning & Growth
Laws & Regulations
Water & Oceans
Military
People & Population
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National (U.S.)
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)
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New Trails Are in 13 States

Twenty-two new National Recreational Trails, covering more than 525 miles, provide a good opportunity to cover outdoor recreation topics.
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Planning & Growth
Natural Resources
Region:
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI)
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)
California
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD)
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Report: Hints of Substantial Urban Residential Infill

Researchers with EPA's Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation has found that residential development in some metro areas has moved from suburbs and exurbs to infill development within urban areas.
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Planning & Growth
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Public Comment Open for Renewable Energy Zones

The Western Governors' Association and the US DOE begin Phase 1 of a 4-phase process, with initial designation of suitable zones for renewable power generation in the western US, Canada, and Mexico.
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Planning & Growth
Energy & Fuel
Region:
International
National (U.S.)
Northwest (OR WA)
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)
California
Mexico
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Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas

The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Planning & Growth
Energy & Fuel
Forests
Natural Resources
Transportation
Water & Oceans
Biodiversity
Region:
National (U.S.)
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)
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Reporter's Toolbox: Might the Suburbs in your Area Become the Next Slums?

Are Peak Oil, the subprime mortgage mess and generational shifts ending Americans' love affair with the suburbs? That's what some high-profile urban planning types are postulating.
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Economy & Business
Planning & Growth
Transportation
People & Population
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Is That a Park or a Storm Sewer? Trick Question

Lately the term "green infastructure" has gotten more specific as many cities seek more robust and cost-effective stormwater management.
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Planning & Growth
Water & Oceans
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National (U.S.)
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Green Housing Standard: LEED for Homes

This fall the US Green Building Council expects to launch its rating system for residential construction.
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Planning & Growth
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National (U.S.)
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Due Out Soon: TTI Mobility Study

If you cover transportation or urban sprawl, keep an eye out for this year's Texas Transportation Institute mobility study.
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TipSheet
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Planning & Growth
Transportation
People & Population
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National (U.S.)
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Environmental Refugees: Demographic and Other Resources

Key resources of studies and statistics for human angles on environmental stories.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Planning & Growth
Disasters
People & Population
Environmental Politics
Region:
International
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