Planning August/September 2016
Planning August/September 2016
Special Issue: Local Impacts of Federal Enviro Policy
Planning's August-September special issue reviews the local impacts of landmark federal environmental laws and regulations, offering a thumbs-up for the Endangered Species Act but a cautious wait-and-see on the EPA's Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon emissions.
Featured Articles
Before It's Too Late
In remote Alaskan villages, the process of relocating America’s first climate refugees is beginning. Federal funding is helping, reports Brian Barth. Craig Guillot adds a sidebar on a Louisiana resettlement.
The "If" Game
The Clean Power Plan's future is still in play, but local communities, states — and the EPA — have made the call to push forward, writes Allen Best.
Good Habitats Pay Off
Madeline Bodin writes about the landscape-scale voluntary conservation efforts that are keeping at-risk species off the endangered species list. With a sidebar on major environmental acts and land use.
Is Nuclear Clean Power?
As national policy shifts away from carbon-intensive energy, Susannah Nesmith notes that even this carbon-free power source isn’t without environmental implications.
News & Departments
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing explores active living.
Viewpoint
Parks can solve big planning challenges.
Cover: Alamy.com.