- 41. Cali. Governor signs laws on sprawl and water supplies but vetoes smog-fighting port cargo fee
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- SACRAMENTO - California embarked Tuesday on a sweeping effort to curb suburban sprawl by rewarding communities that build homes and workplaces closer together to reduce pollution that contributes to global ...
- Created on 01 October 2008
- 42. In Epochal Shift, Half Humanity to Become Urban ...
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- With the world poised to enter an urban age when more people will live in cities than in the countryside, Josiah Tobiko sees no need to move from his cow dung-covered hut in rural Kenya. AMBOSELI, Kenya ...
- Created on 11 December 2006
- 43. Pressed by Sprawl and Environmental Laws, Dairy Farmers Quitting California
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- ... . The question is where. For nearly 60 years, the Vander Dussens have milked cows in California. Suburban development edged them first from a farm near Los Angeles and is now squeezing them from l ...
- Created on 29 March 2006
- 44. Florida Citrus Growers Face an Urban Future ...
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- Florida's farmers and ranchers will have to find other sources of revenue from their land if they hope to survive in an increasingly urban state. Fortunately, the state's rapid urbanization also offers opportuniti ...
- Created on 29 August 2005
- 45. Fighting Sprawl, Virginia Town Seeks to Save Past
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- Speeding west of Washington, D.C., on busy U.S. Route 29 -- past strip malls, fast-food outlets and row after row of new suburban homes -- it's easy to pass right by this tiny 18th century town. BUCKLAND ...
- Created on 01 June 2005
- 46. EarthTalk: Combatting Sprawl with 'Smart Growth'
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- ... once open space. The negative effects of sprawl include the loss of parks and farmland, clogged highways and urban decay as people abandon metropolitan centers. It is usually driven by human populatio ...
- Created on 15 February 2005
- 47. Groups Cite Sprawl as Threat to 1,200 Rare Plants, Animals
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- Urban sprawl is gobbling up open spaces in fast-growing metropolitan areas so quickly that it could spell extinction for nearly 1,200 species of plants and animals, environmental groups say.WASHINGTON ...
- Created on 13 January 2005
- 48. Sprawl Is Linked to Chronic Ailments, Says Study
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- Warning: Suburban sprawl may be hazardous to your health. A report released this week found that people who live in sprawling metropolitan areas are more likely to report chronic health problems such as ...
- Created on 01 October 2004
- 49. With spring migration in full flight, a new report urges greater protection for an avian haven
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- ... declines of 50 percent or more over the last 30 years," Wells said. The report recommends: - That at least 50 percent of the boreal forest remain free of large-scale industrial disturbance, a protec ...
- Created on 05 May 2014
- 50. Suburbs Stomp On City's Eco-Savings with their own Carbon Footprint
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- ... on urban cores surrounded by red, high-carbon suburbs," said Christopher Jones, a doctoral student working with Kammen in the Energy and Resources Group. "Unfortunately, while the most populous metropol ...
- Created on 08 January 2014
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