New Land-Use Law May Change Ore. Landscape
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For years, Dorothy English, 92, has wanted to subdivide and perhaps sell off the 19 acres she owns in the scenic hills 20 minutes from downtown Portland. But some of the strictest zoning restrictions in America prevented her from doing so. Now, she and thousands of Oregon property owners like her could well get their way when a new voter-passed state law takes effect on Thursday.
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By Omar Sofradzija  By OMAR SOFRADZIJA  (c) 2007 REVIEW-JOURNAL  A complicated compromise could expand landowners' protections against seizures of their land, while limiting the effect such limits would have on public works projects.
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NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Wash. -- Farmland that was drained and diked more than 100 years ago would turn back into salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon under a 15-year plan for the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
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Will a new law send a surge through energy-related companies?
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Environmentalists think ahead to the effect of tourists and investors on a landscape of crucial habitats.
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When cities run out of valuable real estate, planners look up. The search for green space is no exception.
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By Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 18--The push for a constitutional amendment to designate a portion of the sales tax for natural resources programs is the big outdoors issue -- again -- this year in the Minnesota Legislature.
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SEATTLE -- Libertarians and land developers have found populist fodder in a contentious Supreme Court decision from last year that favors eminent domain over private property.
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Congress is on the verge of approving half a dozen bills that would protect as much as 1 million acres of wilderness areas across the West, but the move has infuriated environmentalists who charge that lawmakers are giving away too much pristine public land to real estate developers and local...
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A lawsuit filed against California's San Bernardino County regarding the region's suburban sprawl may represent a new legal tactic to fight global warming.
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By Nancy Perkins Deseret Morning News  Water rights in southwestern Utah's Escalante Valley are a precious commodity, and farmers there are worried that a state- mandated plan may dilute those rights, after sinkholes were found in the area because of groundwater use.
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By Brian Lockhart, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 1--Aiming to reignite efforts to reform eminent domain laws, Gov. M. Jodi Rell yesterday released the outline of a bill requiring that cities and towns take additional precautions before seizing private properties for redevelopment.
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New regulatory ordinances hint at a shift from 'red' to 'blue,' brought on by newcomers, experts say.
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Every property owner in the state should be alarmed that the New Jersey  Supreme Court decided today that government has the right to take  ownership of your land under the guise of preserving open space, whether  you want to sell it or not, according to the Builders League of South  Jersey.
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By Mahalia Asanaenyi, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 14--New landscaping, "gateways" at major intersections and a mix of commercial and residential development are part of the final revitalization plan for the Benson and Ames neighborhoods.
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A mining practice that takes the tops off mountains has destroyed not only the scenery, activists say, but also the water supply for people living in Appalachia. The Department of the Interior considers a new rule that would pave the way for more mountaintop mining.
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Under the measure, property owners who can prove that environmental or zoning rules have hurt their investments can force the government to compensate them.