Environmental Policy Issues

Full Text Sources

• High Country News
  Environmental stories from the western U.S.
• Planet Ark
  News stories with an environmental emphasis.
• Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS)
  Useful for some environmental mapping. More information from: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cio/emaps/
• Environmental News Network
  News stories with an environmental emphasis.
• Planet
  Award-winning student newspaper at Western Washington University..
• HUD Environmental Maps
  See Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS)
• National Superfund Sites  (EPA)
  Includes a wealth of information on sites.
• Search My Community (EPA)
  Research toxicity in your neighborhood.
• Toxic Release Inventory (EPA)
  The TRI compiles information about chemicals in the environment.
• Windows to My Environment (EPA)
  Map toxicity in your neighborhood.
• US Department of the Interior
  Click on "Hot Topics" for recent newsworthy events.

Documents of Current Interest

• Colorado Conservation at a Crossroads
  PDF of Colorado Conservation Trust Report September, 2005
• Healthy Forests
  Forest fire plan from Bush administration.
• National Fire Plan
  A long-term commitment based on cooperation and communication among federal agencies, states, local governments, tribes and interested publics.
• Colorado State Forest State Park
  Listed among other state parks.  Brief information on geology, flora, fauna, climate, history, etc.
• Colorado River Water Conservation District
  Especially useful for the Western Slope.
• Colorado Water Conservation Board
  Overview of Colorado water issues.
• About Horsetooth Dam
  News and information about the reservoir and current dam construction.
• Horsetooth Dam Technical Reports
  A listing of reports available at the Colorado State University library.
• Commission for Environmental Cooperation
  Reports on environmental issues affecting the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
• National Council for Science and the Environment
  Click on "CRS" for excellent full text reports on environmental issues.
• Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project
  Includes a lengthy ecosystem report.
• Roadless Area Conservation
  Excellent data and maps on Clinton roadless initiative.  Much PDF.
  

Viewpoints

• Alliance for America
  "The Alliance for America represents over 500 diverse groups in 50 states [including] ranchers, teachers, shrimpers, homemakers, loggers, nurses, citizens."
• American Land Rights Association
  "ALRA and its members are dedicated to the wise-use of our resources, access to our federal lands and the protection of our private property rights."  Includes links to the League of Private Property Voters.
• Audubon Society
  "The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the Earth's biological diversity."
• Blue Ribbon Coalition
  "Representing recreationists, we work hard in preserving our natural resources for the public, instead of from the public."
• Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise
  "Individual rights, free markets, private property, limited government -- a worldwide conversation on personal and economic freedom."
• Club 20
  "Voice of the [Colorado] Western Slope."
• Colorado Environmental Coalition
  "The citizen's voice for Colorado's environment since 1965."
• Defenders of Property Rights
  "The only national public interest legal foundation dedicated exclusively to property rights protection."
• Ducks Unlimited
  "World leader in wetlands conservation."
• Environmental Defense Fund
  "Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations."
• Izaak Walton League of America
  "Defenders of soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife."
• League of Conservation Voters
  "We work to hold Congress accountable on environmental issues."
• Natural Resources Defense Council
  The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth."
• National Wildlife Federation
  "Uniting individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment."
• Nature Conservancy
  "Saving the last great places on Earth."
• PEER
  "Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility."
• POCLAD
  "Instigating democratic conversations and actions that contest the authority of corporations to govern."
• Political Economy Research Center
  "The oldest and largest institute dedicated to original research that brings market principles to resolving environmental problems."   Also known as the Center for Free Market Environmentalism. 
• Public Lands Advocacy
  "To continue the public land access advocacy work begun by the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association."
• RainForest Action Network
  "Non-violent direct action is the centerpiece of RAN's organizing strategy."
• Republicans for Environmental Protection
  "The environmental conscience of the GOP."
• Sierra Club
  "Protecting the environment for our families, for our future."
• Wilderness Society
  "The Wilderness Society works to protect America's wilderness."

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