The Colorado Internet Center for Environmental Problem Solving

Providing Access to University and Regional Expertise in Dispute Resolution and Environmental Policy Making

Environmental Issue Pages

Providing Up-toDate Information on Major Environmental Policy Disputes

The issues available in this index represent a diverse cross-section of enduring and contemporary environmental conflicts of both regional and national character. Each issue provides a number of informative and balanced internet sites representing a diversity of positions on the topic. Furthermore, a number of news resources have been developed that will link you directly to national, regional and local news media sources on the topic of interest. These media sources will provide you with the latest articles on each issue. This index is by no means comprehensive, but it does provide a useful background for many persistent conflicts.

Air Quality in the Grand Canyon: This issue page provides resources on air quality around the Grand Canyon. The information sources cover national, regional and local agencies and organizations as well as national and regional news.

Air Quality in Colorado: This issue page provides resources on air quality along Colorado's Front Range. The information sources cover air quality measurements legislation as well as State, Federal and Regional regulatory agencies. News resources cover local and regional media agencies.

Colorado River Conflicts: This issue page provides resources on a variety of issues concerning the Colorado River. The information sources cover river ecology, construction projects, historical use of the river, legislative efforts and national and regional news coverage.

Endangered Species in Colorado: This issue page provides resources on endangered species in Colorado. The information sources cover threatened and endangered species in Colorado and local and regional news coverage.

Grazing Conflicts in the American West: This issue page provides resources on grazing controversies in the American West. The information sources cover ranching, management of rangeland, preservation of grasslands, mitigation of cattle caused disturbances to grasslands and riparian habitats and a variety of news resources.

Colorado Growth and Land Use: This issue page provides resources on conflicts over Colorado growth and land use. The information sources cover demographic information, maps, growth impacts and Colorado news resources.

Rocky Mountain Arsenal Superfund Cleanup: This issue page provides resources on the progess of the clean-up of toxic materials in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. The information resources cover a variety of cleanup information sources and Colorado news resources.

Utah Wilderness: This issue page provides resources on Utah wilderness disputes. The information resources cover a variety of official and non-governmental sites and a host of national and regional media sources.

Wildfires: This issue page provides resources on wildfire disputes in the American West. The information resources cover fire suppression, management, affects of wildfires on habitat and both national and regional news sources.

Yellowstone Wolf Reintroduction: This issue page provides resources on Yellowstone wolf reintroduction disputes. The information resources cover a variety of wolf resources as well as regional news sources.

Yellowstone Ecosystem Conflicts: This issue page provides resources on the management of the Yellowstone ecosystem. The information resources cover a vareity of sites that focus on bision, wolf, elk, bear and ecosystem management as well as national and regional news sources.

The Colorado Internet Center for Environmental Problem Solving Main Home Page -- Main Conflict Research Consortium Home Page

For more information contact: Guy Burgess, Co-Director, Conflict Research Consortium, Campus Box 580, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0327 Phone: (303)492-1635; Fax: (303)492-2154; E-Mail: crc@colorado.edu