Salt Lake Sites: Environment

• Department of Air Quality (www.airquality.utah.gov) - review
  The DAQ has interesting pages showing trends in air quality control. Pollution from industry is decreasing...pollution from cars is getting worse. You can find info on policies, planning, compliance, outreach, etc.
• Utah Society for Environmental Education (www.usee.org)
  USEE works to educate Utahns on important environmental issues.
• Utah Rivers Council (utahrivers.org) - review
  community-based, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to conservation and stewardship of Utah's rivers and sustainable, clean water sources for Utah citizens and wildlife for generations to come.
• Friends of Great Salt Lake (www.fogsl.org)
  FOGSL is dedicated to preserving the Great Salt Lake.
• Save Our Canyons (www.saveourcanyons.org)
  Dedicated to Protecting the Beauty and Wildness of the Wasatch Canyons.
• High Uintas Preservation Council (www.hupc.org)
  We believe the preservation of wilderness, the flow of wildness and the well-being of the human animal go hand in hand. We seek solutions to these land preservation issues, remembering that we are part of this world.
• Utah Open Lands (www.utahopenlands.org)
  A non-profit group dedicated to preserving Utah Open Lands.
• The Red Rock Institute (www.redrockinstitute.utah.edu) - review
  The Red Rock Institute was founded on the principle that environmental conflicts cannot be resolved without a fundamental understanding of what is at stake. This is best accomplished by experiencing the land and the issues first-hand.
• Utah Chapter Sierra Club (utah.sierraclub.org)
  Helping preserve our wild places.
• Utah Environmental Congress (uec-utah.org)
  UEC works with Utah Environmental Organizations to ensure that existing environmental laws are enforced on public lands.
• Utah Wilderness Coalition (www.uwcoalition.org)
  UWC is an assembly of 240 different local, regional and national organizations, was organized in 1985. The coalition functions as the primary mechanism for communication and consensus building among its member organizations.
• Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (suwa.org)
  SUWA builds strong and lasting public support for wilderness preservation by focusing its attention on grassroots activists and public outreach campaigns.
• Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (www.scerp.org)
  SCERP is an organization involving the U, and five other universities in the US and Mexico that researches environmental issues affecting the Southwest and Mexico.
• Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment (www.law.utah.edu)
  The Stegner Center provides a multidisciplinary study of natural resources and environmental law and policy.
• Western Regional Air Partnership (www.wrapair2.org)
  WRAP is a regional organization of states and tribes that addresses means to improve air quality and reduce haze in the Western U.S..
• Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (www.jvwcd.org)
  The Jordan River runs through the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. Formerly called the Salt Lake County Conservancy District, the JVWCD over sees Salt Lake Valley's most valuable natural resource...it's water.
• Western Resource Advocates (www.westernresources.org)
  Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is a non-profit environmental law and policy organization dedicated to restoring and protecting the natural environment of the Interior American West.
• Utah Population and Environment Coalition (www.utahpop.org)
  The purpose of Utah Population and Environment Coalition is to achieve a healthy and attractive environment by encouraging voluntary limits on population and consumption.
• Stormwater Coalition (www.stormwatercoalition.org) - review
  The storm water coalition (by Salt Lake County) would like to remind people that we all live downstream. Don't wash waste into the storm drains!
• Leave It Wild (www.leaveitwild.org) - review
  Leave It Wild works to protect America's Wilderness and Natural Heritage. This page has info on Utah's Wilderness.
• Utah Clean Cities Coalition (www.utahcleancities.org)
  Utah Clean Cities promotes the use of alternative fuels such as natural gas, biodiesel, propane and ethanol in vehicles in order to increase energy security and improve air quality.
• Salt Lake City Green (www.slcclassic.com) - review
  Site concerns the Salt Lake City Green Program which is a comprehensive approach to ensuring a healthy, sustainable future.
• Salt Lake Conservation District (www.saltlakeconservation.org)
  The Salt Lake Conservation District works to preserve natural resources in Salt Lake County.
• Western Climate Initiative (www.westernclimateinitiative.org)
  Welcome to the Western Climate Initiative (WCI). The WCI is a collaboration of independent jurisdictions working together to identify, evaluate, and implement policies to tackle climate change at a regional level.
• Take Back Utah (www.takebackutah.org) - review
  A group protecting access to public lands.
• Salt Lake County - Environmental Programs (green.slco.org)
  Find out what Salt Lake Couty is doing to protect the environment.
• Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (healutah.org)
  HEAL Utah is an alliance of citizens and organizations united in an effort to protect the public from the risks of transporting, storing and disposing of nuclear and toxic wastes.