Common Links
Western Resource Advocates
http://www.westernresourceadvocates.org/
This is an environmental law firm involved with protecting Western US land, air, and water. They have been involved with litigation to stop more coal fired power plants.
UPHE Windpower
https://wasatch.biochem.utah.edu/~brian/cse_beta/index.html
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment is dedicated to protecting the
health and well-being of the citizens of Utah by promoting science-based
education and interventions that result in progressive, measurable
improvements to the environment. We encourage the development of renewable
sources of energy, such as wind, as an essential step toward avoiding the
unhealthy consequences of our excessive reliance on coal and petroleum. To
support this effort, we pledge to make our households share of grid
electricity come from wind sources. This will be achieved when all 20 of
our members donates $30 to the windpower program.
Utah Moms for Clean Air
www.utahmomsforcleanair.org
A new organization closely aligned with UPHE.
www.seviercitizens.com
A Utah group trying to stop coal-fired power plants near their homes.
State of Utah Air Quality office
www.airquality.utah.gov
THe Official State site for air quality monitoring.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html
Places for citizens to browse EPA website
Physicians for Social Responsibility
PSR
PSR is an environment oriented organization- Excellent site.
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org/
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
This is a great reference for more information on a given topic
A website about how hormones are affected by environmental degradation.
http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/
Less Coal.com
www.lesscoal.com
A Utah based group looking for alternatives to coal fired power plants.
Envsion Utah is a State of Utah forward looking organization
Envisionutah.org
The Coalition for Utah ’s Future is a nationally unique, multi-issue, non-partisan, 501 (c) (3) organization. Through its general operation, the Coalition for Utah ’s Future seeks to address critical long-term issues, with the goal to enhance economic and social opportunity for all our citizens, to foster educational excellence and to promote and safeguard a superior cultural and physical environment.
Utah Bicycle Coalition
Utahbike.org
UBC is a non-profit organization made up of recreational and commuter cyclists, bicycle manufactures and retail shops, and transit advocates working to improve bicycling conditions throughout the State of Utah.
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/
This is a superb science- based source of environmental information.