Program Positions - Natural Resources
Position in Brief:
The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that natural resources should be managed as interrelated parts of life-supporting ecosystems. Resources should be conserved and protected to assure their future availability. Pollution of these resources should be controlled in order to preserve the physical, chemical and biological integrity of ecosystems and to protect public health.
(LWVUS, 1986)
Download the Natural Resources section(pdf) from the LWVCO Program for Study and Action - Positions for Action.
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Positions in Brief
Support of measures to reduce vehicular pollution, to regulate and reduce pollution from stationary sources and ambient toxic-air pollutants, and to reduce trans-boundary air pollutants.
Read more about LWVCO's position on Air Quality.
Support includes reduction of energy growth rates, use of a variety of energy sources, predominant reliance on renewable resources, limited reliance on nuclear fission, mandatory energy-conservation measures, the maintenance of deregulation of oil and natural gas prices, and assistance for low-income individuals if energy policies bear unduly on the poor.
Read more about LWVCO's position on Energy.
Environmental Planning and Management
Support of measures to improve the coordination, effectiveness, and efficiency of governmental units within the state of Colorado and measures which promote integrated planning for environmental management, wise use of Colorado's water resources and other natural resources, comprehensive statewide planning for land use, and a balanced transportation system.
Support for adequate safeguards in the production, transportation, use, treatment, disposal, and storage of hazardous and radioactive materials. (Regarding disposal and storage: the intent is to locate and/or maintain a suitable site or sites for the disposal and storage of hazardous and radioactive materials, not to totally prohibit the location of sites in Colorado.)
Read more about LWVCO's position on Environmental Planning and Management.
Hazardous Materials
Support for adequate safeguards in the production, transportation, use, treatment, disposal and storage of hazardous and radioactive materials.
Read more about LWVCO's position on Hazardous Materials.
Land Use
LWVCO supports responsible land use planning by all levels of government. While recognizing that most authority for planning is vested in local governments, LWVCO supports the creation of regional boards and commissions to address regional concerns.
Read more about LWVCO's position on Land Use.
The League supports policies to reduce the generation and to promote the reuse and recycling of solid and hazardous waste; policies to ensure safe treatment, transportation, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes in order to protect public health, air, water and land resources; and planning and decision-making processes that recognize suitable solid and hazardous wastes as potential resources.
Read more about LWVCO's position on Solid Waste Management and Disposal.
Water
Support of measures that promote the wise and balanced use of water in Colorado.
Read more about LWVCO's position on Water.