Natural Resoruces
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Hazardous and Solid Waste
Support of strong provisions to fulfill state and local government’s responsibility for hazardous and solid waste management.
Resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazardous_waste
Start here. Wikipedia’s definition of hazardous waste with links to lists of Superfund sites, topics on environmental issues the EPA, the U.S. National Library of Medicine Hazardous Substances Data Bank and many, many others.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hazardouswaste/index.html
OSHA’s (Occupational Safety and Health Admin.) comprehensive site includes emergency preparedness and response, links to state plans, links to other government sites and many other
topics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste
Wikipedia has tons of information starting with this page, including links to a list of nuclear accidents, waste types, stored waste and even Yucca Mountain. The extensive reference list at the bottom of the page can provide additional information.
Land Use
Support for the adoption and implementation of long-range land use plans and regulations by state, county and municipal governments which incorporate sound policy development based upon the goals, needs and resources of each locale. Effective land use management require adequate financing, involvement of professional planners and increased public information and participation.
Resources
http://www.evs.anl.gov/project/dsp_fsdetail_new.cfm?id=48
Federal agencies are large landowners, some of which need to be decontaminated before they can be safely used. Information courtesy the Argonne National Laboratory.
http://www.edf.org/documents/11089_Forestry_Land_Use_Policy_
101.pdf
Environmental Defense Fund reviews carbon emissions and carbon removals through farming, forestry, ranching and wetland restoration. EDF says Land Use, Land Change and Forestry (LULUCF) activities could be beneficial to developed countries and help meet the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol.
http://www.co.platte.mo.us/county_in_action/land_use_plan.html
Platte County, Missouri (north of Kansas City)’s plan. The county has an excellent system of involving residents through the Citizens Advisory Committee, a Technical Advisory Committee and Land Use Plan Steering Committee.
http://stlcin.missouri.org/landuse/index.cfm
Website for the City of St. Louis Strategic Land Use Plan.
http://web.missouri.edu/~ikerdj/papers/WhoOwnsAmerica.htm
Land use decisions in the U.S. have their foundation in the economic concept of private property, says John Ikerd in this paper presented at the Western North Carolina Land Use Forum in 2001.
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Water
Support of a comprehensive water policy for Missouri, one that includes the public trust doctrine.
Resources
http://www.rff.org/documents/RFF-DP-04-20.pdf
White paper called Incentive-Based Land Use Policies and Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay which could be a useful template. Solutions include purchasing development rights, transferable developmental rights and development impact fees and the importance of policy coordination.
http://www.jstor.org/pss/1232834
Physical, Economic and Social Factors in Formulation of Land use Policies in River Basins, Harry A. Steele, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Steele’s paper given in 1948 to the American Farm Economic Assoc., in Green Lake, Wisc., discusses the Missouri River Basin. The full text is available to libraries and publishers.
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
http://www.awwa.org/index.cfm?showLogin=N
Formed in 1881 at a meeting in St. Louis at Washington University, 22 engineers from Midwestern water utilities decided to exchange information for their mutual benefit and education. Today the American Water Works Assoc. (AWWA) is the leading international trade organization involved in 100 countries helping to ensure safe drinking water through water supply and treatment.
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