Protecting Our Environment

Today is Earth Day. Here are some helpful resources from our library that you can use to learn more about Colorado’s environment, and what you can do to help:

Climate

• Climate Change in Colorado
• Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study
• Colorado Climate Plan
• Colorado State University Climate Action Plan

Energy

• Careers for Colorado’s New Energy Economy: Energy Efficiency, Wind, Solar, and More
• Clean Energy Policy Guide for State Legislatures
• Colorado Low-Impact Hydropower Permitting Guide
• Colorado Recycled Energy Market Overview
• Cow Power: A Guide to Harnessing the Energy in Livestock Waste
• An Early Look at Energy Efficiency and Contributory Value: Case Studies of Residential Properties in the Greater Denver Metro Area
• Potential Impacts of Solar Arrays on Highway Environment, Safety and Operations
• Reducing Energy Waste in the United States

Pesticides

• Agricultural Chemicals & Groundwater Protection
• Best Management Practices for Agricultural Pesticide Use to Protect Water Quality
• EPA-Approved State-Managed Pollinator Protection Plan
• Homeowner’s Guide to Pesticide Use Around the Home and Garden
• Pesticides & Fertilizers

Pollution Prevention

• Air Quality Requirements for Autobody Shops
• Air Toxics Standard for Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources
• Asphalt Roofing: A Guide to Air Quality Regulations
• Coffee Roasting: An Overview of Air Quality Regulations
• Dry Cleaners and PCE
• Environmental Requirements for Perc Dry Cleaning Alternatives
• Environmental Requirements for the Surface Coating Industry
• Fact Sheet on Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
• A Guide to Environmental Regulations for Abrasive Blast Cleaning Operations
• Oil and Gas Industry Spills and Releases
• An Overview of Colorado Air Regulations for Surface Mining Operations, Concrete Batch Plants & Hot Mix Asphalt Plants
• Pollution Prevention Ideas for the Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industry Sectors
• Pollution Prevention Ideas for the Wood Products and Furniture and Fixtures Sectors
• Small Mercury Spill and Fluorescent Bulb Cleanup Guidance for Businesses

Recycling & Waste Management

Automotive

• Annual Report on the Status of Waste Tire Recycling in Colorado
• Automotive Salvage Yard Waste Management Practices in Colorado
• Colorado Waste Tire Program Information
• Waste Tire Disposal and Recycling Program

Electronics

• Electronic Device Recycling
• Electronics and Computer Waste (webpage)

Medical

• Medical and Pharmaceutical Waste (webpage)
• Photograph, X-Ray, and Dental Wastes

Paint

• Annual Report, Colorado Paint Stewardship Program
• Paint Stewardship and Recycling (webpage)
• Status of the Colorado Paint Stewardship Program … annual report

Paper

• Commercial Office Building Recycling Program Final Report
• Recycling at Work: Creating a Cost-Effective Recycling and Waste Reduction Program for Businesses

Remediation and cleanup

• Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the West
• The Colorado Brownfields Handbook
• Demographic & Land Use Reconstruction of the Area Surrounding the Rocky Flats Plant
• Denver Federal Center: Historic Contamination Cleanup Facts
• Petroleum Cleanup & Redevelopment Fund Guidebook
• Update Fact Sheet, Central City-Clear Creek Superfund Site
• Voluntary Cleanup Roadmap

Sustainability

• Blueprint for a Green Campus: A Sustainability Action Plan for the University of Colorado at Boulder
• Colorado Community Sustainability Guide: A Self-Assessment Tool for Local Governments
• Sustainable Building Best Practices for the Rocky Mountain West

Transportation

• 2017 Fort Lewis College Commuting Report
• Electric and Natural Gas Vehicles
• Greening Government Transportation Efficiency Audit
• Hot Mix Asphalt: An Overview of Environmental Regulations
• National Environmental Policy Act Manual
• Statewide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
• Statewide Transit Plan
• Environmental assessments of various roads and highways – search our online catalog

Other/general

• Citizen’s Guide to Colorado’s Environmental Era
• Colorado Environmental Education Plan
• Compliance Certification Workbook, Colorado Small Businesses: Managing Your Environmental Health and Safety Programs
• Contested Waters: An Environmental History of the Colorado River (book available for checkout)
• Environmental Politics and Policy in the West (book available for checkout)
• Homeowner’s Guide to Protecting Water Quality and the Environment
• Risk-Based Inspections: Strategies to Address Environmental Risk Associated with Oil and Gas Operations

This is just a small sampling of the many environmental-related publications available in our library collection. For more titles search our online catalog or visit our digital repository.