Christo and Jeanne-Claude‘s project Over the River (with links here and here), where the artists drape material over parts of the Arkansas River in Colorado, is facing stiff opposition. The group, calling themselves Rags Over the Arkansas River (ROAR), is protesting the project over environmental, commercial and recreational issues.
via denverpost.com
UPDATE (19 May 2011): Among all the arguments, the project’s green light may come down to whether it would harm local herds of sheep, via NY Times