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Contents below:
· General information
· Environmental science & data
· Foreign assistance
· Public opinion
· Toxic substances
· Water (including freshwater, drinking water, groundwater & dams)
· Biodiversity & endangered species
Also see:
· US wetlands @ Wetlands
· Government agencies @ Ecosystem services & NCPs
· US Governmental laws & agencies @ Marine mammals
· USA @ Invasive species
General information
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Environmental science & data
·These links focus on the USA; also see Environmental data & Climate data.
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
Foreign assistance
Environment @ ForeignAssistance
Public opinion
Public health
American Public Health Association
Health and Environmental Research Online database (HERO) @ USEPA
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
National Environmental Health Association
Toxic substances
Recycling
· Aims to improve and expanded public recycling programs to make them more effective. Works with
partners to install recycling bins in public spaces like parks, schools, college campuses, etc.
Air pollution
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Air Pollution
· Details the health impact of air pollution in the United States
Water (including freshwater, drinking water, groundwater & drought)
· Combines advocacy with field work to ensure the greatest impact for river basins.
Map of U.S. Dams Removed Since 1912
Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy @ Lincoln Institute
· Works "to improve the quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land."
· a nonprofit private foundation that researches and recommends specific approaches to land.
How's my waterway? @ USEPA
National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
US National Drought Mitigation Center
· Works to "reduce the effects of drought on people, the environment and the economy by researching
the science of drought monitoring and the practice of drought planning."
· Works on many different levels, from "individual ranchers, communities, regions, watersheds, tribes,
states, countries."
Map of U.S. Dams Removed Since 1912 @ American Rivers
Biodiversity & endangered species
Alliance for America's Fish & Wildlife
· Works to provide funding to conservation efforts for fish, wildlife, and their habitats.
Endangered Species Protection Program
· Examines the program's history, explains how it will be implemented in the field, and details the
roles of the state, tribes, services, and the public.
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
· Provides public data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other government sources.
National Military Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NMFWA)
· “...a national campaign to reform state wildlife management to be more democratic, just,
compassionate, and focused on protecting wild species and ecosystems.”
Rural regions
General information
