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Epa: Environmental Education & Training Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
Project to supply environmental education, training, and services was started in part by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: United States Environmental Protection Agency

For Students 9th - 10th
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a regulatory agency of the U.S. government. This homepage provides excellent information concerning the EPA.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: United States Environmental Protection Agency

For Students 9th - 10th
The homepage for the U.S government's Environmental Protection Agency has many links to additional topics. The links are located on the left side of the page.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Epa's Environmental Education Center

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of fact sheets, brochures, and web pages about environmental issues. Topics include acid rain and air pollution, ecosystems, human health, waste and recycling, conservation, and water-related concepts and issues.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Birth of the Environmental Protection Agency (Epa)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By the late 1960s, issues of unchecked land development, urban decay, and air, noise, and water pollution came to Americans' attention. In November 1971, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a large-scale...
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Thoreau Institute: The History of Environmentalism

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay is a thorough investigation of the various political and philosophical changes which have occurred throughout the environmental movement. Examines the current situation and includes references. Excellent article.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Environmental Protection Agency: Acid Rain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's acid rain portal. Find links to information on the causes and effects of acid rain, how it is measured, and some suggestions for ways to reduce its occurrence.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: History of the Epa

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete history of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency including a timeline, publications, biographies of administrators, origins of the Agency, and photographs.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Epa History: Epa's Position on the Energy Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an EPA position paper written in January 1974 about the Environmental Protection Agency's position on the American energy crisis. The paper gives the roots of the problems of the energy crisis, the impact of the U.S.'s...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Epa Response to Bp Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is doing in response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learning and Teaching About the Environment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The United States Environmental Protection Agency provides activities, tips, and lessons for students of all ages regarding the environment.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Extramural Research Science Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
This EPA website has links to many science topics about which the Environmental Protection Agency has concerns.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Choose Fish and Shellfish Wisely

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on what you need to be aware of when eating fish, how to protect oneself, what the Environmental Protection Agency is doing to safeguard consumers, and research that has been done in this field of study.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Clean Air Markets Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Market-based regulatory programs designed by the EPA, with information for consumers and industry cap-and-trade policies, Clean Air Act, and other government-sponsored efforts to reduce air pollution.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Environmentalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the Environmental Movement and the growing concern about the environment spurred on by the mid 1960s push for civil rights in America.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The United States Experience With Economic Incentives for Pollution Control

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of a report by the Environmental Protection Agency on how economic incentives have been used to control pollution and to improve protection of the environment and of human health. Assesses the role of economic incentives for...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site with information and resources relating to all aspects of environmental conservation: data, maps and laws. Specific environmental information by zip code provides immediate relevance to your world.
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Texas A&M University

Environmental Protection: Story Time: Rachel Carson

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth biography of Rachel Carson which gives background on her interest in biology and her eventual writing of the seminal book on ecology Silent Spring. Many hyperlinks for additional information.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

For Students 9th - 10th
This Environmental Protection Agency site offers links to many documents from the EPA concerning the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Us Environmental Protection Agency (Epa)

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover detailed facts and information about the goals, purpose and function, and the history and origins of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Air pollution occurs both inside and outside and is dangerous to individuals as well as to the planet. The Environmental Protection Agency oversees laws and regulations related to air quality and has gathered a wealth of information to...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Basic Ozone Layer Science

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides general information about ozone damage.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Important Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
This official site for the EPA describes the issues of the day. Learn about topics such as water, air, climate, wastes and pollution, green living, and more. Find important ways that you can get involved in protecting the environment.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Acid Rain

For Students K - 1st
What are the causes and effects of acid rain in our environment? To learn more about this serious environmental issue check out this website. Contains a page with several acid rain activities for students.