Find out how EPA research supports efforts under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.

This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.

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...

Discover water science lesson plans, games, and other resources as well as links to EPA's online training academies.

Use this site from the EPA as a portal to find the text of the National Environmental Policy Act, passed in 1969, as well as a history of the act.

The signs of global climate change are becoming more and more evident. The EPA provides an excellent guide for students that acquaints them with the basic causes, effects on people and the environment, and solutions that they can engage...

A complete history of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency including a timeline, publications, biographies of administrators, origins of the Agency, and photographs.

Learn about the task force formed to help the public understand the causes and effects of eutrophication in the Gulf of Mexico.

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.

Extensive site provides information on health effects of ground-level ozone-smog. Explains the air quality index and provides links to area ozone maps.

Extensive information about water, estuaries and coastal watersheds.

This fun game helps students learn ways to recycle, reduce waste, and compost. You can also create your own Recycle City Scavenger Hunt.

Very thorough information on manganese. Lists its uses, where it is found, physical properties, and potential health effects.

Very detailed information on the chemical element Nickel. Discusses its uses, physical properties, and the potential effects of exposure.

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.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency provides activities, tips, and lessons for students of all ages regarding the environment.

Investigate the benefits of composting and discover ways to do it easily at home.

Learn about the safety of drinking water, find information on agencies that oversee our water, and gain access to the current drinking water standards and regulations.

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...

Using zip codes, this site allows students to locate businesses in their communities that are producing wastes.

This 27-page booklet explains the Clean Air Act using everyday English.

This interactive site allows students to implement recycling programs to transform "Dumptown" into "Recycle City". To make this simulation realistic, students must implement the programs within a budget.

The EnviroMapper interactive search tool will generate a map that shows many different sources of pollution. The other tool, My Environment, will give additional environmental information. The maps can be a bit difficult to interpret at...

Understand the process that must occur to create carbon dioxide. What is the role of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere? A video illustrating the carbon cycle is available.