Environmental Basics Background Information
EPA Environmental
Indicators Initiative
Reports on the status of and trends in environmental conditions and their impacts
on human health and the nation's natural resources.
epa.gov/indicators
Major Environmental
Laws
A list of the major U.S. laws that protect our environment, with
information about what each one does.
epa.gov/region5/defs/
Terms
of Environment
Defines in non-technical language the more commonly used environmental
terms appearing in EPA publications, news releases, and other Agency
documents.
epa.gov/OCEPAterms/
Tidbits
for Teachers: Conservation and Stewardship 
Natural Resources Conservation Service provides conservation education
material for teachers K-12.
www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/
What's Up with
the Environment
If you need a single lesson or a longer term project, visit this
site for extensive and multimedia background information and plans
for projects about water, land, air and energy. Students can explore
environmental issues, formulate and find answers to questions about
the environment, and explore "Cool Careers" for ideas
about an environment-related job.
www.thirteen.org/edonline/wue/
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