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Air Graphics Zip Code Locator
The AirData Web site gives you access to air pollution data for the entire United States. Want to know the highest ozone level measured in your state last year? Ever wonder where air pollution monitoring sites are located? Are there sources of air pollution in your town? You can find out here! AirData produces reports and maps of air pollution data based on criteria that you specify.
epa.gov/air/data
AIRNOW
Get up-to-the-minute information about air pollution in your community.
Includes maps, forecasts, and information about the health effects
of air pollution.
Backyard Jungle 
Fun activity lets students share photos and information about backyard or schoolyard
with a global audience. Suitable for grades 5-8.
http://www.backyardjungle.org/
Envirofacts:
EPA's Data Warehouse
A national information system that provides an integrated single
point of access to data extracted from six major EPA databases.
Recycling Hotline
Type in your ZIP code or find your State on a map to locate recycling
centers in your community "for all types of recyclables."
Surf
Your Watershed
cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
Locate your watershed by entering your ZIP code or the name of a
stream, city, tribe, lake, school, airport, and more.
The
Ultraviolet Index
Several publications explaining the Ultraviolet Index and steps
you can take to minimize the risks from overexposure to the sun's
rays. Each is available for reading online and downloading.
Water
Where You Live
Just click on your State you're interested in, and find all about
the streams, rivers, and lakes. You can even find out about the
beaches.
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.
Window to my Environment
This site allows you to take a look at your own community (or any
other) to get information about land use and environmental conditions.
The interactive map enables you to see a wide range of conditions,
some of which are: local population density, the release of toxic
substances, Superfund sites, locations of local institutions, and
environmental monitoring stations. Some of the information provided
is designed for use by those with prior knowledge of the environment
and the ways environmental conditions are recorded and monitored.
Zip
Code Search
Get specific environmental information about your neighborhood by
entering your zipcode on this site.
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