Internet Collection
This is a collection of useful web sites for teaching public policy in the earth sciences. If you know of web sites, journal articles or other references that are useful for teaching and learning about public policy issues, let us know about them.
Subject: Environmental Science
- 4 matches General/Other
- Water Quality and Quantity 41 matches including water resource management, water quality and water treatment
- Air Quality 13 matches
- Energy 23 matches sources, supply, reserves, uses
- Waste 29 matches
- Mineral Resources 15 matches includes precious metals, base metals, industrial minerals, aggregate
- Forest Resources 7 matches
- Soils and Agriculture 6 matches
- Oceans and Coastal Resources 8 matches
- Land Use and Planning 12 matches planning, zoning, sprawl issues, urban heat island
- Human Population 2 matches
- Sustainability 17 matches
- Natural Hazards 4 matches
- Global Change and Climate 17 matches
- Ecosystems 18 matches
- Policy 112 matches
Environmental Policy
- Global Policy 13 matches
- US National Policy 34 matches
- State Policy 17 matches
- Local Policy 11 matches
- Environmental Decision-Making 45 matches including risk assessment
- Environmental Economics 23 matches market forces, consumerism, cost/benefit analysis, distribution of wealth, privatization, incentives, taxes, fines, etc
- Environmental Ethics/Values 8 matches
Results 1 - 20 of 112 matches
Snowmobile Usage in Yellowstone National Park part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This National Park Service website describes the regulations on snowmobile usage in Yellowstone and extensive research on the impact of snowmobiles on wildlife areas.
Geothermal Resources part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This National Park Service web page provides a summary of the geothermal resources in Yellowstone National Park, which is home to the largest geyser field in the world. The page describes the ways in ...
Potential Groundwater Drawdown and Recovery from Coalbed Methane Development in the Powder River Basin, Montana part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This 58-page PDF document from the US Bureau of Land Management assesses the potential impacts of coalbed methane development on water resources in Montana's Powder River Basin. The study explores ...
Environmental Risk Assessment - Approaches, Experiences and Information Sources part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website provides access to a report from the European Environment Agency that gives a broad overview of approaches and experiences on how to assess ecological and human information on health ...
More Cyanide Uncertainties: Lessons from the Baia Mare, Romania Spill-Water Quality and Politics part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This paper describes the risks associated with the use of cyanide in modern mining and asserts that governments and mining companies have not adequately addressed this growing environmental problem. ...
Hurricanes, Climate, and Katrina part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website provides links to many Science Magazine articles related to hurricanes, coastal disasters and disaster policy. The articles are divided into four sections: The Gulf Coast hurricanes and ...
Putting a Price on Pollution: Financial Assurance for Mine Reclamation and Closure part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This 56-page PDF provides information about financial assurance for mine reclamation and closure. The topics covered include mine reclamation and liability; closure and financial assurance; and a ...
Idaho Department of Water Resources Website part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides links to investigate the water resources of Idaho including information on water management, forms/rules/statutes, on-line data, water information, geographic information, water ...
Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The purpose of this web page is to make the Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) available to all interested parties. The site provides links to multiple pdf's containing ...
Idaho Wolf Management part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides information concerning wolves in Idaho and how they are being managed. Also provided are links to further reports about wolf habitats in Idaho.
EurActiv: EU News and Policy Positions part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site is an independent media portal fully dedicated to European Union (EU) affairs. This extensive site is an online platform for EU policies, complementing existing EU media and institutional ...
United Nations Environment Programme; Resources for Scientists part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides information on the state of the planet's natural resources and sustainable development. The site highlights scientific assessment and global monitoring efforts that are currently ...
Ecosystem Management Coordination part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This US Forest Service site provides access to the major information collection, storage, analysis, and decision-making processes used to manage the lands and resources of the National Forest system. ...
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) from the US Forest Service part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Federal legislation enacted in 1970 requires that government agencies consider the environmental costs of their actions through a process of environmental impact statements and public comment. This ...
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website features information related to environmental procedures and policy that is used by the Fish and Wildlife Service in their preparation and review of environmental documents. The actual ...
Rangeland Policy Issues part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides a balanced venue for the public to explore the key issues surrounding the use and management of rangelands. The goals of the website are to help citizens to clarify issues, to ...
Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website provides environmental data and summaries that compare 133 countries along 16 environmental policy criteria. Categories include air quality, water resources, environmental health, ...
Agriculture Policy & Farm Bill Briefing Book part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website summarizes various aspects of the Farm Bill. Background information on rural development, conservation and the environment, and biotechnology are provided, as well as relevant statistics ...
Global Climate Change Policy Book part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website summarizes the current administration's approach to global climate change, including the President's Program of Domestic and International Initiatives. These include a national goal to ...
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website focuses on the regulatory programs used to preserve and protect North Carolina's natural resources. This program administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water ...
