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University Leaders for a Sustainable Future assists colleges and universities in making sustainability an integral part of curriculum, research, operations and outreach. This site includes the following sections: Home, About, Talloires Declaration, Programs and Services, Resources, and Contact Us....

This website, the homepage for the Environmental Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, provides information on environmental issues to students, faculty, and staff. It also includes descriptions of campus learning experiences for students, assesses the environmental performance of the...

This collection of factsheets from the University of Michigan's Center for Sustainable Systems is designed to inform students, teachers, business professionals, and policy makers on a variety of topics that affect the environment. Factsheets are updated annually and peer-reviewed. "Each factsheet...

This webpage, provided by the University New Hampshire, is an educational research program that focuses on New England forest systems.  Spreadsheets can be downloaded for teachers to use in gathering their own data.  Materials for educational use are divided into two species categories: Mapes and...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 11.943J/ESD.935, Urban Transportation, Land Use, and the Environment.  The webpage contains materials from a seminar studying the interactions of urban systems and the environment. Along with general topics, the...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 1.34, Waste Containment and Remediation Technology.  Selected lecture notes, assignments and their solutions, and exams are provided.  Topics covered in the course include: introduction to and definition of...

The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) provides this DACUM, or curriculum development tool, for wastewater treatment plant operator programs. Required categories and the specific tasks or competencies associated with each are outlined. 

This activity is meant to provide a real world application of the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center's (ATEEC) Recommended Core Curriculum. This curriculum was identified by ATEEC Fellows as necessary preparation for environmental technology occupation. In this activity, students...

This 11-page worksheet, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), includes two activities that use data from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). The data is used to graph changes in discharge and water quality parameters over...

This video, created by ATETV and presented by WGBH, looks at a community college graduate working at a water treatment plant and how the skills he learned helped to prepare them for this career. The video also gives a basic tour of the plant and the processes involved to provide fresh drinking...