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This website, provided by Colorado State University, features the multidisciplinary research of the Institute for the Built Environment. Its mission is to foster stewardship and sustainability of the built environment through a research-based, interdisciplinary educational forum.  A resource library...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 11.364, International Environmental Negotiation.  The site contains materials from a graduate research seminar on complex negotiations of international environmental issues. The class explores the challenges of...

This webpage informs users about the scholarly journal, The Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law.  The publication states that it is meant to serve the scholarly pursuits of policymakers, legislators, and the legal and academic communities.  Past issues are available for download, and users may...

This 3-page learning activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC). tests students' ability to observe carefully and identify violations of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Using the first 30 minutes of the film Jurassic Park, students ...

Part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's education resources, this list of "Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides and Online Resources for Educators" contains links to environmental based lesson plans, activities and ideas from the EPA, as well as other federal agencies and external organizations....

In "Local Oil Spill," students will have the opportunity to design an ideal Emergency Response Plan to an oil spill in a local water body from the Real-Life Applications classroom series created by ATEEC. First, students will choose a local body of water, describe it topographically, estimate how...

This report, written by Miriam Pye, discusses the profitability of energy efficiency and pollution prevention for businesses.  The author highlights how both of these topics are key to sustainable development and industrial ecology.  The paper is available free as a downloaded PDF, however, one must...

This site provides information on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency on the concerns and occurence of MTBE in drinking water.  MTBE, a gasoline oxygenater additive, has been detected in ground water sources throughout different parts of the country. These ground water sources are often...

This site gives an explanation of Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), also known as an oxygenate, a chemical compound used as a gasoline additive to enhance the octane and subsequently burn the fuel more completely.  The uses of MTBE, the oxygenate requirements of the Clean Air Act, and the air...

Produced by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Health Chat is a podcast focused on exploring "how environmental exposures affect ... health" with each episode highlighting "ways researchers work in partnership with community groups to understand and address...