Digital History
Digital History: The Earth First, 1960's
This excellent resource provided by Digital History contains a wealth of information on the environmental movement of the 1960s in America, as well as the rest of the century.
BBC
Bbc: Bush Rejects Kyoto Style G8 Deal
An article from the British point of view regarding Bush rejecting an environmental plan in 2005. Global warming is the main issue in this article. There is an interactive and animated guide of global warming on this page. Very cool!
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1970 to 1990
This resource compares the environmental benefits of pollution control to the costs incurred by industry, taxpayers, and consumers.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Pollution Politics
Students learn how a bill becomes law in the U.S. Congress and research legislation related to global warming.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Whmis: What You Need to Know
Explains the WHMIS legislation, which is of particular significance at the university level with its many research laboratories.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Are We Headed for a Sixth Mass Extinction
Activity in which students analyze the information on biodiversity and extinction presented in the article and answer questions for discussion, then develop policy to meet modern environmental challenges. Individual and small group work.
Other
South Carolina Forestry Commission: Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act
Information about the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
Other
Enviro Watch
Watchdog organization dedicated to preserving the environment through education, research, and legislation.
Other
Eea: Air Monitoring
Find the current air quality in Massachusettes, and learn more about air pollution, air quality forecast, and governmental guidelines on air.
PBS
Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Troubled Waters: Brief History of the Clean Water Act
Find the background of the legislation that resulted in the Clean Water Act in 1972, and read about the results of that legislation.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Epa Voices Support for Safe Drinking Water Act
This 1973 EPA press release endorsed the historic legislation that improved the quality of U.S. drinking water.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 8: Impact of Citizens
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the causes and consequences of environmental issues in Louisiana, and how we as citizens can affect our government.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Voters to Choose Between Economy and Environment
Although this lesson plan deals with the a California vote for 2010 Elections, the subject matter will need to be addressed time and time again: economy vs. environment. Green energy is more expensive. Many companies would have to go out...
US Department of Justice
U.s. Department of Justice: Water Pollution Prevention and Control
Original text of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Epa to Launch Noise Control Program
This 1972 EPA press release described the first actions that would be made under the Noise Control Act of 1972.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Summary of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Find out about the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act which was enacted to avoid imposing unfunded federal mandates on state, local, and tribal, governments.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Summary of the Clean Water Act
Provides a brief overview of the Clean Water Act. Includes links to its history and to information about compliance and enforcement.
Other
National Association of Manufacturers: Home Page
This site is the home page of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a great starting point to learn more about modern manufacturing.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: American Studies: Major Great Society Programs
Here is a list, with descriptions, of the major Great Society programs and many of the laws passed in the Lyndon Baines Johnson administration to support those programs.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Ground Water and Drinking Water: Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water
Learn about the public's drinking water, the oversight agencies that govern it, and what needs to be done in an emergency if it becomes contaminated.