Resources on the Environment
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general
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Environmental
Potection Agency
EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment.
Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality
protects the health of Oklahoma by protecting, preserving and restoring
the water, land and air of the state
National
Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE)
specializes in analyzing the economic and health impacts of environmental
regulations and policies
Bureau
of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
promotes transformational diplomacy through advancing environmental stewardship,
encouraging economic growth, and promoting social development around the
globe to foster a safer, more secure and hopeful world.
National
Library for the Environment
A universal, timely, and easy-to-use single-point entry to environmental
information and data for the use of all participants in the environmental
enterprise.
air quality
AirNow.gov
-- the Air Quality Index (AQI)
focuses on health effects you may experience within a few hours or days
after breathing polluted air
DEQ
Air Quality
works to effectively protect the public health in Oklahoma
National
Association of Clean Air Agencies
Explore this web site to locate state and local air agencies across the
nation, access the latest information on important air pollution topics,
learn about the association's positions and initiatives and find links to
other related web sites.
Office
of Air & Radiation
develops national programs, technical policies, and regulations for controlling
air pollution and radiation exposure
water quality
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DEQ
Water Quality Division
works to maintain clean water for Oklahoma by regulating facilities that produce and distribute public drinking water and that treat, transport, store, and discharge wastewater.
Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute
Tulsa
Water
Information about water treatment, quality and distribution of water via
the City of Tulsa municipal utilities.
EPA
Office of Water
ensures drinking water is safe; protect and restore oceans, watersheds,
and other aquatic ecosystems; and provide healthy habitats for fish and
wildlife, plants, and people.
Water
Resources of the United States
collects information needed to understand the Nation's water resources,
and provides access to water data, publications, and maps, as well as to
recent water projects and events.
climate change
EPA Climate
Change
offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way
that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society
Earth
Observatory: Global Warming
NASA factsheet on global warming. Originally published in 2002.
Global
Change Master Directory
The GCMD database holds more than 25,000 descriptions of Earth science data
sets and services covering all aspects of Earth and environmental sciences
Global
Warming FAQs
National Climatic Data Center answers to frequently asked questions about
global warming and climate change.
Global
Warming & Climate Change
A list of climate change and global warming online resources compiled by
the Library of Congress.
recycling
Metropolitan
Environmental Trust (M.E.T.)
coordinates and promotes recycling and environmental events in the metropolitan
Tulsa area
Oklahoma
Recycling Association
works to support communities, governments, and individuals in recycling