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Laws,
Policies, and Current Events
Check out this section out for information about major Environmental
Laws including the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) policies, prior cases, as well as links to news
articles on the topic.
Economics
Look here for information about pollution allowances and an
environmental economic analysis.
Technologies
Come here to learn about technologies that are used to curb
air pollution as well as information about alternative energy
solutions.
Environmental
Science
Visit this section for information about the effects of acid
rain, the pH of rain in your area, and the level of pollution
emitted from plants around the country.
Dictionary
Confused about a word. Look no further for help.
Laws,
Policies, and Current Events
Major
Environmental Laws
http://water.usgs.gov/eap/env_guide/
This
site gives an overview of the major environmental laws including
the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, and others.
Clean
Air Act
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/peg_caa/pegcaain.html
Easy-to-read
details about the Clean Air Act.
Case
Summaries --
Results from Lexus
http://www.mypollutionsolution.com/laws.html
Check
here to learn about the statute, regulations, and prior
cases related to this case.
Progress
Report on EPA's Acid Rain Program
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arpreport/index.html
This
site gives an update on the progress the EPA has made on
reducing acid rain through the Acid Rain Program.
Environmental
News Network
http://www.enn.com/search/search.asp
Search
for the latest news articles on acid rain, fossil fuels,
sulfur dioxide pollution, or other related environmental
issues. Learn about Bush's "Clean Skies" plan.
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Economics
Pollution
Trading Allowances / Tradeable Permits
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/trading/
Learn the basics of trading permits or allowances on the open
market.
SO2
Allowances Fact Sheet
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/arp/allfact.html
Learn about the Environmental Protection Agency's market-based
program that allows companies to trade the amount of SO2 they
can pollute.
An
Environmental Cost/Benefit Analysis
http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Economics/cost-benefit_analysis.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0507
A thinkquest
team gives an overview of an environmental cost/benefit analysis.
Economic
Considerations
http://www.mypollutionsolution.com/economics.html
Things to consider when thinking about the relative expenses
of the various possible solutions to the problem.
Prices
of SO2 allowances (auctions)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/trading/buying.html
Check here to get a sense of what an allowance to pollute
SO2 costs.
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Technologies
The
Energy Story
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html
This site
gives an overview of different forms of energy including fossil
fuels (like coal and oil) to alternative energy sources (such
as wind, solar, and hydropower).
Pollution
Control Technologies
http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/powersystems/
Department
of Energy gives examples of clean coal technologies and other
pollution controls. The Bush administration is a proponent
of fossil fuels.
Alternative
Energy Technologies
http://www.crest.org/index.html
CREST (the
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology) provides
information about alternative energies including wind, solar,
hydropower, and others.
SO2
Recovery System
http://www.turbosonic.com/products/so2_recov.htm
Here's an example of a SO2 recovery system created by Turbosonic.
Low
Sulfur Coal
http://www.energyweb.com/adaro.html
Here's an example of low sulfur coal sold by Adaro.
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Environmental
Science
Causes
and Effects of Acid Rain
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/
Learn more
about the causes and effects of acid rain from the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Facts
about Acid Rain
http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/
Gives the
basic facts about acid rain, how to measure it using pH, as
well as a report on the status of the acid rain problem in
Canada.
Health
Effects of Sulfur Dioxide Pollution
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/phs116.html
Provides you with a public health statement about effects
of exposure to sulfur dioxide.
Map
of Acid Rain
http://water.usgs.gov/nwc/NWC/pH/html/ph.html
A map of
the United States from the U.S. Geological Survey that shows
the average pH levels of rain for each state in Nov/ Dec 2001.
Compare the pH level in your area to the pH of normal rain
which is about 5.6.
Trends
of Acid Rain
http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/nadpdata/
The National
Atmospheric Deposition Program allows you to find out how
the level of acid rain has changed over time in different
areas around the country. A little tricky to use -- Click
on your state and the area closest to you. You can click on
trend plots or select graphs of the pH of rain.
Weather
Maps
http://weather.sunspot.net/maps.asp
Use this site to analyze wind direction and jet stream to
see how pollution can be carried across the United States.
Pollution
Data
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/emissions/prelimarp/index.html
Use this
site to analyze the pollution emissions from plants around
the country. Click on the state that you are interested in.
Scroll down the chart to find the name of the plant that you
want to look up.
National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
http://www.deq.state.la.us/evaluation/eis/criteria.htm
Check out this site to find out the national emission standards
for pollutions considered harmful to public health.
Average
Wind Speeds
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html
Check out this site to find the average wind speeds for each
city. To quickly find the city in Internet Explorer, select
Find in the Edit Menu, type in the name of your city and click
Find.
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Dictionary
Glossary
from the EPA
http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/
A resource
of environmental terms
Glossary
of Energy Terms
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/glossary/index.html
A great resource for looking up energy terms
Glossary
of Earth Science Terms
http://www.eoascientific.com/earth_science_glossary/a.html
Another great resource for looking up terms in the field of
earth science
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