In Your Neighborhood

EPA Resources

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Adopt Your Watershed
Learn about what groups in your area are doing to protect watersheds, and find out how you can help.
www.epa.gov/adopt

Air Graphics Zip Code Locator
The AirData Web site gives you access to air pollution data for the entire United States. Want to know the highest ozone level measured in your state last year? Ever wonder where air pollution monitoring sites are located? Are there sources of air pollution in your town? You can find out here! AirData produces reports and maps of air pollution data based on criteria that you specify.
epa.gov/air/data

AIRNOW
Get up-to-the-minute information about air pollution in your community. Includes maps, forecasts, and information about the health effects of air pollution.
www.epa.gov/airnow

Create a new climate for action
Join with other teens to green your energy scene. You can make a difference to the planet, children's health, and the future. Use the tools on this site to get smart on how you can help and calculate your impact. Become a Climate Ambassador by motivating your friends, school, and community to address climate change and children's health.
epa.gov/climateforaction/

Environmental Inquiry
Developed by Cornell University to help students conduct environmental science research and participate in communities of fellow student scientists.
ei.cornell.edu/student

Ecological Footprint Quiz
This Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard.
http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.html

Envirofacts: EPA's Data Warehouse
A national information system that provides an integrated single point of access to data extracted from six major EPA databases.
www.epa.gov/enviro

Great Backyard Bird Count
www.birdsource.org/gbbc
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes. It’s free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds.

Healthy School Environments
A gateway to on-line resources to help facility managers, school administrators, architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents, teachers and staff address environmental health issues in schools.
cfpub.epa.gov/schools/index.cfm

Linking Girls to the Land
This partnership between the Girl Scouts of America, US EPA and other Federal Agencies promotes outdoor education, volunteering and conservation education. It provides opportunities for 2.8 million girls nationwide.
epa.gov/linkinggirls/

Recycling Hotline
Type in your ZIP code or find your State on a map to locate recycling centers in your community for all types of recyclables.
washingtondc.earth911.org/usa/master.asp

Surf Your Watershed
A service to help you locate, use, and share environmental information on your watershed or community.
www.epa.gov/surf

TEACH: Environment
Why do water levels change in the Great Lakes? What fish do people catch there, and what's threatening one of the world's largest freshwater fisheries? Learn about the environment of the Great Lakes region and the environmental issues there.
www.great-lakes.net/teach/envt/

Water Where You Live
Just click on any State you're interested in, and find all about its streams, rivers, and lakes. You can even find out about the beaches.
www.epa.gov/ow/states.html

Watershed TV
Introduces you to an innovative program that brings the watershed community right to your home.
www.greenworks.tv/watershedstv/

Window to My Environment
This interactive map enables you to see land use and environmental conditions for your community, including local population density, release of toxic substances, Superfund sites, and environmental monitoring stations.
www.epa.gov/enviro/wme

Zip Code Search
Get specific environmental information about your neighborhood by entering your zip code on this site.
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/commsearch.htm

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