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Pollution: General Information and Conservation

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U.S. Government:

	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - government hot lines
	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - links to several different specific topics of concern
	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Climate change page
	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - children's page. Find tips on how to protect your child.
	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Resource Conservation Challenge - find out how to recycle old electronics such as TVs, computers, and cell phones
	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - enter your zip code to see a map showing local air polluters and other environmental hazards
	U.S. Department of Agriculture
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)
	U.S. Department of the Interior
	U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)
	U.S. Department of Energy - Tips on Saving Energy and Money at Home
	National Center for Environmental Health (CDC)

	Bureau of Land Management (U.S. Department of the Interior)
	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
	Natural Resources Conservation Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
	Arctic Health - health (and pollution) information specific to those living in the northern-most regions

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Advocacy/Accountability:

Take a look at PBS's "Trade Secrets," a Bill Moyer report on America's chronic exposure to chemicals.

	Environmental Working Group
	Earth 911
	Living Lands and Waters - a nonprofit organization that works to clean up the nation's rivers
	Child Proofing Our Communities - national coalition of environmental health organizations. If your child experiences rashes, breathing problems or attention deficits that disappear away from school, there might be an environmental toxin to blame.

	Environmental Defense - nonprofit organization
	Scorecard - an Environmental Defense service that helps you find out how your community fares.
	Health-Track (supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts) - hosts a map of the nation showing rates of cancers known or suspected to have environmental causes
	Center for Science in the Public Interest
	Children's Health Environmental Coalition
	Children's Environmental Health Network - mission is to promote a healthy environment and protect children from environmental hazards
	Children's Environmental Health Network - tips for parents and caregivers on how to protect children from environmental hazards
	Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
	National Lead Information Center
	State Public Interest Research Group
	Union of Concerned Scientists - Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions
	National Environmental Trust
	Conservation Northwest - "for wildness and diversity in the Northwest"
	Ducks Unlimited, Inc. - Expert Voice on wetlands and water quality
	Sierra Club
	American Forest Resource Council - "strives to provide a positive operating environment for the forest products community, representing nearly 100 forest product manufacturers and forest landowners...in twelve states, west of the Great Lakes"
	Safer Child Conservation section

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International:

	United Nations Environment Programme
	Worldwatch Institute
	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
	Pew Center on Global Climate Change

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Conservation:

	Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
	Ducks Unlimited Canada
	Ducks Unlimited, Inc. - Expert Voice on wetlands and water quality
	Trout Unlimited
	Conservation International
	National Parks Conservation Association
	The Jane Goodall Institute
	U.S. Department of Agriculture - "Tips for Keeping Wildlife at Bay"
	The National Wildlife Federation
	World Wildlife Fund
	Canadian Wildlife Federation
	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
	Predator Conservation Alliance
	Audubon (National Audubon Society)
	The Conservation Fund
	The Nature Conservancy
	The Nature Conservancy, Canada
	Center for Marine Conservation
	Land Trust Alliance
	NationalParks.org
	Wildlife Conservation Society
	Tahoe Council for Wild Bears

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