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Interior
Department - Principal conservation agency. Mission
includes: protecting the environment
and preserving the nation's natural
and cultural resources; managing natural resources for a
healthy environment and a strong
economy; and adding to the
environmental and physical science knowledge
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Important
Sub-Agencies |
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Bureau
of Land Management - Administers 264 million acres of
America's public lands, located primarily in 12 western
states. Sustains the health, diversity, and productivity
of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present
and future generations. |
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Fish
& Wildlife Service - Major responsibilities involve
migratory birds, endangered species, certain marine mammals,
and freshwater and anadromous fish. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's mission is to conserve, protect and enhance fish,
wildlife, and plants and their habitats. |
Other Agencies |
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Energy
Department - Environmental roles include: supporting
environmental quality by aggressively cleaning up the environmental
legacy of nuclear weapons and civilian nuclear research
and development programs; minimizing future waste generation;
safely managing nuclear materials; permanently disposing
of the nation's radioactive wastes; and increasing the efficiency
and productivity of energy use, while limiting environmental
impacts. |
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Environmental
Protection Agency - Charged to protect human health
and to safeguard the natural environment--air, water, and
land--upon which life depends. |
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Forest
Service - Manages public lands in national forests and
grasslands. The Forest Service is also the largest forestry
research organization in the world, and provides technical
and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies.
Part of the Agriculture Department.
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National
Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - Conducts
research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere,
space, and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and
service. Part of the Commerce
Department. |
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State Fact Sheets - Information about the Energy Department's
Office of Environmental
Management's activities in each state. Choose a state,
either from the image map or the search box at the bottom.
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March 27, 2007S11373">Inventory
of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks - 200+ page
annual report by the Environmental
Protection Agency on estimates of U.S. greenhouse gas
emissions, including methodology and data used to calculate
the estimates. Archive copies of the last 4 years, plus
other publications on emissions. |
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Soil Surveys - Official USDA soil information as viewable maps and tables for more than 2300 soil surveys, as well as information on historical soil surveys, how to use them, etc. |
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Tech
Trends - Monthly newsletter from the Environmental
Protection Agency that provides descriptions and performance
data for innovative source control technologies that have
been applied in the field. Browse or keyword search issues
back to 1990. |
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Weekly
Weather and Crop Bulletin - Released each Wednesday
by 4:00 p.m. (next business day if holiday). The Bulletin
includes the National Summary, State Stories, current data
for weather, temperature and precipitation and international
agricultural weather. The full report is jointly published
by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the National
Agricultural Statistics Service, and the USDA Office of the Chief Economist. Browse issues back to 1995. |
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