1. ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Web Directory for environmental sources- Excellent Source!
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
Green Delaware - Green Delaware is a grassroots organization concerned with environmental and public health issues in Delaware and surrounding states
Greenpeace
EcoNet
Envirolink
Environmental Defense Fund
Friends of the Earth (US Homepage)
National Audubon Society
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy
The Sierra Club
The Sierra Club of Delaware
 

2. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SITES

NASA, National Aeronautical and Space Administration
NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF, National Science Foundation
USGS, US Geological Survey
US EPA, US Environmental Protection Agency
US DOJ, US Department of Justice
FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
GIS, Geographic Information System, ESRI; the USGS site for GIS
APS, American Physical Society
ACS, American Chemical Society
US Fish & Wildlife Service- Many environmental issues addressed
US Congress- Current status of introduced bills
United States Government Code on Waste Disposal
Water Quality Issues by US Fish & Wildlife Service
 
 

3. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL SITES

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Maryland Department of the Environment
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

4. CHRISTINA WATERSHED SITES
DE Division of Water Resources FAQ
Pollutant Source Assessment
Getting to Know Your Watershed
Brandywine-Christina Watershed Profile
DNREC Watershed Assessment Section
DE Pollution Control Strategy
What’s a TMDL?
DE TMDL Info
Report: The Impact of Known and Suspected Contaminant Sources on Select Public Drinking Water Supplies in Delaware
Putting Together a Watershed Management Plan: A Guide for Watershed Partnerships
Introduction to Water Quality: A self-paced training course.
Brandywine-Christina -- Cataloging Unit 02040205

Christina River emptying into Delaware River—Terra Server Image!
Christina River through Wilmington—Terra Server Image!!
Middle Christina River—Terra Server Image

DNREC Surface water discharge section
Named places in Brandywine-Christina HUC 02040205
USGS Water Resources Links for 02040205 -- Brandywine-Christina
EPA: 10 Watershed lessons learned
EPA- Envirofacts, your one-stop source for environmental information
New Castle County Water Quality Facts 2005
New Castle County Final Source Water Assessments 2005

 
 

5. MEDIA ENVIRONMENTAL SITES

Environment News Service - This site has daily stories about the environment
Grist is an online environmental magazine
Defenders of Wildlife - a good e-newsletter for current environmental issues
Planet Ark- World Environmental News - another good e-newsletter for environmental issues
Magazine of the Audubon Society
Environmental News Agency
BushGreenWatch- a website devoted to monitoring the Bush Administration's environmental policies 

6. SITES FOR SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS

  Tour of San Onfre Nuclear Power Plant
  The Virtual Nuclear Tourist ! Nuclear Power Plants Around the World 
  World population information
  Good introduction to climate change
  Carbon cycle link
  Great photographs from NASA archives. Astronomy photos are really good
  Animal diversity
  The Audubon Guide to Seafood (Sustainable food guideline)
  Monterey Bay Seafood Watch (Sustainable food guideline)
  Geology : Plate Tectonics by UC Berkeley with animation's
  Plate Tectonics by  U.S. Geological Survey
  Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes by University of Nevada at Reno
  Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
 
 

7. ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

  Excellent APES site! Links for EVERY topic, organized by topic!!!
  EnviroLink Library, a comprehensive resource of environmental information available on the Internet
  Interesting site with lots of good information
  WWF Caught in the Act- An interactive site about illegal wildlife trade routes
WWF Virtual Pharmacy- An interactive site about what is actually in those medicines
 
 

8. ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS!  -- Click here to get information and a list of organizations
 

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