Resources
Lists of sustainability-related resources are categorized by location and type below. Please help us keep our resources page up to date. If you know of an organization, scholarship, fellowship, or grant not listed email sustainability@kent.edu
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On Campus
- Academic Programs Related to Sustainability
- Academic and Auxiliary Buildings Utility Dashboard
- Adventure Center
- Adventure Center Outdoor Resources
- Career Closet
- Career Exploration and Development
- Center for Student Involvement
- DeWeese Health Center
- Dining Services Sustainability
- Diversity Education and Training Lab Offerings
- Division of People, Culture and Belonging
- Department of Physics Astronomy Links
- Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Employee Wellness
- Energy Management
- Explore the Outdoors
- Explore Kent State
- Facts and Figures
- Flash Track
- Fleet Services Sustainability Initiatives
- Kent State of Wellness
- LGBTQ Student Center
- Office of Global Education
- Office of Health Promotion
- Office of the University Architect, Current Projects
- Office of the University Architect, Energy Conservation Projects
- Pantry at the Women's Center
- PARTA Campus Bus Service Rider Guide
- Recreational and Wellness Services
- Recycling
- Residence Hall Utility Dashboard
- Strategic Roadmap
- Student Accessibility Services
- Sustainability Related Student Organizations
- Tree Campus USA
- University Facilities Management Custodial Services, Maintenance, and Grounds
- Women's Center
- Women of Color Collective
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Kent and Portage County
- Celebrate Portage
- Center of Hope
- City of Kent
- City of Kent Health Department
- City of Kent Sustainability Commission
- Community Action Council of Portage County
- Davey Tree
- Edible Kent
- Explore beyond Kent
- Freedom House
- Haymaker Farmers’ Market
- Habitat for Humanity of Portage County Restore
- Kent Cooperative Housing
- Kent Cycle
- Kent Environmental Council
- Kent Free Library
- Kent Parks and Recreation
- Kent Social Services
- Lake Milton State Park
- Mainstreet Kent
- Miller House
- PARTA
- Portage County Clothing Center
- Portage County Health Department
- Portage County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Portage County Solid Waste District
- Portage Park District
- Recycle Pots and Pans
- Rising College Town
- Socially Responsible Sweatshop of Kent
- The Haven of Portage County
- United Way Portage County
- West Branch State Park
- Wingfoot Lake State Park
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Northeast Ohio
- Akron Bicycle Club
- Akron Canton Regional Food Bank
- Akron Honey Company
- Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study
- Akron Waterways Renewed
- Akron Zoo
- Ashtabula Soil and Water Conservation District
- Audubon Society of Greater Akron
- Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland
- Big Creek Connects
- Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District
- City of Cleveland: Cleveland Solar Guide
- Cleveland 2030 District
- Cleveland Botanical Gardens
- Cleveland Cultural Gardens
- Cleveland Greater Food Bank
- Cleveland Metroparks
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- Cleveland Zoo
- Chagrin Rivers Watershed Partners
- Cooperrider-Kent Bog
- Crown Point Ecology Center
- Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
- Cuyahoga River Area of Concern
- Cuyahoga River Restoration
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
- Drink Local Drink Tap
- Earth Day Coalition
- Environmental Health Watch
- Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District
- Friends of the Crooked River
- Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District
- Great Lakes Biomimicry
- Greater Akron Innovator Network for Sustainability
- Great Lakes Science Center
- Green City Blue Lake
- Gohio Commute
- Hale Farm and Village
- Holden Arboretum Forests and Gardens
- Huff Run Watershed
- Keep Akron Beautiful
- Lake County Metroparks
- Lake Soil and Water Conservation District
- Lake Erie Nature and Science Center
- Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District
- Meeting of the Minds
- Mill Creek Watershed Partnership
- Medina Soil and Water Conservation District
- Muskingum Soil and Water Conservation District
- Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio
- Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
- Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Ohio and Erie Canalway
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio to Erie Trail
- Ohio Food Recovery Network
- Ohio Sea Grant
- Rubber City Reuse
- Shaker Lakes Nature Center
- Share the River
- Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
- Stark Parks
- Stark Soil and Water Conservation District
- The Stock Pile
- Summit Metroparks
- Summit Reworks
- Summit Soil and Water Conservation District
- Sustainable Cleveland
- Switching Gears
- Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners
- Trumbull Soil and Water Conservation District
- Tuscarawas Soil and Water Conservation District
- Vibrant NEO
- West Creek Conservancy
- Watershed Stewardship Center
- Western Cuyahoga Audubon
- Western Reserve Land Conservancy
- Wilmot Wilderness Center
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Ohio
- Appalachia Ohio Alliance
- Arc of Appalachia
- Association of Ohio Recyclers
- Clean Fuels Ohio
- Clean Jobs Ohio
- Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts
- Don't Break the Lake
- DSIRE incentives database Ohio
- Earth Share Ohio
- EnergySage Solar Data Explorer Ohio
- Environmental Education Council of Ohio
- Friends for the Preservation of Ohio State Parks
- Green Energy Ohio
- Keep Ohio Beautiful
- Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
- The Oberlin Project
- The Ohio Association of Litter Prevention and Recycling Professionals
- Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership for Biodiversity
- Ohio Bikeways
- Ohio Bicycle Federation
- Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
- Ohio Chapter of International Society of Arboriculture
- Ohio Chapter Sierra Club
- Ohio Department of Agriculture
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
- Ohio Energy Project
- Ohio Environmental Council
- Ohio Environmental Organizations
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio EPA Office of Environmental Education
- Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- Ohio Food Recovery Network
- The Ohio Legislature
- Ohio Lepidopterists
- Ohio Materials Marketplace
- Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves
- Ohio Odonata Society
- Ohio Parks and Recreation Association
- Ohio Prairie Association
- Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative
- Ohio Public Utilities Commission
- Ohio River Foundation
- Ohio Stormwater Association
- Ohio Stream Preservation
- Ohio Vermiculture Network
- Ohio Watershed Network
- Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
- Rivers Unlimited
- Rural Action
- Rust Belt Riders
- Sierra Club Ohio Chapter
- Solar Energy Industries Assocation: Ohio
- The Nature Conservancy: Ohio
- University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio
- U.S. Green Building Council Ohio
- U.S. Energy Information Administration Ohio
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National
- AASHE - The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
- AASHE Climate Solutions
- AASHE Resource Hub
- Adventure Scientists
- Alliance to Save Energy
- America Recycles Day
- American Forests
- American Rivers
- American Society of Mammologists
- American Solar Energy Society
- Arbor Day Foundation
- Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center
- Association of American State Geologists
- Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences
- Association for State Wetland Managers
- Call 2 Recycle Battery Recycling
- Carton Council
- Clean Energy States Alliance
- Center for Outdoor Ethics Leave No Trace
- College and University Recycling Coalition
- Compete to Reduce - Campus Conservation Nationals
- Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
- Donate Stuff
- Earth 911
- Earth Force
- Ecological Society of America
- Energy Sage
- Energy Star
- Energy Star Battle of the Buildings
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency Food Recovery Competition
- Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
- EPA Recycle City Game
- Environmental Working Group
- Environmental Working Group Skin Deep Database
- Fair Trade USA
- Forest Stewardship Council
- Further With Food
- Game Day Challenge
- Green Apple Day of Service
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium
- How to opt out of receiving junk mail, catalogs, coupons, phone books by Global Stewards
- ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
- Land Trust Alliance
- League of American Bicyclists
- Let's Go Solar
- Let's Go Solar: How Solar Panels Work
- Marine Stewardship Council
- Menus of Change
- Midwest Evolve
- Moms Clean Air Force
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Council for Science and the Environment
- National Environmental Education Foundation
- National Marine Educators Association
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Science Digital Library
- NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
- National Resources Defense Council
- National Science Foundation
- National Wildlife Federation
- National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology
- Net Impact
- North American Association of Environmental Education
- North American Students of Cooperation
- Northwest Earth Institute
- Ocean Conservancy
- The Oceanography Society
- The Offset Network
- Organization of Biological Field Stations
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Pew Research Center: Energy & Environment Topics
- Plastic Film Recycling
- Post-Landfill Action Network
- Power Shift Network
- Rainforest Alliance
- RecycleMania
- Second Nature
- Sierra Student Club
- Slow Food USA
- Society for Conservation Biology
- Society for Ecological Restoration
- Society for Wilderness Stewardship
- Story of Stuff
- Sustainability Education and Economic Development Center
- The 5 Gyres Institute
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Trust for Public Land
- The Wildlife Society
- U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development
- U.S. Composting Council
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Coalition
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- U.S. Green Building Council
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service
- U.S. Partnership for Sustainable Development
- U.S. Zero Waste Business Council
- Waste Reduction Model
- Wildlife Conservation Network
- World Wildlife Fund
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International
- Association of Field Ornithologists
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
- Australian Campuses Towards Sustainability
- Awake: Applying Psychology to Sustainability
- B Corporation
- C40 Cities
- Center for Outdoor Ethics Leave No Trace
- Conservation International
- COPERNICUS Alliance- Europe
- Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research
- Doctors Without Borders
- Eat Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health
- Engineers for a Sustainable World
- European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
- The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges EAUC- United Kingdom
- Fair Trade International
- Future Earth
- ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
- International Congress on Sustainability Science and Engineering
- International Education for Sustainable Development Alliance
- International Society for Sustainability Science
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals
- The International Sustainable Campus Network
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature
- Korean Association for Green Campus Initiative KAGCI
- North American Association of Environmental Education
- North American Students of Cooperation
- Ocean Conservancy
- Oeko-Tex
- Organization of Biological Field Stations
- Ornithological Societies of North America
- Oxfam International
- Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
- Rainforest Alliance
- Raptor Research Foundation
- Slow Food International
- Society for Conservation Biology
- The 5 Gyres Institute
- The Wildlife Society
- United Nations and Climate Change
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- United Nations Sustainable Development
- United Nations University: Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
- Wildlife Conservation Network
- World Environmental Education Congress
- World Green Building Council
- World Wildlife Fund
- World Resources Institute
- Zero Waste International Alliance
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Job Boards
Kent State University Job Resources
Kent State University Career Exploration and Development
Business
Environmental/Outdoor Education
- National American Association for Environmental Education
- National Outdoor Leadership School
- National Marine Educators Association
Environmental/Sustainability/Wildlife
- Environment Jobs
- Holden Arboretum Forests and Gardens
- Idealist
- National Council for Science and the Environment
- Organization of Biological Field Stations
- Orion Grassroots Network
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Society of Conservation Biology
- Texas A & M Wildlife & Fisheries
- The Nature Conservancy
- U.S. Department of Energy Jobs
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Job Resources
- Wildlife Job Search
- Weinreb Group Sustainability Job Sites
Ohio Environmental Related Jobs
- Akron Zoo
- Cleveland Metroparks
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- Crown Point Ecology Center Farm Apprentices
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park Internships
- Davey Tree
- Enviroscience
- Green City Blue Lake
- Holden Arboretum Forests and Gardens
- Lake Metroparks Jobs & Internships
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Ohio Environmental Council
- Ohio Means Jobs
- Stark Parks Jobs
- Summit Metroparks Employment
- Sustainable Cleveland
- Wildlife Job Search
Sustainability in Higher Education
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Internships and Service
- Akron Zoo
- Americorps
- Case Western Land Conservancy Internships
- Cleveland Metroparks
- Cleveland Metroparks Watershed Volunteer Program Watershed Volunteer Program
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Keeper for a Day Program
- Crown Point Ecology Center Farm Apprentices
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park Internships
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park Stewards VISTA
- Glen Helen Naturalist Internship
- Green City Blue Lake
- Idealist
- Kent State University Career Exploration and Development
- Lake Metroparks Jobs & Internships
- National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates
- National Council for Science and the Environment
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Student Opportunities
- Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Internships
- Northern Ohio Watershed Corps NOWCorps Program
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Internships
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Internships
- Organization of Biological Field Stations Internships and REUs
- Peace Corps
- Scientists in Parks
- Stratford Ecological Center Internships
- Student Conservation Association
- Sustainable Cleveland
- Tinker's Creek Watershed Partners NOWCorps Program
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Job Resources
- U.S. Department of Energy Stipend-based Internships
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Scholarships and Fellowships
Scholarships
- Kent State Student Financial Aid Scholarship Search
- Department of Geology Awards and Scholarships Page
- Choose Ohio First Scholarships
- Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships
- Brown and Caldwell Eckenfelder Scholarship
- Canton Audubon Society Scholarship
- Friends of Euclid Creek Scholarship
- Good 360 Sustainability Scholarship
- NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
- NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
- NOAA EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program
- Orchids Made Easy Orchid Care Scholarship
- Ohio Association of Recycling and Litter Prevention Professionals Scholarships
- Ohio Chapter of International Society of Arboriculture Scholarships
- Ohio EPA Office of Environmental Education Fund Scholarships
- Ohio No-Till Council College Scholarship
- Ohio Space Grant Consortium, Ohio Department of Higher Education, Ohio Aerospace Institute NASA STEM Scholarships
- National Association for Surface Finishing Scholarships
- National Environmental Health Association Scholarship
- National Garden Clubs Scholarships
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Scholarships
- National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates
- The Hospitality Industry Network Scholarships (Interior Design, Hospitality Management, Culinary, Architecture, Senior Living, etc.).
- The Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Marine Conservation Diversity Fellowship
- Udall Scholarship
Fellowships
- American Society of Mammologists Graduate Student Fellowships
- Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship
- C2C Fellows Network at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy
- The Nature Conservancy's NatureNet Science Fellows Program
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fellowships
- NOAA John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- The Oceanography Society Fellows
- Our Climate Fellowship
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Fellowship
- University of New Hampshire Sustainability Fellowships
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Research Fellowships
- U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Marine and Hydrokinetic Graduate Student Research Program
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Grants and Competitions
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- Kent State University Center for Student Involvement Funding Opportunities
- Kent State University International Student Event Fund
- Kent State University Student Research Funding Opportunities
- The Kent State of Wellness Mini-grant Program September
- Kent Environmental Council Legacy for the Environment Grants November
- Algalita Student Mini Grants
- American Society of Mammologists Grants
- Captain Planet Foundation EcoSolution Grants
- EPA Anaerobic Digestion
- EPA P3
- The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio September
- Ohio Invasive Plants Council November
- Ohio Biological Survey Small Grants
- Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Education Grants April
- Ohio Water Development Authority Loans
- National Environmental Education Grants
- National Science Foundation Funding
- NOAA Planet Stewards
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Research Grants
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Funding
- The United States Department of Agricultural Rural Development Solid Waste Management Grants
Competitions
- Kent State University Mission Life International Sustainability Competition
- 2020 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition for Sustainable Development Goals
- EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge
- EPA Green Chemistry Challenge
- EPA Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge
- EPA P3
- International District Energy Association: Campus Energy Student Videos Competition
- The Iris Project
- Northeast Section Ohio Water Environment Association: Student Design Competition
- UNESCO Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Competitions
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy BioenergizeME Infographic Challenge
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Collegiate Wind Competition
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition
- U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Collegiate Competition
- U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office: Geothermal Design Challenge
- U.S. Department of Energy Cleantech University Prize
- U.S. Department of Energy ECOCAR3 Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition
- U.S. Department of Energy Race to Zero Waste Student Design Energy Competition
- U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- U.S. Department of Energy Wave Energy Prize
- Water Environment Federation: Student Design Competition
- Wege Prize Competition
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Conferences
Conferences
- Sustainable Cleveland Summit September
- International Conference on Sustainable Development September
- Yale Sustainability Leadership Forum September
- Cleveland Pollinator and Native Plant Symposium September
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History Conservation Symposium September & April
- Akron GAINS Hands on Sustainability Conference October
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Sustainability Conference October
- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education October
- U.S. Green Building Council: Greenbuild Conference October
- North Carolina State Vermiculture Conference October
- Meeting of the Minds Annual Summit October
- Post Landfill Action Network Students for Zero Waste November
- Ohio Community Wildlife Cooperative November
- Environmental Education Council of Ohio Winter Conference February
- Midwest Energy Solutions Conference February
- Kent State University Environmental Science and Design Research Symposium March
- Ohio Botanical Symposium March
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Diversity Conference April
- Ohio Native Plant Month April
- National Wildlife Federation EcoCareers Conference April
- Environmental Education Council of Ohio Conference April
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History Conservation Symposium September & April
- Greater Cleveland Trails and Greenways Conference June
- Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy August
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Listservs
- Kent State Office of Sustainability news emails
- Kent State Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative emails
- CONSBIO Listserv
- Coral Listserv
- C-TURTLE Listserv
- Ecolog-L Listserv
- ORNITH-L Listserv
- MARMAM Listserv
- GRNSCH Listserv
- PARC Listserv
- Recyc-L Listserv
- Scuttlebutt Listserv
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Be a Citizen Scientist
- Bumble Bee Watch
- Citizen Science Association
- Citizen Science Day
- Cleveland Metroparks Watershed Volunteer Program
- Cuyahoga Valley BioBlitz
- Earth Challenge 2020
- EPA Citizen Science
- Environmental Education Council of Ohio: Environmental Education Certification Program
- Firefly Watch
- iNaturalist
- Monarch Watch
- National Park BioBlitz
- Ohio Bee Atlas
- Ohio Bowhunter Survey
- Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Citizen Science
- Ohio Frog and Toad Calling Survey
- Ohio Spider Survey
- Ohio State Extension Office: Portage County Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Program
- Organization of Biological Field Stations
- Park Apps Northeast Ohio
- Scientists in Parks
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Environmental Education Certifications
- Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center Courses
- Center for Outdoor Ethics Leave No Trace Courses
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Keeper for a Day Program
- Earth Charter Initiative Education for Sustainable Development Certification
- Environmental Education Council of Ohio: Environmental Education Certification Program
- Environmental Education Council of Ohio Career Ambassadors
- Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Program
- Ohio State University Extension Office: Portage County Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Program
- NOAA Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE) workshops
- National Marine Educators Association Resources
- National Outdoor Leadership School Courses
- National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Medicine
- Project Learning Tree
- Project Wild
- Project Wet
- SunWise
- Wilderness Medical Associates International Certification Courses
Resources
- OEPA Environmental Education Resources
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Models and Toolkits
Models
- EPA Envirofacts
- EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
- EPA Individual Waste Reduction Model
- EPA Managing and Transforming Waste Streams Tool
- EPA Methods, Models, Tools and Databases for Air, Climate Change, Ecosystems, Health, Homeland Security, Human Health Risk Assessment, Land and Waste Management, Safer Chemicals and Water
- EPA Waste Reduction Model
- EPA Water Sense What to Plant
- OEPA Ambient Ground Water Monitoring Network Web Map
- OEPA Current Air Quality Map
- UNH Sustainability Indicator Management and Analysis Platform (formerly Campus Carbon Calculator)
Resources