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  1. Tibetan New Year (Chinese Government - Xinhua News Agency)
      Describes Tibetan New Year on February 8 from a Chinese government point of view. 1-00

  2. Dursban Is Banned by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency - EPA)
      Provides a short announcement about the elimination of Dursban from home use as a pesticide because of possible neurological problems for children. 6-00.

  3. Water Quality Conditions in the United States, 1994 (Environmental Protection Agency) star
      "About 40% of the Nation's surveyed rivers, lakes, and estuaries are not clean enough to meet basic uses such as fishing or swimming." Lists the sources of contamination by type of water source. 8-00

  4. Water Standards and Children (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides information about drinking water and children's health. Provided in PDF format. 8-00

  5. Drinking Water Experiments (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides projects for children to better understand the importance of drinking water safety. Provided in PDF format. 8-00

  6. California Gold Rush Timeline (California Resources Agency)
      Provides a short history, art, and even a quiz. 8-00

  7. Environmental Protection - Projects for Kids (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides basic information about air pollution, water pollution, and recycling for children. Designed to help children to understand how to help build a healthy environment. 12-00

  8. Global Warming - Explanation for Kids (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides information on global warming for kids. 12-00

  9. Water Pollution - Explanation for Kids (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides information on water pollution for kids. 12-00

  10. Recycling - Explanation for Kids (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides information on recycling of trash, garbage, and other solid waste. 12-00

  11. Water Conservation (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Describes patterns of water usage within the United States and suggests ways to conserve water. 1-01

  12. Windows - Energy Star Windows (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides information on windows that are energy efficient. Includes selection and location of Energy Star windows. 5-01

  13. Appliances - Energy Star Appliances (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides information on energy efficient home appliances, electronics, homes, heating and cooling, and other devices for the home. Includes selection and location of Energy Star items. According to the EPA, "the energy generated to power American TVs and VCRs when they are switched off causes the air pollution equivalent to 2 million cars." 5-01

  14. TVs and VCRs - Energy Star Compliant (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
      Identifies energy efficient TVs, VCRs, and combinations. According to the EPA, "the energy generated to power American TVs and VCRs when they are switched off causes the air pollution equivalent to 2 million cars. Americans spend over $1 billion each year to power their TVs and VCRs when they are switched off. ENERGY STAR qualified TVs and VCRs consume as much as 75% less energy when switched 'off' than conventional models." 5-01

  15. Autos - Fuel Emissions (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides a comparison of cars by fuel emissions. 5-01

  16. Radon - Guide for Families (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides suggestions for measuring and preventing exposure to radon. Also provides statistics to show that radon is the second strongest cause of cancer in the United States. 5-01

  17. Water Conservation Games and Activities (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides 11 games and activities to help children better understand how water is purified and used, as well as facts about water. 1-01

  18. Water Conservation (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides activities, experiments, facts, and more for children and adults to understand how water is made safe from pollution. Includes water standards and waste management. 7-01

  19. 50 Things You Can Do to Reduce Air Pollution (California Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides 50 tips for you to improve air quality. 8-01

  20. Air Quality Today - Where You Live (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides a forecast for the day on the EPA Air Quality Index for pollution levels where you live. 8-01

  21. Clean Air Act of 1990 (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides a simple summary of the provisions of the federal law, Clean Air Act of 1990. 8-01

  22. Indoor Air Quality (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Discusses how to improve indoor air quality, especially related to second hand smoke, mold, radon, asthma, and radiation. 8-01

  23. Mold Control Indoors (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Discusses how to control mold in the home and schools. 8-01

  24. Preparing for Terrorism (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
      Provides basic facts and suggestions to help prepare for a terrorist attack. 8-02

  25. World Water Day (International Atomic Energy Agency)
      Provides resources on the study and improvement of the availability of clean water. More for scientists than students. 12-01

  26. Irrigation on Saline Soils (International Atomic Energy Agency)
      Provides new methods to extract agricultural products from brackish water and saline soils. 12-01

  27. Nuclear Energy Safety Glossary (International Atomic Energy Agency)
      Provides technical definitions of terms related to nuclear energy and nuclear contamination. 12-01

  28. Wetlands (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Describes the characteristics of wetlands. "Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season." 12-01

  29. Cuban Missile Crisis (U.S. National Security Agency)
      Reports on the Cuban missile crisis. Includes a timeline. 8-02

  30. 1-11-03 Atomic Agency Challenges Bush's Key Claim Against Iraq (International Herald Tribune)
      "The key piece of evidence that President George W. Bush has cited as proof that Saddam Hussein has sought to revive his program to make nuclear weapons has been challenged by the International Atomic Energy Agency."

      "But Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, offered a sharply different assessment in a report to the UN Security Council. ElBaradei said Iraqi officials had claimed that they sought the tubes to make 81-mm rockets. ElBaradei indicated that he thought the Iraqi claim was credible." 1-03

  31. Preparing for a Terrorist Attack (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
      FEMA describes what we should do to prepare ourselves and our families for a terrorist attack. 2-03

  32. -02-05-06 Study: Iranians Support Pursuit of Nuclear Energy (Islamic Republic News Agency)
      "Some 85.4 percent of Iranian citizens believe the best choice for Iran's nuclear case under present circumstances is continuation of nuclear activities, according the results of the latest opinion poll." 02-06

  33. -02-26-06 Stem Cell Agency Fights for Life (ABC News)
      "The future of embryonic stem cell research could be shaped in a suburban courtroom where two taxpayer groups are challenging the legality of California's new agency dedicated to the controversial field."

      "The lawsuits allege among other things that it violates a state constitutional mandate that the spending of taxpayer dollars be under state control." 02-06

  34. -03-02-06 Atomic Agency Praises US-India Nuclear Deal (BBC News)
      "The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has welcomed a nuclear agreement between the US and India." 03-06

  35. 09-14-06 U.N. Nuclear Agency Calls U.S. Report on Iran "Outrageous and Dishonest" (CBS News)
      " A recent House of Representatives committee report on Iran's nuclear capability is “outrageous and dishonest” in trying to make a case that Tehran's program is geared toward making weapons, a senior official of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said." 09-06

  36. U.S. Report on Iran Branded "Misleading" by Regulatory Agency (BBC News)
      "The UN nuclear watchdog has protested to the US government over a report on Iran's nuclear programme, calling it 'erroneous' and 'misleading'." 09-07

  37. -04-25-09 Military Agency Warned Against Use of Torture (MSNBC News)
      "The military agency that provided advice on harsh interrogation techniques for use against terrorism suspects referred to the application of extreme duress as 'torture' in a July 2002 document sent to the Pentagon's chief lawyer and warned that it would produce 'unreliable information.' "

      "There was no consideration within the National Security Council that the planned techniques stemmed from Chinese communist practices and had been deemed torture when employed against American personnel, the former administration official said. The U.S. military prosecuted its own troops for using waterboarding in the Philippines and tried Japanese officers on war crimes charges for its use against Americans and other allied nationals during World War II." 04-09

  38. E. Coli Prevention (Environmental Protection Agency - EPA)
      Provides methods to prevent the spread of the Escherichia coli, E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, the version of E. coli that is harmful to humans, through water. 5-00.

  39. News from Iran (Islamic Republic News Agency)
      Provides news in English. 02-06

  40. Preparing for and Handling Disasters (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
      Provides information and lessons to help children and adults handle disasters. 8-02

  41. Preparing for Natural Disasters and Terrorism (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
      FEMA describes what we should do to prepare ourselves and our families for emergencies. 2-03

  42. Crow Nation (Wikipedia.org)
      "The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone river valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana. The tribal headquarters are located at Crow Agency, Montana." 03-06

  43. Least Polluting Cars (CNN - Environmental Network News Staff)
      "According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, vehicle exhaust accounts for 70 percent of smog in the United States." The Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight are two of the least pollution cars available in the USA because they use hybrid gas and electric power. The Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) option is recommended for maximum control during adverse conditions. 4-01

  44. Whitman, Christine Todd (Gale Group)
      Provides a biography of the former governor of New Jersey who became the head of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. 8-01

  45. Hidden War in Afghanistan (Guardian Unlimited - Burke)
      Describes the conflicting interests of different nations trying to influence the war in Afghanistan. Describes the chief intelligence agency of Pakistan, who trained and supported the Taliban, as still very loyal to the Taliban. Accuses the agency, the ISI, of continuing to support the Taliban by letting Taliban supporters through the border to Afghanistan and possibly hurting the efforts of the Northern Alliance to unite against the Taliban. This is the hidden war. 11-01

  46. Federal Court Agrees With Tough Clean Air Standards (Washington Post - Tucker and Grunwald)
      Describes a court finding that upheld "the most stringent air pollution control standards in the nation's history." " 'This is a huge victory for breathers,' said Frank O'Donnell, executive director of the nonprofit Clean Air Trust." "EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman said her agency will support the new regulations."

      "The next step for the EPA is to designate the places that do not meet the new standards. Then it can start requiring states to submit plans detailing how they will get into compliance." 3-02

  47. Smog Strong in Half of USA (MSNBC)
      Reports on a study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "A coalition of business groups led by the American Trucking Association filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the EPA’s 1997 pollution standards...." A federal appeals court rejected their argument. "The process is now under way to adopt the standards, which the EPA estimates would prevent 15,000 premature deaths, 350,000 cases of asthma and 1 million cases of decreased lung function in children." 5-02

  48. Global Warming Admitted by Bush Administration (WhyFiles)
      Reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that global warming is real and that it is probably caused by human use of fossil fuels. "Nonetheless, the report did not call for measures to combat warming, like conserving fossil fuels or finding alternative sources of energy. Rather, it said Earth and earthlings should adapt to warming." 6-02

  49. 07-24-02 Children Hungry in Palestinian Territory (Independent - Huggler)
      A preliminary report from US Agency for International Development (USAID) reveals a humanitarian disaster in Palestinian territory. "The findings say 30 per cent of children under five suffer from chronic malnutrition and 21 per cent from acute malnutrition – a massive increase compared to a survey for the same agency in 2000 when the figures were 7.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent respectively."

  50. -A Third Way: Coercive Inspections (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Mathews)
      "This paper proposes a third approach, a middle ground between an unacceptable status quo that allows Iraqi WMD [weapons of mass distruction] programs to continue and the enormous costs and risks of an invasion. It proposes a new regime of coercive international inspections. A powerful, multinational military force, created by the UN Security Council, would enable UN and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection teams to carry out 'comply or else' inspections. The 'or else' is overthrow of the regime. The burden of choosing war is placed squarely on Saddam Hussein."

      "Inspections backed by a force authorized by the UN Security Council would carry unimpeachable legitimacy and command broad international support. The effort would therefore strengthen, rather than undermine, the cooperation the United States needs for long-term success in the war against terrorism. It would avoid a direct blow to the authority of the Security Council and the rule of law. It would avoid setting a dangerous precedent of a unilateral right to attack in 'preventive self-defense.'

      "The inspection teams would return to Iraq accompanied by a military arm strong enough to force immediate entry into any site at any time with complete security for the inspection team. No terms would be negotiated regarding the dates, duration, or modalities of inspection. If Iraq chose not to accept, or established a record of noncompliance, the U.S. regime-change option or, better, a UN authorization of 'use of all necessary means' would come into play."

      "War should never be undertaken until the alternatives have been exhausted. In this case that moral imperative is buttressed by the very real possibility that a war to overthrow Saddam Hussein, even if successful in doing so, could subtract more from U.S. security and long-term political interests than it adds." 9-02

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