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• Biodiversity in America: A Tapestry Woven Through National Parks and Natural Landscapes – Michael Jameson
• Economic Factors in Environmental Planning – Aubrey Kemper
• Environmental, Health, & Safety Compliance Laws For Industry in Mexico – Mairis Ramos
• Extreme Heat Protection: OSHA’s New Regulatory Priority – Mairis Ramos
• Industrial Plastics Pollution and Chemical Hazards Common to Plastics – Mark Frazier
• Notable Species and Conservation Efforts in U.S. National Parks – Michael Jameson
• Solar Energy: Environmental Benefits and Potential Drawbacks – Mark Kohout
• The Future of Recycling: Innovations, Trends, and What’s Next – Jackson Enberg
• The Hidden Dangers of PFAS and GenX Chemicals: Your Important “Need to Know” Info – Bodhi Hale
• The Pros and Cons of Implementing Renewable Energy in Everyday Life – Mark Kohout

Blog Archive

STATE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES

• Michigan Pollution Incident Prevention Program (PIPP)
• Minnesota Chemicals of High Concern List
• Nevada PFAS Action Plan
• Pennsylvania COVID Mandate 2020
• Pennsylvania’s Environmental Hazard List and Special Hazardous Substance List

• Proposition 65 Warnings for Foods - California
• Proposition 65 Warnings for product places - California
• Proposition 65 Warnings for chemicals - California
• The Tennessee Hazardous Chemical Right-To-Know Law (Template for Compliance with OSHA/GHS in Tennessee)
• Washington State Chemicals of High Concern to Children

GLOBAL RESOURCES

• Acronyms
• Basel Convention under the United Nations Env’t Programme
• Carcinogens, Mutagens, and Reproductive Toxins
• Definitions
• Drinking Water & Your Health
• EarthJustice: 50 Years of Going to Court – Future of the Planet
• Emergency Procedures for Accidental Release or Spill
• Endangered Species Throughout The World
• Endocrine Disruptors & PFAS
• Environmental Integrity Project
• Environmental Performance Index: Results & Global Scoreboard
• Environmental Performance Index: Country Profiles
• EU: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

• Global Automotive Declarable Substance List
• Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation (2023)
• ISO 26000 Social Responsibility
• PFAS in the European Union
• Periodic Table of Elements / List of Elements in Spreadsheet Format
• The United Nations Dangerous Goods List
• The European Union Conflict Minerals Directive(EU 2017/821) (Supply Chain Implications for EU’S Conflict Minerals)
• Toxicant and Disease Database
• United Nation’s 17 Goals for World Sustainability
• United Nations Environment Programme
• United Nations GHS Around the World
• Volatile Organic Compounds: Understanding Its Adverse Effects on the Environment
• World’s 100 Worst Polluted Cities — 83 are in India