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Reference Resources

Biodiversity

Biodiversity
National Geographic
Biodiversity: Everything Counts
American Museum of Natural History
Biodiversity Factsheet
Center for Sustainable Systems
Biodiversity and Health
World Health Organization
Biomap
Biomap
EnviroAtlas Benefit Category: Biodiversity Conservation
EPA
Healey unveils 'groundbreaking' policies on biodiversity and single-use plastic
WGBH
Mass Wildlife's Biodiversity Initiative
Mass.gov
Report: To Protect Plant Diversity, Mass. Should Target 'Climate Resilient' Habitats
WBUR
What is Biodiversity?
World Wildlife Fund
What is Biodiversity? Why is it Important?
American Museum of Natural History
What is Biodiversity?
National Parks Service

Carbon Impact of Meat Consumption

Can Eating Less Meat Cool the Climate?
Newsela
Carbon Footprint Factsheet
University of Michigan
Choosing chicken over beef cuts our carbon footprints a surprising amount
National Geographic
Climate Change: Do I Need to Stop Eating Meat?
BBC
Fact Check: How Bad is Eating Meat for the Climate?
Deutsche Welle
Got Beef? Here’s What Your Hamburger Is Doing To The Climate
Forbes
How Alternative Meats Could Help Save the Planet
CNN
The Meat Industry – Environmental Issues & Solutions
Clean Water Action
Opinion: Don't know how to save the planet? This is what you can do
Newsela

Carbon Footprint

The Carbon Cycle
Newsela
The Carbon Cycle
National Geographic
The Carbon Cycle
Khan Academy
Carbon Footprint Calculator
EPA
Carbon Footprint Factsheet
University of Michigan
CO2 Emissions
World Bank
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
NY Times
Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
EPA
What is the Carbon Cycle?
Newsela
What is Your Carbon Footprint
Nature Conservancy

Climate Change Basics

Causes and Effects of Climate Change
United Nations
Climate Change Basics for Kids
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Climate Change Indicators for the United States
EPA
Greenhouse Effect and Carbon Cycle
NASA
A Guide to Climate Change for Kids
NASA
What is Climate Change?
United Nations
What is Climate Change? A Really Simple Guide
BBC
Climate Change
Gale Elementary
Global Warming and Climate Change
Gale Middle School

Composting

Activity: Make Your Own Compost
Newsela
Black Earth Compost
Composting at Home
US EPA
Composting Information
City of Framingham
Composting School Food Scraps and Soiled Paper
Northeast Recycling Council
Framingham High garden grows into model for healthy eating
Boston.com
Framingham Recycles: Composting Made Easy
Framingham Source
How to Compost at Home
NPR
Recycling & Composting for Kids, Teachers & Schools
Mass.gov
Students go to waste in this academic endeavor
Newsela

Environmental Justice

Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice
National Institute of Environmental Health Services
Environmental Justice
Mass.gov
Environmental Justice
EPA
Environmental Justice
U.S. Department of the Interior
Environmental Justice
NASA
Environmental Justice
CDC
Environmental and Climate Justice
NAACP
Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?
Smithsonian
Environmental Justice Factsheet
Center for Sustainable Systems
Environmental Justice Populations in Massachusetts
Mass.gov
Heat Island Effect
EPA
History of Environmental Justice
Sierra Club
Massachusetts Environmental Health Public Tracking Tool
Mass.gov
What is Environmental Justice?
Newsela

Educating Children about Environmentalism

Children's Environmental Health
CDC
Children's Rights and the Environment
UN
Climate Kids
NASA
Connecting Kids and Nature
National Wildlife Fund
Environment
Time for Kids
The Environmental Burden of Generation Z
Washington Post
How India is Teaching 300 Million Kids to Be Environmentalists
Smithsonian
Kids Go Green: Waste Less
PBS
Learning and Teaching about the Environment
EPA
Save the Earth
Nat Geo Kids
Young Voices for the Planet
Youth Conservation Action
Field Museum

Electricity Usage

Be a Power Saver
NASA
Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electricity
World Nuclear Association
Climate change: Fossil fuel emissions from electricity set to fall - report
BBC
Climate Change Impacts on Energy
EPA
Climate Change Indicators: Residential Energy Use
EPA
Electricity provides the energy used to power most of the modern world
Newsela
How going electric lets homeowners help slow climate change
PBS Newshour
How much of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions are associated with electricity generation?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Kill-A-Watt
City of Boston
Renewable Electricity Data Introduction
Newsela
Renewable Energy
MIT Climate Portal

Food Waste

Litter in Waterways

Wetland Resource Areas & Regulations
The Assabet, Concord, and Sudbury River Watersheds
OARS
The Sudbury, Assabet, & Concord Wild & Scenic River Stewardship Council
Sudbury River at Saxonville, MA
US Geological Survey
Massachusetts Water Resource Authority
Framingham, MA Waterbody Assessment
EPA
LAKE COCHITUATE AT FRAMINGHAM, MA
US Geological Survey
How Can I Prevent Pollution?
City of Framingham
Learn about Aquatic Trash
EPA
Wildlife Over Waste
Environment Massachusetts
Garbage Boats Sweep Rio's Olympic Bay
Newsela
Plastic Waste
University of Michigan
Tackling health impacts of plastic pollution in Africa
UN
How Plastic Waste is Huring Your Health
American Lung Association
Reducing Single-Use Plastic Pollution
Department of the Interior
Mass. will ban purchase by state of single-use plastic bottles, Healey announces
WBUR
Rescuing small plastics from the waste stream
MIT News

Plastic Waste

10 Facts about Single Use Plastic Bags
Center for Biological Diversity
Confronting Climate Change
Ocean Conservancy
Fast Facts – What is Plastic Pollution?
UN
How Single Use Plastics Are Hurting Our Oceans and Warming Our Planet
PBS
Our planet is choking on plastic
UN
Plastics: Material-Specific Data
EPA
Plastic Waste and Climate Change. What is the Connection?
WWF
Single-use plastic is wreaking havoc on the planet. Here’s what you can do to minimize your impact
CNN
The solutions to climate change and plastic pollution are linked
Natural History Museum
What Do Plastics Have to Do with Climate Change?
UN
What is Plastic Pollution
UN
Would Stopping Plastic Pollution Help with Climate Change
Climate Portal

Pollution in Local Rivers

Boston Rivers Were Pretty Clean In 2020, But Sewage Is Still A Problem Says EPA
WBUR
The Charles River Initiative
EPA
Education in Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention
Mass.gov
In Massachusetts, an Artist Explores an Old Dye Factory’s Toxic Influence
Atlas Obscura
Mercury emissions down but mercury in Massachusetts fish remains high
WGBH
Mercury in the Sudbury River
Canadian Science Publishing
Polluted Massachusetts river designated a Superfund site
Boston.com
Restoring Damaged Rivers
American Rivers
Safe to Eat?
OARS
Water Quality
The Sudbury, Assabet & Concord Wild & Scenic River Stewarship Council

Rising Sea Levels

Climate Change: Global Sea Level
NOAA
Climate Change Indicators: Sea Level
EPA
Climate Change: Mountain Glaciers
NOAA
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is rapidly melting. Scientists now have evidence for when it started and why
CNN
Is Sea Level Rising?
NOAA
Sea Level
NASA
Sea Level Rise
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sea Level Rise
Mass.gov
Sea Level Rise: Map Viewer
NOAA
Understanding Sea Level
NASA
Why are glaciers and sea ice melting?
WWF

UN chief: Rising seas risk ‘death sentence’ for some nations
A.P.

Reduce, Reuse Recycle

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
EPA
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
NIH
Reduce Reuse Recycle
PBS
Reducing and Reusing Basics
EPA
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Button
National Museum of American History
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy
NASA

Transportation

Climate Action
U.S. Department of Transportation
Climate Change Impacts on Transportation
EPA
Carbon Pollution from Transportation
EPA
Commute Mode
U.S. Department of Transportation
Cool Transportation Hacks Cities Are Using to Fight Climate Change
Scientific American
How a Combustion Engine Works
Britannica Kids
How our daily travel harms the planet
BBC
How electric vehicles and other transportation innovations could slow global warming, according to IPCC
PBS
How You Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Transportation Choices
National Parks Service
Public Transportation
MIT Climate Center
Transportation, Climate Change and Public Health
American Public Health Association
Transportation's Contribution to Climate Change
PBS Learning Media