Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs) are severely degraded geographic areas within the Great Lakes Basin. The U.S. and Canadian governments have identified 43 such areas; 26 in U.S. waters, 17 in Canadian water (five are shared between U.S. and Canada on connecting river systems).

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Website has information on environmental and geological topics in the State of Michigan.

EPA’s National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) supports EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment by developing and applying innovations in exposure science.

From the USGS; includes research, articles and access to databases and e-journal.

NOAA Satellite and Information Service

Division of USGS; world data center for seismology. Information on current earthquakes, general earthquake information, geologic hazard teams, and seismograph station codes and coordinates.

The Mission of NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is to provide long-term scientific data stewardship for the Nation's geophysical data, ensuring quality, integrity, and accessibility.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and service.

This site contains information about publications, membership, jobs, and news

CEPS is the scientific research unit within the Collections and Research Department of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. CEPS performs original research and outreach activities on topics covering planetary science, terrestrial geophysics, and the remote sensing of environmental change.

Part of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT.

The Border 2020 Program is the latest environmental program implemented under the 1983 La Paz Agreement. It builds on the Border 2012 Environmental Program, emphasizing regional, bottom-up approaches for decision making, priority setting, and project implementation to address the environmental and public health problems in the border region.

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Preserves and enhances the quality of the natural environment; conserve renewable resources; conserve and protect water resources; forecast weather and environmental change; enforce rules relating to boundary waters; and coordinate environmental policies and programs for the government.

The Geological Survey of Canada is a premier agency for geoscientific information and research, focusing on geoscience surveys, sustainable development of resources, environmental protection, and technology innovation.

Responsible for protecting clean and safe air, land and water to ensure healthy communities, ecological protection and sustainable development for present and future.