GEOGRAPHIES
Doing research in exposure science/Exposure Mapping/Medical Geography/Environmental Epidemiology/Geomedicine
For example:
An exposure science glossary: http://www.nature.com/jes/journal/v15/n1/pdf/7500411a.pdf[nature.com]
Geomedicine TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_davenhall_your_health_depends_on_where_you_live?language=en[ted.com]
[Question: How can students source information about the environmental make-up of places where they have lived? Is there a straightforward way for them to learn about EPA remediation projects, proximity of factories, etc.?)]
Habitat Maps: http://www.habitatmap.org/
Superfund Sites (check for ones in your worlds)!
NEW HAVEN
Organizations:
Greater New Haven Green Fund: http://gnhgreenfund.org/content/purpose
New Haven Environmental Justice Network: http://nhejn.wordpress.com/
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice: http://www.environmental-justice.org/
Environmental Justice at Yale: http://environment.yale.edu/sigs/ejay/
City of New Haven Environmental Initiatives: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/EnvironmentalInitiatives.asp#Toxics
Quinnipiac River Fund: http://www.thequinnipiacriver.com/
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/
New-Haven Based Issues:
Common Ground students' EJ Toxic Tour of Fair Haven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pn0SN7DXYc
Toxic Tours in NH: http://www.conntact.com/archive_index/archive_pages/3520_Business_New_Haven.html
English Station Power Plant: http://www.citizenscampaign.org/alerts/alert-2014-12-c.htm AND http://yaleherald.com/news-and-features/a-toxic-asset/
Quinnipiac River toxins: http://www.thequinnipiacriver.com/news/fishing-toxins
Long Island Sound Study: http://longislandsoundstudy.net/about/our-mission/management-plan/toxic-substances/