Environmental Injustice Project - Resources - BIO 497 Case Studies in Environmental Issues (Dr. Atwell)

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EPA Search Superfund Site Information
This page allows users to search active and archived sites in EPA’s Superfund Enterprise Management System database.

PolicyMap
PolicyMap is a U.S. national data and mapping tool that combines a curated, comprehensive geographic data library with mapping and analytics tools. University faculty, researchers, and students use it to create maps of up to five layers, export trend-charts with key benchmarks, download data for use in other tools and generate on-the-fly reports. Users will be prompted to create an account using their Wofford credentials during their first use of PolicyMap.

PolicyMap is providing the following data that has been removed from federal websites:

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EnviroAtlas Interactive Map
From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), find solar and wind energy potential. Search All Layers Keyword "energy"
U.S. Energy Information Administration
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United States Assessments of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources
From the Central Energy Resources Science Center, part of the The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Find unexplored oil and gas assessments in the United States.

Salem Reference
The titles in Salem Reference include literature, history, science and health and include information on current events, environmental issues, and critical studies.

Love Canal, Seveso, and Bhopai have enecylopedia entries in Salem Reference.

Encyclopedia of White-Collar Crime
Call Number: Ebook - Multi User Access
Love Canal - Hooker Chemical Corporation p. 131 - 133
Seveso Dioxin Disaster p. 259 - 261
Bhopal Cyanide Gas Leak - Union Carbide p. 289 - 291

The Itai-Itai Disease of Cadmium Poisoning (p. 101 - 107)
Call Number: Ebook - Unlimited Access
in The political economy of the environment : the case of Japan.
The Panguna Mine (p. 258 - 273)
Call Number: Ebook - Unlimited Access
in Bougainville before the conflict
Ch. 12 Bougainville: origins of the conflict, and debating the future of large-scale mining
Call Number: Ebook - Unlimited Access
in Large-scale mines and local-level politics : between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea