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  • Laws, Regulations and Action Plans for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances found in Michigan drinking water supplies

    Creator:
    Whitley, Jamie M.
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    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have emerged in the last half century as concerning global contaminants. PFASs have been found in drinking water systems causing negative health impacts for those who rely on this as their primary source of drinking water. PFASs are man-made industrial chemicals composed of carbon chains...
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    production, use and disposal of a substance manufactured using PFASs. The blue font shows how PFASs can be

  • Understanding the future of PFAS policy and management : a comparative study between two regions – the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes Region

    Creator:
    Tran, Danielle N.
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    In the past fifty years, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have become alarming global pollutants. In 2019, the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ultimately classified them as emerging contaminants and established an action plan to address PFAS and protect public health through developing, identifying, monitoring, and remediating current...
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    ................................................................................................... 12 Figure 4. Number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-related Twitter and Reddit posts

  • Sustainable energy for Galena, Alaska: Timber Harvest Management Plan

    Creator:
    Kalke, Timothy R.
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    Increased energy costs have prompted the rural village of Galena, Alaska to explore viable alternatives for heat and power generation. Continued dependency on petroleum products will cause the community’s economic driving force, the Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA), to face uncertain operability. A wood-fired boiler is scheduled to be installed,...
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    are proportionally high in rural Alaska (e.g., teen drop-out rates, substance abuse, suicide rates

  • The Fracker’s Figleaf : Booms and Busts of Sustainable Communities and Cohesive Water Governance

    Creator:
    Groh, Fred
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    The Marcellus Shale Natural Gas play in Pennsylvania, since its inception, continues to be a source of contention for multiple Pennsylvania stakeholders. The issues that relate to natural gas extraction have seemingly impacted every community within the Marcellus Shale region in some form. As in most common pool resource...
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    someone or some group to accord an individual a certain mode of treatment or to act in a certain way in

  • A Prototype of Structured Decision Making with Ecological Modeling for Tribal Agricultural Resource Management Plans

    Creator:
    Ciocco, Anthony
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    Agriculture Resource Management Plans (ARMPs) are the primary programmatic-level planning document for the management of tribal rangelands in North America. This project compares a standard ARMP product with a prototype ARMP developed through a Structured Decision Making (SDM) approach for the Navajo Partitioned Lands. The SDM approach provided increased transparency...
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    document for the management of tribal rangelands in North America. This project compares a standard

  • Exceeding the standards: The benefits of place-based environmental education in schools

    Creator:
    Miller, Rebecca W.
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    There is a growing body of research that describes the benefits of place-based environmental education (EE) within the schools, including improved competencies, better interpersonal skills, decreased gaps in social divides, increased pupil engagement in learning, increased community awareness, and increased environmental stewardship. Though the benefits are many, few schools utilize...
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    wise use of natural resources (AIR, 2005)" between the treatment group and a control group from the

  • Conservation Corps: Creating a Pathway to a Career in Natural Resources

    Creator:
    Villalta, Alex
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    Founded in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps served as a tool for exposing young adults to work in the environmental field. By creating opportunities during the Great Depression, this program not only generated short-term work experience for its members but provided educational resources to its participants, increasing their employability after...
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    Alex Villalta Oregon State University Submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master in Natural

  • Drinking Water and PFAS: Learning from Minnesota's 3M PFAS Settlement

    Creator:
    Bahr, Cody S.
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    Growing concern regarding the health effects of PFAS exposure through drinking water remains an issue at the forefront of many regulatory hurdles. Current data suggests that PFAS can be the cause of many negative health effects including changes in birth weight, thyroid disease, decreased fertility, and some forms of cancer....
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    contaminant levels, and implement effective PFAS removal treatment. PFAS Background PFAS are a group of

  • Between Wild and Cultivated Places: Natural Resource Planning on a Small Farm in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

    Creator:
    Cliff, Eliza H.
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    To meet the challenges of climate change and make progress on lagging large-scale sustainability and watershed goals requires an integrated social-ecological approach to natural resource planning on the ground-level. This case study of a small equestrian farm in the Chesapeake Bay watershed incorporates theory with practice, by adding interviews focused...
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    Watershed Master of Natural Resources Capstone Project Eliza H. Cliff December 2021

  • Compensatory Wetland Mitigation in New York State

    Creator:
    Pawliczak, Sarah A.
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    Wetlands are productive ecosystems providing many ecosystem services. Many regulatory agencies recognize the need to protect and preserve wetlands. However, some impacts may be unavoidable. Under those circumstances, compensatory wetland mitigation may be necessary to offset adverse impacts to wetlands. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York...
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    paragraphs (s)(1) through (6) of this section; waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or