Environment > General
Contributor --
Barbara Whitener, University of Louisville
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- Environmental Maps
- This site, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
inventories landfills, industrial sites, sewage treatment plants, Superfund
cleanup sites, etc. by zip code area for the entire U.S.
- Highlights of the 2003 Kentucky Forest Inventory
- Statistics from the Southern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service
- Kentucky
Coal Profile
- This site provides data on Kentucky coal production, reserves, mines,
and electricity generated using coal.
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- Kentucky
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Inventory: Summary
- Chart showing greenhouses emissions in Kentucky, 1990.
- Minerals and Metals in Kentucky
- Information on minerals and metals in Kentucky from the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Overview
of Kentucky Waters
- This site provides statistical information on Kentucky's water supply,
including maps. There is also information about water pollution.
- Search Your Community-
Zip Code Search
- Enter a zip code and select the appropriate database for information on
EPA-regulated facilities, ultraviolet radiation index, and watershed information.
- State of Kentucky's Environment
Reports
- These reports provide statistics on drinking water, water quality, air
quality, waste, and toxins. It includes background information, goals, progress
made and the source of the problem for each environmental area discussed.
- USGS Water Resources of Kentucky
- This site provides real-time data from selected surface-water, ground-water,
and water-quality sites.
- Water Quality in the
Kentucky River Basin
- This site includes information about chemicals and bacteria, life in the
streams, fish kills, and the water quality of individual basins and streams.
- Wilderness:
Overview and Statistics
- This report, from the Congressional Research Service, includes statistics
on total area/state managed by Federal Agencies (Table 3), designated wilderness
acreage by state and agency (Table 4), additional acreage recommended for
wilderness by state and agency (Table 5), Federal land designated as or
recommended for Wilderness, by state and agency (Table 6) (PDF format)
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Last Updated: Thursday, 18-Oct-2007 12:49:08 EDT
