Enviro Organizations - EPA / DoE / USDA

"recycle, reduce, reuse":

this agency focuses on environmental protection

• EPA

• DoI

• DoE

• USDA

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

this agency focuses on managing energy policy

(including from nuclear, renewable, and nonrenewable sources)

• EPA

• DOE

• USDA

• DOI

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

this agency focuses on helping rural, agricultural America thrive

• USDA

• USGS

• EPA

• DOE

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What areas does the Environmental Protection Agency cover?

• the monitoring and assessing of science about hazards that threaten resources

• enforcement of regulations to protect people and the environment

• food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, public policy

• daily forecast, weather warnings, and climate monitoring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When was the Department of Energy founded? Who founded it?

• 1903 - Roosevelt

• 1861 - Lincoln

• 1977 - Carter

• 1970 - Nixon

When was the EPA founded? Who founded it?

• 1861- Lincoln

• 1903 - Roosevelt

• 1960 - Eisenhower

• 1970 - Nixon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

What are examples of policies the EPA implements to make positive changes for the environment?

• Meat Inspection / Farmland Protection Policy Acts

• Privacy / Hoover Power Allocation Acts

• Clean Air / Clean Water Acts

• Voting Rights / Civil Rights Acts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What areas does the Department of Energy manage?

• the nation's energy policies/laws, nuclear infrastructure, research about energy

• daily forecast, weather warnings, and climate monitoring

• food, agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, public policy

• enforcements of regulations that protect people and the environment

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

When was the USDA founded? Who founded it?

• Roosevelt - 1903

• Lincoln - 1862

• 1970 - Nixon

• 1977 - Carter

What areas does the US Department of Agriculture cover?

• enforcement of regulations to protect people and the environment

• daily forecast, weather warnings, and climate monitoring

• the monitoring and assessing of science about hazards that threaten resources

• food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, public policy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5