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Here are a number of links you might find useful in keeping abreast of current Environmental issues. The sites also contain links for volunteer and career opportunities. For information about ELS activities please contact els@brooklaw.edu.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC)
http://www.dec.state.ny.us
The NYS DEC’s purpose is to bring together all state programs directed towards protecting and enhancing the environment in one agency. The NYS DEC deals with regulating and enforcing New York State environmental laws and regulations. This site gives the public access to the DEC Regulations and other valuable information regarding environmental issues.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov
The EPA is a federal agency whose mission is to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment. This site gives the public access to current issues, laws, regulations and other information.

Office of the New York State Attorney General (Environmental Protection Bureau)
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/environment/environment.html
The AG’s Environmental Protection Bureau litigates environmental cases.

Sierra Club (Atlantic Chapter)
http://www.sierraclub.org/ny
This site contains information on current events, club outings, the Sierra Atlantic newsletter, and other information. Interested students can also sign up for the Sierra Student Coalition at http://www.ssc.org/index.html.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
http://www.nrdc.org
The NRDC is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for all living things. This site contains a wealth of information about current environmental issues.

The Nature Conservancy
http://nature.org
According to the Britannica Concise, the Nature Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental conservation and the preservation of biodiversity. It operates the largest system of nature sanctuaries in the world. Government-administered programs identify the relative abundance of plant and animal species and the habitats they need to survive, and the Conservancy then acquires, through gifts, easements, exchanges, and other means, areas that are home to threatened species.

World Wide Fund (WWF - US)
http://www.worldwildlife.org
The World Wide Fund works to protect endangered spaces, save endangered species and address global threats.

http://www.panda.org/resources/publications
This site contains a wealth of informative documents and publications from the possible effects of methane clathrates on global warming to the latest reported status of Javan rhinos in Vietnam.

National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
This site contains guides, maps, news, photography and other information.