Indentifying the Environmental Publics

[Fred Stoss <fstoss@acsu.buffalo.edu>]

Who are the publics with whom the EPA interacts? What are the elements of the public that interact among themselves or are influenced (positively or negatively!) by one another? Knowing who the active environmental players are from national to local levels is critical.

Public libraries and public library systems should be doing this type of "community" or local environmental directory compiling in print and WWW formats (and they should be getting help from state environmental/conservation agencies and the EPA to do this):

http://www.rochesterenvironment.org/subfolders/Directory.html

Included in the CEI Directory are:

Private Organizations:

(national and state organizations with regional or local affiliates, private state-wide coalitions or local associations/groups; coverage is for a broadly defined environment to include ambient and workplace environments, natural resources conservation, consumptive and non-consumptive outdoor recreation groups, and professional societies and associations)

Public Agencies:

Federal Agencies
State Agencies
Planning Agencies (regional, county, municipal)
Environmental Management Councils (NY-specific)
Local Conservation Advisory Boards and Commissions
Cooperative Extension Association (USDA)
State, Regional, and County Health Departments
PArks and Recreation Agencies
Recycling Administrators/Programs
Soil and Water Conservation Agencies
Miscellaneous Government Agencies

Environmental Educational Facilities and Programs (K-12 and adult)

Environmental Study and Research Programs (college and university)

Hotlines

Environmental Consultants

Great Lakes Information (special regional information)

Fred Stoss
(formerly Director of CEI's Library, 1982-1990)