Air Now
City of St. Louis Division of Air Pollution Control
Illinois Environmental Health Association
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Madison County Health Department
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
MoPRIG – Missouri Public Interest Research Group
Sierra Club – Piasa Palisades
Southwestern IL Resource Conservation and Development (RC & D)
St. Clair County Health Department (Illinois)
St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership
The Center for Environmental Education and Training
The Community Environmental Resource Program
The Nature Institute
Air Now
Address:
US EPA
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Information Transfer Group
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Fees: None
Description: To report daily air quality for different cities around the US
Volunteer Opportunities: none
Educational Materials:
-Kids Air
-Teachers Air Quality Resources
Web Address: www.airnow.gov
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City of St. Louis Division of Air Pollution Control
Address:
1415 North 13th Street
St. Louis, MO
Fees: None
Description: Carries out the initiatives of the Clean Air Act in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and the EPA.
Volunteer Opportunities: none
Programs:
-Permits
-Monitoring
-Enforcement
Web Address: http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/airpollution/
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Illinois Environmental Health Association
Address:
Monroe-Randolph Bi-County Health Department
901 Illinois Ave, Suite A
Waterloo, Illinois 62298
Fees:
$40.00 to join as Active Member
$5.00 to join as Student
Description: The Illinois Environmental Health Association (IEHA) is a state-wide, not-for-profit organization of professionals formed in 1950. Membership consists of administrators, environmental health practitioners, sanitarians and technicians employed by governmental agencies, education and health care institutions, and industry.
Our aim is to promote the highest degree of skill, efficiency and professional competence among sanitarians and others practicing in the various environmental health disciplines through the mutual exchange of knowledge and experience.
Volunteer Opportunities: Contact Andrea Kohring at 618-939-3871
Web Address: http://www.ieha.us/index_files/Page731.htm
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Address:
1021 N. Grand Ave.
Springfield, IL 62794
OR
2009 Mall Street (Regional Office)
Collinsville, IL 62234
Fees: Look at Website for different permit fees
Description: To safeguard environmental quality, protect health, welfare, property and quality of life
Volunteer Opportunities:
-Summer Governor’s Environmental Corps Internship
-Pollution Prevention Internship Program
Educational Materials/Programs:
-Educators Tools
-Poster and Poetry Contest
-Green Youth Awards Program
-Earth Stewardship Day
-IL Clean Bus Program
-Toxics Release Inventory Program
Web Address: www.epa.state.il.us
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Madison County Health Department
Address:
101 East Edwardsville Rd
Wood River, Il 62095
Fees: None
Description: To empower residents to achieve optimal health in a safe environment
Volunteer Opportunities: see web site for contact information
Programs:
-Body Art Program
-Food Sanitation Program
-Hand washing Program
-Potable Water Supply Program
-Tanning Program
-West Nile Virus and Vector Surveillance
Web Address: www.madisoncountyhealthdepartment.org/environmental-health
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Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Address:
6267 Delmar Blvd. Ste. 2E
St. Louis, MO 63130
Fax: (314) 727-1665
Email: moenviron@moenviron.org
Fees: $35.00 for Membership
Description: The Missouri Coalition for the Environment works to preserve, protect, and enhance an environment that is livable, healthful, and sustainable through a comprehensive program of education, citizen action, and legal defense. The coalition places its emphasis on MO Air quality, defending open space and wildlife, protecting waterways and wetlands, clean water, sewage, radioactive waste, renewable energy and lead in the air.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Contact: Erin Noble, Outreach and Development Director enoble@moenviron.org
Educational Materials/Speakers/Programs:
Vast amount of material at this link: http://www.moenviron.org/Resources.asp
Web Address: http://www.moenviron.org/
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MoPRIG – Missouri Public Interest Research Group
Address:
4660 Maryland Ave.
Suite 260B
St. Louis, MO 63108
info@mopirg.org
Fees: $15.00 introductory membership fee
Description: MoPRIG uncovers threats to public health and well-being and fight to end them using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposés, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. MoPIRG’s mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that protects our environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government.
Volunteer Opportunities: MoPRIG student chapters (http://www.mopirgstudents.org/)
St. Louis Community College at Meramec
Student Center
(314) 984-7625
Educational Materials/Speakers/Programs: -See website
Web Address: http://www.mopirg.org/
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Sierra Club – Piasa Palisades
Address:
223 Market Street
Alton, IL 62002
Fees: $25.00 to join Sierra Club
Description: The Sierra Club is a non-profit, member-supported, public interest organization that seeks to, explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth, practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources, educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment through membership and volunteering, and use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Contact: Christine Favilla, Three Rivers Project Coordinator christine.favilla@sierraclub.org (618) 462-6802
Educational Materials/speakers/outreach programs:
-Contact Christine Favilla for more information or visit these adjourning sites:
-http://illinois.sierraclub.org/ (meeting times, earth day forum, events)
-http://illinois.sierraclub.org/PiasaPalisades/outings.htm
-http://www.ssc.org/ (Sierra Student Organization)
Web Address: http://www.illinois.sierraclub.org/PiasaPalisades/
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Southwestern IL Resource Conservation and Development (RC & D)
Address:
406 E. Main
Mascoutah, IL 62258
Fees: none
Description: The Southwestern Illinois RC&D, Inc. will develop and support partnerships, create programs and implement projects that are responsive to the needs of the people within the region, that strengthen local economies, and that encourage the conservation of our environmental resources.
Key program areas:
• Agriculture
• Community Development
• Environmental Resources
• Program Administration
Volunteer Opportunities: -See website (http://www.swircd.org/serve.htm) for open positions and application for volunteer position. Volunteer with RC & D, GIS resource center or the Land Conservancy.
Educational Materials/speakers/programs:
-Contact Dave Eustis for information on available programs
Web Address: http://www.swircd.org/
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St. Clair County Health Department (Illinois)
Address:
#19 Public Square - Suite 150
Belleville, Illinois 62220
Fees: Dependent on services – call or visit web site for listings
Description: To promote and protect the health of the residents of St. Clair County in partnership with the people they serve.
Volunteer Opportunities:
St. Clair County Health Department is looking for volunteers to help specifically in the event of an emergency. We are looking for non-first responders and individuals who are not already obligated as an emergency volunteer with another entity. For St. Clair County Health Department the utilization of volunteers is essential in preserving public health during an emergency. Volunteers will not be asked to assume hazardous responsibilities, but will be utilized to provide manpower or knowledge.
Emergency responders -initial volunteers can include, but are not limited to:
Information Technology Specialists
Communications
Retired Nurses
Veterinarians
School Teachers
Retired Physicians
Secretaries
Students
Dentists
General Public
Educational Materials/speakers/programs: See web site for large amount of information
Web Address: http://health.co.st-clair.il.us/default.htm
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St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership
Address:
1118 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63139
Fees: None
Description: To increase awareness of regional air quality issues and to encourage activities to reduce air pollution emissions.
Volunteer Opportunities: none
Programs:
-Promotes a variety of different programs
Web Address: http://www.cleanair-stlouis.com/index.html
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The Center for Environmental Education and Training
Address:
3545 Lafayette Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63104
Fees: Look at web site for different fees of training programs
Description: A component of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health in the School of Public Health at Saint Louis University. Provides training and education services to professionals in environmental health and safety, and to general workers and the community.
Volunteer Opportunities: none
Programs:
-Consulting Services
-Training Services
Web Address: www.ceet.slu.edu/
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The Community Environmental Resource Program
Address:
CERP
c/o East-West Gateway
10 Stadium Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63102
Fees: none
Description: The Community Environmental Resource Program (CERP) is a monitoring and educational effort created to help residents, businesses and officials understand and deal with environmental issues in the cities of St. Louis and East St. Louis. With support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the clearinghouse has been developed under the direction of the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council. Citizens, government officials and non-profits from both sides of the Mississippi River are actively involved in this project.
Educational Materials/speakers/programs: See website for materials & programs
Web Address: http://stlcin.missouri.org/cerp/aboutcerp.cfm
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The Nature Institute
Address:
2213 S. Levis Lane
Godfrey, Illinois 62035
Fees: none
Description: Since it's founding in 1980, The Nature Institute, a private, not-for-profit conservation organization, fosters an awareness and appreciation of the natural world through preservation, restoration, and education. The preservation of special natural areas, such as The Olin Nature Preserve, Mississippi Sanctuary, and the Heartland Prairie at Gordon Moore Park, provides unique places to experience the natural diversity of the area with its hardwood forests, prairies, wetlands, and wildlife. With these projects, our summer Discover Camp for children, and programs for adults, The Nature Institute hopes to demonstrate the priceless value of a natural, healthy, and unpolluted world.
Volunteer Opportunities: “The Greenhouse Gang”
Contact Info: Patti Brown, tni3@piasanet.com (618) 467-2521
Educational Materials/Speakers/Programs:
- Calendar of Events: http://www.thenatureinstitute.org/programs-02.html
- Speakers Series, Family Fun programs, Annual Easter Bunny Egg Hunt, Annual Bird Migration Hikes, Wildflower and Prairie Walks, Habitat Hiking Series, Nursery Tours and Volunteer Workdays make up the Community Education Programs
- Discovery Camp/Knee-High Naturalists (ages 3 to 5)
- Field-Trip Opportunities (for educators): http://www.thenatureinstitute.org/teachers-02.html
Web Address: http://www.thenatureinstitute.org/index.html
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