Sustainability and Environmental Resources: Helpful Websites/ Careers

SustainRT was created as a venue in which members exchange ideas and opportunities regarding sustainability in order to move toward a more equitable, healthy and economically viable society.

SustainRT Zotero Library contains books, articles, presentations, websites, blogs, projects and more that fall under the umbrella of sustainable libraries.

"AASHE empowers higher education faculty, administrators, staff and students to be effective change agents and drivers of sustainability innovation. We work with and for higher education to ensure that our world’s future leaders are motivated and equipped to solve sustainability challenges".

The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families harmed by pollution and vulnerable to climate change in the Gulf Coast Region through research, education, community and student engagement for policy change, as well as health and safety training for environmental careers.

HEvOD is a comprehensive and standardized database of evacuation orders issued by state and local government officials in response to the hurricanes that impacted the United States between 2014 and 2023.

The mission of National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) is to advance economic and financial literacy by serving educators.

The Environmental Literacy Program helps communities become more resilient to extreme weather events and other environmental hazards they face. Resilient communities are able to make informed decisions that reduce their vulnerability to environmental hazards and stresses that emerge over time. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is charged with collaborating with businesses, industries, power providers, technology developers, North Carolina residents, local governments and other interested stakeholders to increase the utilization of clean energy technologies, energy efficiency measures, and clean transportation solutions.

Project Drawdown is the world’s leading resource for climate solutions.

Project Learning Tree®️ (or Project Learning Tree Canada) is committed to advancing environmental education, forest literacy, and green career pathways, using trees and forests as windows on the world.

Advancing water education to understand global challenges and inspire local solutions. Envisioning a world in which action-oriented education enables everyone to understand and value water, ensuring a sustainable future.

The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies represents North America's fish and wildlife agencies to advance sound, science-based management and conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats in the public interest.

The Rachel Carson Council, founded in 1965, is the national environmental organization envisioned by Rachel Carson to carry on her work after her death. We promote Carson’s ecological ethic that combines scientific concern for the environment and human health with a sense of wonder and reverence for all forms of life in order to build a more sustainable, just, and peaceful future. (from Rachel Carson Council)

The mission of this organization is to "cultivate resilience to environmental stress by supporting community, personal well-being, and vital ecological health."

"The only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to sustainability, sustainable development, and climate change".

This introductory page of the Sustainability and Libraries resource guide highlights activities from the American Library Association (ALA) that focus on sustainability as a core value of librarianship. Other pages of the guide provide resources on sustainability, including a bibliography of recent titles and online resources.

"The U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit is a website designed to help people find and use tools, information, and subject matter expertise to build climate resilience. The Toolkit offers information from all across the U.S. federal government in one easy-to-use location".

The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.

Hundreds of pedagogical ideas for classroom activities and multimedia resources.

"Science, Solutions, Solidarity: For a livable planet"

The Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) is the Secretariat for signatories of the Talloires Declaration (1990), which has been signed by over 500 college and university presidents and chancellors worldwide.