President-elect Biden Infrastructure Priorities
During the announcement of Pete Buttigieg as the nominee for Secretary of Transportation,…
During the announcement of Pete Buttigieg as the nominee for Secretary of Transportation,…
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden took part in the final 2020 presidential debate at…
Vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Kamala Harris took part in the 2020 vice presidential debate…
From a film, American Harvest, that shows the wide variety of American businesses and industries that…
President Trump delivered remarks in Jupiter, Florida, on his administration’s environmental policy.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered remarks on the grounds of the Delaware Museum…
Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) talked about the impact of the wildfires in his district and in the…
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) participated in a briefing with President Trump in response to the…
Professor Laura Watt talked about the idea of landscapes and how they include both natural and cultural…
Geographers use geographic data to create maps that solve real world problems. These maps can guide…
At a event in the Rose Garden, President Trump delivered remarks and responded to a clean energy plan…
Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, delivers remarked on clean energy…
JQ Dickinson Salt-Works' co-owner Nancy Bruns discussed the Charleston-area’s history as the "salt…
In 2014, gallons of a coal cleaning chemical leaked into the Elk River in West Virginia. Author Angie…
Heritage Foundation deputy director Nick Loris and Friends of the Earth president Erich Pica talked…
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller discussed the evolution of agriculture in Texas and current…
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced at a press conference the Trump administration's intent…
The House Climate Crisis Committee and a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a joint hearing…
Acting FEMA Director Peter Gaynor testified in front of a House Appropriations subcommittee about the…
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed Hurricane Dorian and his decision to declare a state of…
Politico’s Zack Colman discussed campaign 2020 and where voters and primary candidates stand on energy…
Andrew Light from the World Resources Institute described the Paris Climate Accord and the commitments…
Pacific Legal Foundation senior attorney Jonathan Wood and Defenders of Wildlife senior staff attorney…
This bellringer focuses on the importance of Florida's (FL) largest port and its impact on the local…
This bellringer focuses on the history of iron production in Birmingham, AL, and the effects on the city…
This bellringer focuses on the history of the Union Pacific Railroad in Wyoming, as well as its effects…
Progressive Era conservationists, including President Teddy Roosevelt and Chief of the U.S. Forest…
This bellringer focuses on the process to remove the Edwards Dam, a historic dam in the Augusta, Maine.
This bellringer highlights the rich history of mining in the Idaho (ID) city.
This bellringer highlights the positive effects of the Bakken Oil Fields on communities like Williston,…
This 1944 film was made by the U.S. Office of War Information’s Overseas Motion Picture Bureau. It…
This bellringer focuses on the purpose and construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, located near Spokane,…
This bellringer visits Salem, OR to learn about it's history of cherry production and the process by…
President Obama signed H.R. 1138, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness…
This bellringer focuses on the testimony of Omar Marrero, Director of the Commonwealth's Central Office…
This bellringer visits the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Illinois (IL) to focus on changes to the river…
This bellringer features both sides of the debate surrounding the construction of the pipeline through…
This bellringer visits the Huntley Museum of Irrigated Agriculture, and focuses on the impact of the…
This bellringer visits the town of Bellingham, Washington (WA) and studies the causes, events, and…
This bellringer visits the State Archives in Montpelier, VT to study the 1927 and 2011 floods that…
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at the introduction of the “Green New Deal”.…
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) expressed his views on the impracticalities of the Green New Deal in a speech on…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he will vote against the House-passed Democratic…
Texas Southern University professor Robert Bullard talked about the interplay of race and income in…
This bellringer shows footage of the Cuyahoga River in Ohio (Cleveland, OH) from the 1970s along with…
This bellringer visits Missoula, Montana (MT) to learn about the history of the agency, along with the…
This bellringer focuses on the history and varied uses of the natural springs in New York (NY) state.
Miners rushed to Fairbanks after the discovery of gold in 1902. Dexter Coleman, a former prospector,…
Steve Alameda talked about irrigation methods and the agriculture industry in Yuma, Arizona, including…
This bellringer connects rail accomplishments of the past (including the transcontinental railroad…
This bell ringer features footage from the days after the Three Mile Island (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)…
This bellringer includes a brief account of the 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River (Cleveland, Ohio), along…
An overview of the negotiations between Congressional Democrats and President Trump over legislation to…
Denis Hayes, co-founder of Earth Day and president of the Bullitt Foundation, talked about the creation…
The federal bureaucracy, encompassing millions of employees and hundreds of agencies, departments, and…
Chip Jacobs, co-author of, Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles, shared the…
In his 1965 State of the Union address, President Johnson called on Americans to continue on the “road…
Jeff Holmstead and Robin Juni talk about the components of air quality that were of concern and…
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke about his opposition to the Green New Deal. He discussed the role that…
Washington Post editorial board member Stephen Stromberg discussed cap and trade policies to reduce…
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with several other House and…
E&E News Reporter Ariel Wittenberg discussed the Trump administration’s proposal to alter Clean Water…
Journalist Anna Clark talked about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. She discussed the causes of the…
Former firefighter and current USA Today reporter Trevor Hughes talked about the California wildfires…
Dan Flores, Professor Emeritus, University of Montana, History Department, talks about the evolution of…
Weber State University History Professor Sara Dant talks about the significance of water to settlers in…
In this lesson, students will listen to author John Ross talk about the life of John Wesley Powell who,…
Author John Ross talks about John Powell's theory of homesteading, how he developed the 100th meridian…
Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) on FEMA response to Hurricane Maria and its impact on Puerto Rico.
Daniel Kaniewski, Federal Emergency Management Agency deputy administrator, spoke about the importance…
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) talked about the scope of the natural disasters that occurred during 2017. He…
Jonathan Salk, son of polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk, discussed the historic growth of the world…
Texas Tech University Climate Science Center Director Katherine Hayhoe on climate change and answering…
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline stretches 420 miles across Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska. Betsy…
CQ Roll Call Energy and Environment Reporter Jeremy Dillon discussed Yucca Mountain and the issue of…
In 1984, the original Adopt-a-Highway program was started in Tyler, Texas, to keep highways free from…
On April 3, 2018, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator announced the EPA's plan to roll back…
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Senior Managing Director Casey Dinges discusses the ASCE 2017…
Eugene Mulero, Senior Congressional Editor for Transport Topics, provides a definition & examples of…
American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials' Bud Wright discussed how…
Author Chris Epting identifies the events and figures that most influenced T. Roosevelt's conservation…
Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) discusses the role of state and federal governments in addressing issues…
President Trump signed an executive order at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City reducing the size…
Former Vice President Al Gore talked about his book An Inconvenient Sequel and the impact of climate…
Former Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources, Robert Bonnie discussed the federal funding of…
Throughout his life, John Muir was an explorer, inventor, naturalist and conservationist. His…
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talked about the Department of Agriculture and current trends and…
Energy Reporter Annie Snider discussed the role of the Army Corps of Engineers in preventing natural…
A look at statistics and news reports from Texas and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order that directed the Interior Department to…
E&E News Natural Resources Editor Noelle Straub talked about the Trump administration’s review of…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created by Richard Nixon in 1970. It oversees the…
President Trump announced that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement.
In the U.S., coal is the greatest domestically produced energy source. This coal generates a large…
Manuel Quinones briefly explains clean coal technology.
Manuel Quinones gave an overview of the coal industry in the United States. Topics included the…
Popular Science Staff Writer Kendra Pierre-Louise discusses National Monuments, including the difference…
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke at the at the 2017 annual…
Ryan Jacobsen, a fourth generation farmer, talked about the history of farming and agriculture in Fresno…
Chris Currie, with the Government Accountability Office, talked about funding for federal disaster…