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President-elect Biden Infrastructure Priorities
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Final 2020 Presidential Debate: Question on Climate Change
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden took part in the final 2020 presidential debate at…
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2020 Vice Presidential Debate: Question on Climate Change
Vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Kamala Harris took part in the 2020 vice presidential debate…
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The Primary Sector of the Economy
From a film, American Harvest, that shows the wide variety of American businesses and industries that…
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President Trump on the Environment
President Trump delivered remarks in Jupiter, Florida, on his administration’s environmental policy.
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Joe Biden on Climate Change and Natural Disasters
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered remarks on the grounds of the Delaware Museum…
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The Impact of the 2020 Wildfires
Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) talked about the impact of the wildfires in his district and in the…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) Briefing on the California Wildfires
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) participated in a briefing with President Trump in response to the…
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Natural and Cultural Landscapes
Professor Laura Watt talked about the idea of landscapes and how they include both natural and cultural…
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The Power of Geographic Data: FEMA Floodplain Maps
Geographers use geographic data to create maps that solve real world problems. These maps can guide…
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President Trump Responds to the Biden Energy Plan
At a event in the Rose Garden, President Trump delivered remarks and responded to a clean energy plan…
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Joe Biden Discusses his Clean Energy Plan
Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, delivers remarked on clean energy…
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Salt Industry in West Virginia
JQ Dickinson Salt-Works' co-owner Nancy Bruns discussed the Charleston-area’s history as the "salt…
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West Virginia Chemical Spill
In 2014, gallons of a coal cleaning chemical leaked into the Elk River in West Virginia. Author Angie…
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The U.S. formal withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement
Heritage Foundation deputy director Nick Loris and Friends of the Earth president Erich Pica talked…
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The Evolution of Modern Agriculture
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller discussed the evolution of agriculture in Texas and current…
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Secretary Chao Announces End to California Fuel Standards
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced at a press conference the Trump administration's intent…
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Youth Climate Change Activists Testify on Capitol Hill
The House Climate Crisis Committee and a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a joint hearing…
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Disaster Spending and the Role of FEMA
Acting FEMA Director Peter Gaynor testified in front of a House Appropriations subcommittee about the…
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Florida Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Hurricane Dorian
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed Hurricane Dorian and his decision to declare a state of…
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Climate Policy and 2020 Democratic Primary Candidates
Politico’s Zack Colman discussed campaign 2020 and where voters and primary candidates stand on energy…
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The United States and the Paris Climate Accord
Andrew Light from the World Resources Institute described the Paris Climate Accord and the commitments…
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Changes to the Endangered Species Act
Pacific Legal Foundation senior attorney Jonathan Wood and Defenders of Wildlife senior staff attorney…
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The Impact of Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades
This bellringer focuses on the importance of Florida's (FL) largest port and its impact on the local…
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Iron Production in Alabama
This bellringer focuses on the history of iron production in Birmingham, AL, and the effects on the city…
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Wyoming Railroads
This bellringer focuses on the history of the Union Pacific Railroad in Wyoming, as well as its effects…
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Environment and the Los Angeles Aqueduct
Progressive Era conservationists, including President Teddy Roosevelt and Chief of the U.S. Forest…
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The Edwards Dam in Augusta, ME
This bellringer focuses on the process to remove the Edwards Dam, a historic dam in the Augusta, Maine.
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The Mining District in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
This bellringer highlights the rich history of mining in the Idaho (ID) city.
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Oil and North Dakota
This bellringer highlights the positive effects of the Bakken Oil Fields on communities like Williston,…
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Tennessee Valley Authority
This 1944 film was made by the U.S. Office of War Information’s Overseas Motion Picture Bureau. It…
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Grand Coulee Dam Project
This bellringer focuses on the purpose and construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, located near Spokane,…
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The Cherry Industry in Salem, Oregon
This bellringer visits Salem, OR to learn about it's history of cherry production and the process by…
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Idaho National Forest and Wilderness Bill Signing Ceremony
President Obama signed H.R. 1138, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness…
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Hurricane Maria Recovery in Puerto Rico
This bellringer focuses on the testimony of Omar Marrero, Director of the Commonwealth's Central Office…
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Changes to Illinois Waterways
This bellringer visits the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Illinois (IL) to focus on changes to the river…
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Dakota Access Pipeline Debate
This bellringer features both sides of the debate surrounding the construction of the pipeline through…
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The Reclamation Act and the Huntley Irrigation Project
This bellringer visits the Huntley Museum of Irrigated Agriculture, and focuses on the impact of the…
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Olympic Pipeline Explosion
This bellringer visits the town of Bellingham, Washington (WA) and studies the causes, events, and…
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Flooding in Vermont
This bellringer visits the State Archives in Montpelier, VT to study the 1927 and 2011 floods that…
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduces the Green New Deal
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at the introduction of the “Green New Deal”.…
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on the Green New Deal
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) expressed his views on the impracticalities of the Green New Deal in a speech on…
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Senator McConnell (R-KY) on "Green New Deal"
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he will vote against the House-passed Democratic…
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Race and Environmental Justice
Texas Southern University professor Robert Bullard talked about the interplay of race and income in…
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The Cuyahoga River and Environmental Restoration
This bellringer shows footage of the Cuyahoga River in Ohio (Cleveland, OH) from the 1970s along with…
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The US Forest Service
This bellringer visits Missoula, Montana (MT) to learn about the history of the agency, along with the…
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Saratoga Springs
This bellringer focuses on the history and varied uses of the natural springs in New York (NY) state.
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Mining in Alaska
Miners rushed to Fairbanks after the discovery of gold in 1902. Dexter Coleman, a former prospector,…
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Agriculture and Irrigation in Yuma, Arizona
Steve Alameda talked about irrigation methods and the agriculture industry in Yuma, Arizona, including…
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Railroads and Transportation: Then and Now
This bellringer connects rail accomplishments of the past (including the transcontinental railroad…
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Lessons Learned from Three Mile Island
This bell ringer features footage from the days after the Three Mile Island (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)…
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Burning Rivers and Environmental Squalor
This bellringer includes a brief account of the 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River (Cleveland, Ohio), along…
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Negotiations to Address America's Infrastructure Needs
An overview of the negotiations between Congressional Democrats and President Trump over legislation to…
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Earth Day and Sustainable Development
Denis Hayes, co-founder of Earth Day and president of the Bullitt Foundation, talked about the creation…
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The Federal Bureaucracy
The federal bureaucracy, encompassing millions of employees and hundreds of agencies, departments, and…
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History of Smog in Southern California
Chip Jacobs, co-author of, Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles, shared the…
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President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society Initiatives
In his 1965 State of the Union address, President Johnson called on Americans to continue on the “road…
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Air Quality Act of 1967
Jeff Holmstead and Robin Juni talk about the components of air quality that were of concern and…
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Senator Cornyn (R-TX) on his Opposition to the Green New Deal
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke about his opposition to the Green New Deal. He discussed the role that…
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Cap and Trade Policies to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Washington Post editorial board member Stephen Stromberg discussed cap and trade policies to reduce…
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House and Senate Democrats launch Green New Deal
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with several other House and…
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The Clean Water Act and Proposed Changes
E&E News Reporter Ariel Wittenberg discussed the Trump administration’s proposal to alter Clean Water…
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Urban Policies Impacting the Flint Water Crisis
Journalist Anna Clark talked about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. She discussed the causes of the…
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The Intensity of Wildfires in California
Former firefighter and current USA Today reporter Trevor Hughes talked about the California wildfires…
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Wildlife of the Early American West
Dan Flores, Professor Emeritus, University of Montana, History Department, talks about the evolution of…
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Water in the Early American West
Weber State University History Professor Sara Dant talks about the significance of water to settlers in…
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The Grand Canyon - John Wesley Powell Expedition
In this lesson, students will listen to author John Ross talk about the life of John Wesley Powell who,…
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John Wesley Powell: 100th Meridian
Author John Ross talks about John Powell's theory of homesteading, how he developed the 100th meridian…
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FEMA and Response to Hurricane Maria
Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) on FEMA response to Hurricane Maria and its impact on Puerto Rico.
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Individual Preparedness during Natural Disasters
Daniel Kaniewski, Federal Emergency Management Agency deputy administrator, spoke about the importance…
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2017 Natural Disasters
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) talked about the scope of the natural disasters that occurred during 2017. He…
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World Population Growth Rates
Jonathan Salk, son of polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk, discussed the historic growth of the world…
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Climate Change and Skepticism
Texas Tech University Climate Science Center Director Katherine Hayhoe on climate change and answering…
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Trans-Alaska Pipeline
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline stretches 420 miles across Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska. Betsy…
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Yucca Mountain and Nuclear Waste Storage
CQ Roll Call Energy and Environment Reporter Jeremy Dillon discussed Yucca Mountain and the issue of…
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Adopt-A-Highway Program
In 1984, the original Adopt-a-Highway program was started in Tyler, Texas, to keep highways free from…
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Announces Rollback of Emissions Standards
On April 3, 2018, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator announced the EPA's plan to roll back…
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Grading the U.S. Infrastructure System
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Senior Managing Director Casey Dinges discusses the ASCE 2017…
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What is Infrastructure?
Eugene Mulero, Senior Congressional Editor for Transport Topics, provides a definition & examples of…
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The Federal Gas Tax and Paying for Transportation Infrastructure
American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials' Bud Wright discussed how…
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Influences of Conservationism
Author Chris Epting identifies the events and figures that most influenced T. Roosevelt's conservation…
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Deliberation- "If You Need Federal Agencies to Back You Up Because You Can't Carry the Burden, Then We Need to Know That"
Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) discusses the role of state and federal governments in addressing issues…
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President Trump's Remarks on Reducing the Size of National Monuments
President Trump signed an executive order at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City reducing the size…
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Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change
Former Vice President Al Gore talked about his book An Inconvenient Sequel and the impact of climate…
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Federal Funding for Fighting Wildfires
Former Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources, Robert Bonnie discussed the federal funding of…
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Life and Legacy of John Muir
Throughout his life, John Muir was an explorer, inventor, naturalist and conservationist. His…
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The Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talked about the Department of Agriculture and current trends and…
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The Army Corps of Engineers and Natural Disasters
Energy Reporter Annie Snider discussed the role of the Army Corps of Engineers in preventing natural…
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Hurricane Harvey
A look at statistics and news reports from Texas and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
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“Should Federal Lands be Open to Development?”
Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order that directed the Interior Department to…
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Trump Administration Review of Federal Land and National Monuments
E&E News Natural Resources Editor Noelle Straub talked about the Trump administration’s review of…
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The Role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created by Richard Nixon in 1970. It oversees the…
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President Trump on Climate Agreement
President Trump announced that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement.
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The Coal Industry
In the U.S., coal is the greatest domestically produced energy source. This coal generates a large…
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Clean Coal Technology
Manuel Quinones briefly explains clean coal technology.
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The Coal Industry
Manuel Quinones gave an overview of the coal industry in the United States. Topics included the…
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US National Monuments and the Antiquities Act
Popular Science Staff Writer Kendra Pierre-Louise discusses National Monuments, including the difference…
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on the Rule of Law and the Concept of Federalism
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke at the at the 2017 annual…
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Farming and Agriculture in Fresno County, California
Ryan Jacobsen, a fourth generation farmer, talked about the history of farming and agriculture in Fresno…
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Federal Disaster Preparedness and Assistance
Chris Currie, with the Government Accountability Office, talked about funding for federal disaster…
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