This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.

For this mini-unit, students will research urban waste disposal issues, and investigate the practicality and environmental impact of using an abandoned mine as a landfill.

After researching the political and environmental issues around Toronto, Ontario's shipment of its waste to Ann Arbor, Michigan, young scholars will hold a debate and write an opinion paper.