Resources
Fourth National Climate Assessment – Midwest
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) assesses the science of climate change and variability and its impacts across the United States, now and throughout this century.
Transforming Coal Plants into Productive Community Assets
Since 2002, the Sierra Club has been leading the charge for coal plant retirements with its Beyond Coal campaign. […] The campaign continues to build momentum and push for closure of the remaining 345 plants. As coal plants retire, it is not only important to look at what type of energy is generated to replace […]
Rain Garden CAD Files Open Source Download
Please utilize Delta’s open source CAD files for Green Infrastructure Designs used to reduce flooding, manage stormwater, expand access to greenspace, and achieve other quality of life indicators. Municipalities have provided their engineers and/or landscape designers with these CAD files to streamline the design and installation process–thus reducing costs and time.
EcoTheatre Lab Resources
Below are some additional individuals, organizations, and projects in the Midwest that are also engaging in work at the intersection of arts and storytelling, climate action, and sustainable agriculture.
Influencing Federal Dollars for Clean Transportation
This tool kit is a grassroots advocacy guide so that everyday people can have more influence over how federal transportation dollars are spent in their communities and over transportation decisions in general.
Organizations
Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub
The Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub (MBDH) is a network of people from academia, industry, government, and nonprofits who are passionate about using data-driven approaches to address grand challenges facing science and society. Anyone is welcome to join these efforts.
Environmental Protection Network
The Environmental Protection Network harnesses the expertise of over 650 former EPA career staff and political appointees from across the country to serve as a trusted resource, answering calls for objective analysis, scientific rigor, and a vision for a transformed 21st century EPA.
Taylor Geospatial Institute
The Nation’s Leading Geospatial Research Collaborative Rooted in St. Louis and the Midwest
Midwest Regional Climate Center
The Midwestern Regional Climate Center is a cooperative program between the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Our center is a partner in a national climate service program that includes NCEI, five other Regional Climate Centers, and State Climate Offices. The NCEI is part of the Department of […]
KERAMIDA, Inc.
KERAMIDA Inc. is a WBE-Certified, leading provider of Sustainability & ESG, Climate/GHG, Environmental, Health & Safety consulting and engineering services.