There is an urgent need for American schoolchildren to learn about environment and ecology so that future generations will be able to cope with the effects of advanced technology on the atmosphere and water. (CK)

A nationwide teach-in on environment will take place April 22, 1970 on many college campuses. (CK)

A bibliography of contemporary publications on an adequate supply of usable water" compiled to be of assistance to interested students, teachers and librarians. (NH)

Teenage art projects conducted in New York State are discussed. (CK)

Explains the importance of cross-cultural communication and gains special significance in the comprehension of environmental degradation and the identification of environmental solutions. Questions multicultural environmental education as a solution to the problems. (Contains 23 references.) (Author/YDS)

Describes a few of the most influential and commonly used analytical frameworks including early U.S. linear progression models; altruism, empathy, and prosocial behavior models; and sociological models. Analyzes factors that have been found to have some influence, positive or negative, on pro-environmental behavior such as demographic factors,…

Presents an exploratory study that investigates how environmental beliefs relate to self-reported environmental behaviors. Includes a student sample (N=110) which was administered a 208-item instrument. Reports that based on survey results, most of the sample perceived themselves as environmentally aware and differed only in strength of attitudes.…

Based on the idea that, to create a long-lasting, deeply held environmental ethic, environmental education must address human alienation from the natural world, this article examines gardening as a means to help students connect with nature in a very profound way. (LZ)

Analyzes the paradox between the careful work of rigorous political analysis and philosophy and a desire for mystery and the experience of awe and wildness that demands putting aside careful reasoning and the sensing of nature in an altogether different way. (LZ)

Reports the transcript of a roundtable discussion on environmental racism. Participants represented the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice, Sierra Club's Ethnic Diversity Task Force, Sierra Club's Southeast Office, and Minnesota's White Earth Recovery Project. (MDH)

This study demonstrates that children who use playgrounds in the northern suburbs of Detroit are exposed to a variety of safety hazards. During the course of the study, a total of 474 separate hazards were identified. Recommends that reasonable standards should be mandated and enforced. (LZ)

Examines the attributes of effective risk communication programs and offers some general guidelines and recommendations for enhancing the risk communication process in environmental health. (LZ)