Statistics are provided on how individual action can make a difference, and a comprehensive list of national and state level contacts are provided with addresses and phone numbers. If you've got more time, and want a detailed web history of the latest proposed ambient air quality standards, along with a bibliography of scientific reports on the effects of air pollution, you may want to look back at this collection of documents from EPA's Proposed New Air Quality Standard . From the academy To learn more about how to cover air pollution and other environmental issues from a science perspective, I've designed a page for the Science Communication program at the University of Tennessee School of Journalism. After all, the two best ways to become highly informed about these issues is to read the major news media regularly, and by going to school for specialized training in science and environmental issues. I'm co-teaching here at the University of Tennessee called Environmental Reporting .
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Under the schedule , a journalist in the East Tennessee area can find the names of credible sources to contact on the big environmental issues of our time, including air pollution. Links are provided to the best newspapers in the country and the state for covering science and environmental issues, as well as magazines, journals, government agencies, and environmental organizations. The web is the quickest way for new journalists, or those new to an area or issue, to develop sources and download background materials. To become more fully informed, take college courses from professional journalists and teachers who study these issues in great depth. For more detailed information from the academic community, you might want to take the time to visit some of these guides to covering some of the most important issues on the science of air pollution.