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Article #1 Directions to candidates You will be required to critique four articles for the course on reading difficulties and dyslexia. An article critique is an assignment that requires a student to critically read a research article and reflect upon it. The key task is to identify the strong and weak sides of the piece and assess how well the author interprets its sources, a critique reflects upon the validity and effectiveness of the arguments the article’s author used in his or her work.  Next, you will  address the following question after reading the article. Use the layout as a guide  to critique  the article in prose form. Introduction Introduce the work by stating the author, title, and source along with the date of Publication. Why is the article’s author considered an expert in their field?  What makes a particular author’s opinion sound valid? Is the author knowledgeable about the topic? Check out the author’s credentials and the reliability of the sources. Is this a reliable author? Can he or she be considered an authority on the subject? Are the sources upon which the article is based clearly and accurately indicated? What is the author’s thesis/hypothesis? Summary The main idea of the article. What is the main message the author is trying to convey? The main arguments or information  presented in the article. What makes the author’s opinion sound valid? The conclusion of the article. Critique Highlight the strong and weak sides of the article. Express an educated opinion regarding the relevancy, clarity, and accuracy of the article. Backup your claims with direct examples from the piece. What is your personal opinion on the article how can you relate or connect  with the topic.

[WLOs: 2, 3] [CLO: 3] In this week’s lab, you learned all about water quality, from major sources and types of pollution to methods of field assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates and chemical tests. Together, we completed an initial assessment of water quality in White Oak Creek. Now it is time to research your own local watershed. Step 1: To prepare for your assignment, Ensure you have completed the Water Quality Monitoring virtual lab. Begin by visiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s webpage How’s My WaterwayLinks to an external site., and follow these steps: Read over the main page to familiarize yourself with the site. Move your cursor to the “How’s My Waterway?” widget on the page and type in your current home address. (If that does not work for any reason, or if you are currently stationed overseas, just choose a previous home address or the home address of a family member for this assignment.) Click the Go button. In the page that appears, you will see a map that includes a region surrounded by a dashed line. That shows your local watershed. To find the name of the watershed, hover before the list of water bodies next to the map. Your watershed’s name will be italicized. Now, use the website to research your watershed. Find the stream, pond, or other water body closest to your home that is marked by different colors. If the closest water body is unmarked, follow it downstream to the first section that is marked. Is your closest water body good, impaired, or condition unknown? If it is impaired, click on it, and a box will appear with more information. For what uses is it impaired? For more details about that use, click on the listed uses for their definitions, and click on the lighter i in the darker circle for more details about that particular use. The box may also include information about the sources of impairment. You can click on their labels to read more about them, including a definition and what you can do to help with that issue. Finally, at the bottom of the box, you will see this option: View Waterbody Report. Click on the hyperlink to get further details about this water body, including plans in place to protect or restore water quality (click on any hyperlinks to view these plans). Record all the pertinent information in your notes; you will use this to write up your report. Step 2: Next, follow your local water body downstream until it joins the biggest stream or river in your watershed—the main river into which all the other tributaries flow. (If your local stream flows into a lake, use that instead. If your local water body is a small pond or lake, zoom out to find the closest large lake in your area instead.) Click on that larger river or lake to pull up the same information as you did for your nearest water body, above. Record all pertinent information in your notes. Step 3: Finally, see what else you can learn about your watershed online. Using the name of your major river or lake, do an internet search for “[name or river or lake] water quality”. You might also go to Google News and do the same search there. Maybe your river or lake has been in the news either due to cleanup efforts or because of new contamination events. Finally, try an internet search for “[name of river or lake] organizations.” Are there any nonprofit groups working to protect your watershed? If so, what are their names, what do they do, and how might volunteers get involved? Write Now, you are ready to write your Watershed Status Report. In your essay, Describe your watershed. Name your watershed. State where the watershed is located in the United States. Discuss what the water quality is like for the closest water body to your home. Make sure to include all the details shared in the preparation section. Describe what the water quality is for the largest river or lake in or near your watershed. Make sure to include all the details shared in the preparation section. Explain your overall assessment of the water quality in your watershed. Explain any plans and steps that are needed to protect the water quality in your watershed. Discuss what plans have been put in place to protect or restore water quality for your local water body and the watershed. Summarize what additional steps you think should be taken to address any water quality impairments present in your watershed. Provide information about any organizations active in your watershed working to safeguard local water quality, including what they do and how volunteers can get involved. Discuss the latest news stories, if any, about the health of your watershed. You will submit two documents to Waypoint. One should be your completed Lab Worksheet and the other should be your Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory essay. Together these two documents are worth 5% of your class grade. The Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory Follow-Up Assignment essay, must be 2 to 4 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. must include a separate title page with the following in title case: title of essay in bold font Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page. student’s name name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus) course name and number instructor’s name due date must utilize academic voice. Refer to the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance. must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources. must use at least 1 scholarly source, one credible source, and the course text, for 3 sources total. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source. To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

Introduction Define an issue that affects your current profession or programmatic field of study. Explain the overall background of the professional area and the issue. Include your thesis statement at the end of the introduction. Main body paragraph 1: Overview of the Issue Begin with a topic sentence to introduce the main issue/topic. Describe the field of study or professional area and how the issue you’ve identified affects it. Identify the first scholarly, peer-reviewed, or other credible source you have chosen to explore on a topic. Summarize its main points in relation to your topic. Evaluate the credibility of your source (Is it scholarly? Is it biased? Is it current?). Comment on why the article is useful to the topic, including how it contributes to a deeper understanding of the problem discussed. Main body paragraph 2: Possible Effects Begin with a topic sentence to introduce the topic/issues impact on the profession. Discuss the main possible effects of the topic or issue you identified on the profession. Identify the second scholarly, peer-reviewed, or other credible source you have chosen to analyze. Summarize the article’s findings in relation to the effects of the identified issue. Evaluate the credibility of your source (Is it scholarly? Is it biased? Is it current?). Discuss how the article illuminates the effects on the profession or professionals within the discipline and potential short-term and/or long-term impacts the problem is having on the profession or field of study. Main body paragraph 3: Possible Solutions Begin with a topic sentence to introduce the availability of feasible solutions. Propose possible solutions for addressing the issue. Explain how the solutions could be implemented and analyze their practicality (Are they feasible? Are they logical? How can they be implemented?). Identify the third scholarly, peer-reviewed, or other credible source you have chosen to discuss. Summarize the article’s findings in relation to the proposed solutions. Evaluate the credibility of your source (Is it scholarly? Is it biased? Is it current?). Discuss how this article supports the proposed solutions and how it contributes to a deeper understanding of the problem and how to address it.Conclusion

Choose a film that contains a weather phenomenon.  Watch the movie! Choose a weather phenomenon to research (if there is more than one in the film). Use books, news articles, textbooks, and scholarly articles to learn more about the science behind this phenomenon (minimum of three references). Please DO NOT cite Wikipedia pages, though they may be a good start to steer you toward more appropriate references. Write a 500-700 (or more) word analysis addressing:  How was this film related to weather? How was weather used to move the story forward? What is the science behind the phenomenon you chose to research? How well or poorly did the film depict the reality of this phenomenon? At the end of the paper make sure you include your references (minimum of three) cited in a consistent style.

Please create two info-graphics for the scientific topics I will provide when assigned. MUST have scientific background and experience in creating visual aids/infographics. (example: through canva) I will also provide my notes/background information on both topics - If are knowledgeable and comfortable with BOTH environmental sciences & creating digital info-graphics, it will be a simple task - you will need little to no extra research to complete this assignment based on the information I attach.

Topic Problem description: Invasive carp in the Chicago River threaten to invade Lake Michigan  Policy intervention: Proposed state and federal funding to install deterrents at Brandon Road Lock and Dam I WILL ATTACH TWO RESOURCES TO START WITH AND MUST USE  Policy analysis Part 1: Problem identification and assessment criteria (16 pts)  In this assignment, you will also do some additional research – find 1 or more additional sources (these may include other news articles, policy documents such as administrative code or program descriptions, or peer-reviewed journal articles) to better understand the Natural Resource/Environmental (NRE) problem, policy, and values at stake. You will then write a memo that draws on what you read in Cubbage Ch. 4 “Policy Analysis and Criteria for Decisions.” Your memo will describe the problem and the policy intervention proposed or implemented to address it. Then you will use two relevant criteria to assess the policy and identify an appropriate data source you could use for assessment. Data source examples discussed in class include:https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/inter...,  https://www.usaspending.gov/state/illinois/latest, https://climatevulnerabilityindex.org/, https://habitatsuitabilitymodeling-natureserve.hub..., Finally, you will give a recommendation. Formatting: Please write in memo format (see optional template below). You are writing as a policy analyst for a large NRE organization that is considering legislative advocacy on this policy issue (for the purposes of this assignment, choose an organization that seems most relevant to the issue; examples include.https://www.nature.org/en-us/, https://www.sierraclub.org/, https://www.wcs.org/, https://ilenviro.org/ Address your memo to the organization’s director of policy advocacy. The memo should be approximately 4 pages in length (double spaced) and follow the written assignments format described in the syllabus. Because this assignment will be written in memo format, you may consider strategic use of section headers and bullet points to highlight key information (these do not need to be double spaced). A reference list at the end should include the original article and your 1+ additional sources in APA format. Check out these memos as examples of this type of writing (but note that these are external memos whereas yours are internal) https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2021/10/..., https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2022/03/... Your memo should address the following: (2 pt) Summarize the NRE problem. (2 pt) Describe the policy intervention (description should include the entity creating the policy and the entity implementing it (these may be different) and how the policy works (does it incentivize behavior? regulate? acquire land? etc…). (3 pts) Choose an assessment criterion from those described in Cubbage Ch. 4 that is most relevant to the issue (e.g., ecosystem services, market efficiency, equity). Explain why you chose that criterion for your case, then assess the extent to which the policy intervention meets this first criterion, based on the information you have. Finally, identify and explain at least one type of primary data you would need to conduct a thorough assessment. (3pts) Choose one other assessment criterion. Explain why you chose that criterion for your case, then assess the extent to which the policy intervention meets this second criterion, based on the information you have. Finally, identify and explain at least one type of primary data you would need to conduct a thorough assessment. (3 pts) Finally, give your opinion: did the policy response you read about adequately address your two criteria? If not, what changes to the policy should your organization advocate for to make it meet these criteria? (3 pts) Correct formatting and style At least 3 (the two we gave and 1+ additional) sources cited in APA style. (1 pt) Minimal typographical or grammatical errors (1 pt), followed formatting rules and paper is well-written (e.g., flows well, clearly laid out, etc.) (1 pt) Total: 16 pts   I WILL ATTACH THE LINKS FOR TOPIC OF MEMO, CUBBAGE CHAPTER4, AND A TEMPLATE FOR THIS MEMO. Policy analysis Part 2: Stakeholder assessment and engagement (14 pts) In this assignment, you will build on the analysis you began in Part 1, continuing with the same topic and articles from Part 1, but you may add 1-2 additional sources, as needed, to support your assessment. Assuming you are in the same organizational position as before, your memo will first present a rainbow analysis (described in lecture) to identify what stakeholders affect and are affected by the NRE problem (there should be at least 5 stakeholder groups identified, including those involved in creating the policy intervention(s)). Then, for each of the affected stakeholder groups, you will assess where they fall on Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation and justify why you think they are in that position. Finally, you will make a recommendation about whether the policy intervention and/or policy process should be changed with respect to community engagement.  Formatting: Use the same instructions for Part 1 (with the addition of the Rainbow Diagram figure). The memo should be approximately 4 pages in length (double spaced) and follow the written assignments format described in the syllabus. You can use the memo template below. For this part, you have the option to add an additional source to help understand how different stakeholder groups are affected by or involved in the process of the policy. For instance, an environmental group might post a policy position on their website that explains their stance.   Your memo should address the following:  (1 pts) Briefly remind the reader of the NRE problem and policy. (5 pts) Using the rainbow diagram template above, fill in the positions of relevant affecting and affected stakeholders (at least 5 groups, with at least 2 affected non-governmental stakeholder groups). Then clearly explain in the text why you placed each group in the particular place in the diagram. (2 pts) For each of the affected groups identified, assess which position you think they are in on Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation and justify why you think they are in that position. Note: Arnstein's ladder focuses on non-governmental stakeholder power, so only include non-governmental affected groups for this portion of the analysis. (3 pts) Make a recommendation about whether your organization should advocate for the policy intervention and/or process to be changed with respect to community participation. For instance, should there be additional opportunities to bring certain groups into the dialogue? Remember, not all policies need to have complete citizen control—your recommendation on participation should be appropriate to the problem and type of policy.

What are the key differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources, and how do these differences impact the sustainability of global energy consumption? Discuss the environmental, economic, and social implications of relying on each type of energy, providing specific examples to support your answer.

Why is the ocean important and how does the ocean affect everyday life in the State of California (Southern California) and its Citizens? 

Write at the minimum a 1-page brief answering the following questions: Using the EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Search tool and the same steps performed in the associated data exercise, find a facility with a high number of violations. This may be from a nationwide search (irrespective of state or city) or a location of interest to you (such as your hometown). Using information from the ECHO output (by clicking on the case identifier) as well as from online research, explain what happened. What was the cause of the violation, and what solutions (if any) were sought? Cite your sources

This unit presented applications of the course material. The Unit VII assignment is to write a report that addresses the following elements. Write an introduction to your report. Be specific. Assess the impact of industrial waste on human populations. Examine the key attributes of solid and hazardous waste. Evaluate technologies related to the minimization of industrial and hazardous wastes. Assess engineering principles applicable to solid and hazardous waste management. Formulate strategies for solving industrial waste-related problems. Write a summary of your results and the findings from your report. Ensure your paper is written coherently and that it addresses the requirements mentioned above. Your course project must be at least four pages in length, and it must include a title page and reference page (title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum page requirement). In addition to using the required unit resources article by Mor et al. and the unit lesson in your course project, locate three peer-reviewed articles from the CSU Online Library that focus on applications of the course material. At least two of the three sources must not have been used in any of your other assignments for this course. The articles must be no more than five years old. Because this assignment requires you to reference peer-reviewed articles, you may find it helpful to review the library’s tutorial on How to Find Peer-Reviewed Resources. (Transcript for How to Find Peer-Reviewed Resources video)