Subject: Environmental Links EPA Resources for Non-Profit Organizations http://www.epa.gov/epahome/nonprof.html105:S.1146:.html The United States Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a web site for members of the non-profit community to find EPA resources specifically of interest to their organizations. This site is part of a larger effort coordinated by the White House Public Liaison and announced by Vice President Gore in a press conference Tuesday, September 16. The EPA site features information to assist non-profits in getting informed and involved in environmental issues; accessing data and information about environmental conditions; and finding Agency programs and contacts for their activities. Pfiesteria, Fish Kills & The Chesapeake Bay http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bayprogram/new/innews/1997/pfiester. htm In response to recent fish kills and other diseased fish catches in Maryland, North Carolina and Delaware, the Chesapeake Bay Program has created this page for the latest information about Pfiesteria piscicida, implicated in the recent fish kills. Pfiesteria piscicida is a one-celled microorganism referred to by scientists as a toxic dinoflagellate. The site includes fact sheets, daily updates, health facts and information from current press articles. Pfiesteria piscicida http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/pfiest.htmlnew/innews/1997/pfiester. The Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library, U. S. Department of Agriculture, has developed a page of linkages to material covering Pfiesteria piscicida as well. Linkages are made to information from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and other organizations dealing with the recent concerns of this microorganisms' affect on aquatic life. NGO Directory for Central and Eastern Europe http://www.rec.org/REC/Databases/NGODirectory/NGOFind.htmliester. This Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) Directory, developed by the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, offers listing from thirteen countries in that region and is accessible through an initial search screen. The search option offers a selection of country and keyword with the option to add English and native language names. The directory has over 1,700 entries of local chapters and national/central offices and each record offers contact information, number of members, objectives, and activities. ABC's of Pollution Prevention for Small Businesses http://www.edf.org/Want2help/ABCs.htmlrectory/NGOFind.htmliester. The Environmental Defense Fund has created this colorful and informative alphabet of pollution prevention ideas for small businesses in honor of Pollution Prevention Week, September 15-19. Because cleaning up pollution is difficult and expensive, P2 Week focuses on ways to avoid creating it in the first place.