The topic of your final web page is fairly wide open. Topics must be approved by the instructor to insure they are appropriate and not too broad. Look to your textbook for topics not covered in class or to your notes for topics you would be interested in researching more in-depth. The text book has many Case Studies and Closer Looks that would be appropriate for class projects. Local projects may also be appropriate.

Here are a few MN-related topics that may be of interest:

• Taconite emissions in Minnesota (coal-fired power plant, etc.)
  
• Coal-fired power plants/emissions in Minnesota
  
• The Chippewa - Relations with the environment in northern Minnesota
  
• Impact of fish consumption (or advisories) on Native Americans
  
• Mercury deposition in northern Minnesota - past and future trends
  
• Fish consumption advisories - how are they developed, how does MN compare to other states, are they useful, etc.
  
• Impact of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion (Global warming, acid rain) on Forests (or lakes) - pick a specific topic
  
• Electrical generation in Minnesota
  
• Wind energy in Minnesota - potential for development - something specific
  
• Impacts of road salt on lakes
  
• Earthworm invasion in northern Minnesota and environmental impacts
  
• History of dioxins in the Rainy River
  
• Mercury in loons in Minnesota - spatial and temporal trends
  
• Sustainable forest practices in Minnesota
  
• What is (or was) New Source Review?
  
• The Clean Air Act and emissions from power plants
  
• Alternative energy: future in Minnesota, etc
  

Other topics:

• A specific person, book, etc. of environmental significance
• Biodiversity issues
• Storing wind energy - hydrogen, vanadium batteries, etc.
• Producing hydrogen, other novel alternative energy
• Cellulosic ethanol production/challenges
• Plug-in hybrid cars
• Making conservation profitable, other environmental economic issues
• Rainforest destruction
• Endocrine disrupting chemicals
• Bush environmental policies
• Acid rain impacts on a specific place
• The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico
• Nuclear energy, waste disposal, etc
• Recylcing programs in MN or elsewhere; markets for recycled goods
• Cap and trade emission policies
• Urban sprawl in a specific area