Books
Robert Weinhold, Rating Guide to Environmentally Healthy Metro Areas, Animas Press, P. O. Box 9094, Durango, CO 81302-9094... Rates 317 U.S. Metro Areasfor total pollutant loads. Resource for relocating or for improving your current city. 200 pages. $19.95 plus $3 S&H
The Green Index: A State by State Guide to the Nation's Environmental Health, Ranks 50 states by 200 environmental health indicators (air pollution, agricultural pollution, toxic waste. Order: Southern Studies, P.O. Box 531, Durham, NC 27702 $20
Moving & Relocation Source Book,: Reference guide for 100 largest metro areas. Includes bibliographical references and index. (History and present status, population, location and climate, taxes, transportation, economic indicators, quality of living indicators, cost of living, education, medical & health care, arts, sports, recreation, media, voter registration, driving and automobile regulations, community agencies, Published by: Omnigraphics, Inc. Penobscot Building, Detroit Michigan 48226, Compiled by Diane Barlow and Steven Wasserman. 800-234-1340 over 550 pages.
A Homebuyer's Guide to Environmental Hazards by R. Woods, Consumer Information Center-W P.O. Box 100, Pueblo, Colorado 81002. Write for cost.
Resources
· Summary ratings of 204 cities around the US: Contact Zero Population Growth, 1400 16th St., N. W., Washington, DC 20036 (202-332-2200), and ask about the price and availability of their "Environmental Stress Index". This publication rates cities by population, land area, population density, population change, air quality, water, sewage treatment and toxic releases - not all the information you need, but a good place to start investigating.
· Weather analysis: National Meteorological Center, National Weather Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, 5400 Auth Rd., #101, Camp Springs, Maryland 20033, or call (301) 763-8016
· Prevailing winds: National Climatic data Center, National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service, NOAA, Federal Bldg., Asheville, North Carolina 28801 or call (704) 259-0682
· Information on toxic emissions in both the area you are considering and the areas in the path of prevailing winds: EPA Toxic Release Inventory, User Support Service, 401 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20460 or call (202)382-4355
· Local air quality: Call directory assistance for the chapter of the American Lung Association in the area you contemplate.
· Local pesticide policy: Department of Public Health. Call directory assistance for the office in the area you contemplate.
Thanks to Jo Heiliger for submitting this information 2001