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November 2019

In this issue of EM, you will find examples of environmental research studies where citizen science is an important component.

Inside This Month's Issue

Features

Citizen Science in Environmental Applications
by Prakash Doraiswamy


Empowering Citizen Scientists to Fill the Gaps in Air Quality
by Karmann Mills, Prakash Doraiswamy, Pawan Gupta, Olga Pikelnaya, Seung-Hyun Cho, Lisa Cicutto, Molly McCullough, Brandon Feenstra, Robert C. Levy, and Krysten Crews


Mobilizing the Low-Cost Sensor Revolution with Smartphones and Citizen Science
by Casey Quinn, Bonne Ford, and John Volckens


Monitoring the World’s Lakes: Progress from Citizen Science and Remote Sensing
by
Tamlin M. Pavelsky, Sheikh Ghafoor, Faisal Hossain, Grant M. Parkins, Sarah K. Yelton, Sarina B. Little, Simon N. Topp, Megan Rodgers, and Xiao Yan

Also This Month...

Regulatory Roundup: EPA Reverses Course on Methane; the Fight Over Vehicle Emissions Standards Ramps-Up
by William H. Haak
At the end of August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to reverse the Obama Administration’s regulation of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry through New Source Performance Standards under Section 111 of the U.S. Clean Air Act. At the same time, the Trump Administration and EPA were drawing new battle lines in their ongoing war with the state of California on relaxing vehicle emission standards, as automakers joined the fray on the side of tougher standards.

Message from the President: Leveraging Our Army of Volunteer Resources
by
Michele E. Gehring

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