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The Committee on the Campus Environment
The Committee on the Campus Environment has, since 1999, advised the Administration on institutional policies and behaviors that promote environmental stewardship at UTK. As a Research I university, UTK has both the qualifications and the responsibility to demonstrate leadership as a "living laboratory" for environmental stewardship
The Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies (CCPCT) . . . has a mission to develop, evaluate, and promote cleaner products and cleaner technologies that minimize pollution at the source and contribute to long-term sustainable development. The CCPCT focuses on the earliest stages of pollution prevention: the design of products and the processes by which they are made.
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The East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition (ETCFC) is a group of people who live, work and play in East Tennessee, who are working together to reduce dependence on foreign oil and improve regional air quality and sustainability. It is a voluntary effort.

The ETCFC is a participant in the the DOE's national Clean Cities program, which works toward these goals by furthering the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel in the transportation sector. The alternative fuels include biodiesel, electricity, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas and propane. These fuels are between 90% and 100% domestically produced, versus crude oil, for which the U.S. requires about 55% foreign supply (only 45% domestically produced).
The Center for Environmental Biotechnology (Science Alliance) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was established in 1986 to foster a multidisciplinary approach for training the next generation of environmental scientists and solving environmental problems through biotechnology.
The Energy, Environment, and Resources Center
The Energy, Environment, and Resources Center (EERC) (Science Alliance) at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville finds real-world solutions to problems related to the environment, energy, economic development, and technology. Through multidisciplinary research, our staff has assisted federal, state, and local governments, as well as the private sector, in reducing waste and environmental impacts, increasing energy efficiency, strengthening planning processes, and using new technology wisely.
TIEM: THE INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING
The purpose of TIEM is to do basic research on significant environmental problems that impact the State of Tennessee and have national and international implications. The focus of the Institute is on experimental design, environmental model formulation together with mathematical and statistical analyses of the models, projection of the analysis for use by decision makers, development of theoretical and computational tools for studying the environment as well as development of hardware and software (such as parallel computing and visualization graphics) to implement and analyze the models. TIEM is housed in the Division of Biology and is directed by Louis J. Gross. (Science Alliance)
Launched in 1985 as a state Center of Excellence, the Waste Management Research and Education Institute (WMREI), directed by Dr. Gary Sayler, has become a major university resource.WMREI is dedicated to solving waste-management problems affecting the long-term, sustainable use of environmental resources. WMREI research focuses on waste and environmental policy; environmental science, engineering, and biotechnology; and other waste-management and clean-products technologies. Much of the institute's current research supports the movement toward environmental sustainability. (Science Alliance)
EERC ~ Water Resources Research Center
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) facilitates research at universities and colleges throughout the region; promotes education and training relevant to water-resources issues; and serves as an information clearinghouse for federal, state, and local government agencies that oversee water-related problems.

The Center, which is guided by a statewide advisory committee, cooperates with government agencies, private-sector nonprofit organizations, and the public to identify key water issues facing Tennessee and the region.

Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS) The RAIS contains Risk Assessment Tools and Information. The Risk Assessment Tools include: Risk-Based Preliminary Remediation Goal (PRG) calculations, a Toxicity data base, Risk Calculations, and Ecological Benchmarks. The Tools are designed for use at all DOE sites and can be customized for site-specific conditions. The RAIS also includes information, guidance, and risk results applicable to the Oak Ridge Reservation.
Spatial Analysis and Decision Assistance (SADA) is free software that incorporates tools from environmental assessment fields into an effective problem solving environment. These tools include integrated modules for visualization, geospatial analysis, statistical analysis, human health risk assessment, ecological risk assessment, cost/benefit analysis, sampling design, and decision analysis. The capabilities of SADA can be used independently or collectively to address site specific concerns when characterizing a contaminated site, assessing risk, determining the location of future samples, and when designing remedial action. A fully functional freeware version is available on the download page of this web site. SADA is developed in The Institute for Environmental Modeling at the University of Tennessee .
LUCAS is a multidisciplinary, land use management tool funded by the "Man and the Biosphere (MAB)" program. For more information on the MAB program at "UNESCO-MABnet". For a complete review of similar software environments see National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry.
Center for Biomarker Analysis (CBA) Natural systems show incredible resilience. Through complex interactions, consortia of microbes prosper in the soils, sediments, slimes, biofilms, arctic tundra and deep ocean vents, as well as other extreme environments where single species fail. The CBA is a world leading research center devoted to understanding how these interactions allow for the success of these complicated systems.
BIOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is one of the major concerns of The Science Alliance, a UT center of excellence funded by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Science Alliance helps support joint institutes to foster research partnerships that will bring together talented scientists from around the world. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a collaborating partner
The University of Tennessee's Environment & Natural Resources Group (ENR) was created to develop and disseminate new knowledge critical to understanding the structure and function of the natural environment. . . . ENR is a functional model of how excellence in the education mission of a university can meet scholarly and teaching goals while providing information and technology leadership necessary for informed decision making by the public."