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WERC is a consortium for environmental education and
technology development. The consortium’s mission is to develop the human
resources and technologies needed to address environmental issues. WERC
has come to be widely recognized for its commitment to the nation’s
environment and natural resources.
WERC’s threefold program aims to achieve environmental
excellence through education, public outreach and technology development
and deployment. Its successes are many, with an active higher education
program to support students pursuing environmentally related degrees, an
outreach program that reaches thousands of children and hundreds of
regional businesses and agencies, and a technology development effort
that has resulted in a number of new environmental technologies.
Originally known as the Waste-management, Education
and Research Consortium, the organization is now called WERC: A
Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development,
reflecting its broader mission and accomplishments.
WERC is a partnership that leverages environmental
expertise from throughout New Mexico. Consortium members include:
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