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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title:El Yunque (Puerto Rico)
 * Article Evaluation:Overall a good article, but there is definitely room for it to be improved, especially in reference to the effects of recent meteorological changes in the area, as well as the effects of natural disasters. The article also mentions the cultural importance to the Taino people but could benefit from additional historical context about the Taino people and their connection to El Yunque, as well as the importance of the mountain and rainforest to the rest of the island. Although the article touches on the climate, it would be informative for it to also touch on the ecosystem within and possibly highlight species who inhabit it.
 * Sources:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719301846 :https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/45918 :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719301846 :https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bes2.1346 :https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/elyunque/about-forest/?cid=fsbdev3_042985

Option 2

 * Article title:Mameyes River
 * Article Evaluation:While the article is informative, it is relatively short. Expanding on the ecological significance, historical aspects, or any notable events related to the river could enhance the content. Including information about the flora and fauna in the riparian zone or any conservation efforts associated with the National Wild and Scenic River designation would provide a more comprehensive understanding.:Furthermore, it might be important to address any threats to the river, be they manmade or ecological.
 * Sources:https://www.rivers.gov/river/rio-mameyes :https://czo-archive.criticalzone.org/luquillo/infrastructure/field-area/rio-mameyes/ :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921800996000936 :https://data.fs.usda.gov/research/pubs/iitf/ja_iitf_2015_Gonzalez007.pdf :https://cals.ncsu.edu/applied-ecology/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/01/Buttermore-et-al-2018.pdf

Option 3

 * Article title:Solar landfill
 * Article Evaluation:Introduction has very little information and does not provide much background on the topic. "Development" section lacks information on the actual development of Solar Farms on landfills, and instead focuses on unsubstantiated claims of capacity and speculates on what makes a site suitable. This section would benefit from the inclusion of information regarding zoning, incentives, potential hurdles, and differences in different states/programs.
 * No information on what actually constitutes rehabilitating sites - unclear what is done, how the remediation is quantified, and what remediation does to the surrounding ecosystem. How does the rehabilitation of a brownfield affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, pollution? Article only has three sources, one of which has a vested financial interest in the success of such programs as described in the article.   Little discussion on Talk page.
 * Overall, I think this is one of the articles that could be improved the most given the current and potential future relevance of such types of landfill remediation.


 * Sources:https://time.com/6183376/landfills-becoming-solar-farms/ :https://www.epa.gov/re-powering/best-practices-siting-solar-photovoltaics-municipal-solid-waste-landfills :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032117304525 :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221067071300005X :https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8440080/

Option 4

 * Article title:Integrated Farm Management Program
 * Article Evaluation:This article is quite brief and barely touches on anything outlined in the 1990 and 1996 bills. It definitely needs some work to go into greater depth about the goals of the program, especially regarding the emphasis on sustainable agriculture. Additionally, there is no information on the page about the bill post 1996, so it would be hard for a reader to gauge how the program has fared since its launch.
 * Sources:https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/up-pa/pswmru/docs/integrated-farm-system-model/ :https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/integrated-farm-management-ifm :https://tracextech.com/9-principles-of-integrated-farm-management-systems/ :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837717304945

Option 5

 * Article title:Environmental Quality Incentives Program
 * Article Evaluation:While this page is quite fleshed out, I do think that it could be expanded upon to quantify the impact of the program as well as its intentions, considering that much of what is outlined in just the USDA factsheet is not present on the Wikipedia Article.
 * Sources:https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-06/EQIP-Factsheet%20%282%29.pdf :https://sustainableagriculture.net/publications/grassrootsguide/conservation-environment/environmental-quality-incentives-program/ :https://www.agriculturefairnessalliance.org/news/usda-eqip :https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajae.12316