Environmental
Issues: Acid Rain
URL: http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/
Information about acid rain, its causes and effects, how
to measure acid rain, and how to reduce acid rain. Environmental
Protection Agency. [11/05]
U.S.
Geological Survey
URL: http://bqs.usgs.gov/acidrain/
On-line data and reports on acid rain, atmospheric deposition
and precipitation chemistry, including a primer on acid
rain, how it is measured and its effects. [11/05]
Greenhomebuilding.com
URL: http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/
Web site dedicated to sustainable architecture and natural
building. Includes information on environmentally-friendly
materials and construction methods. [11/05]
Report
on Carcinogens
URL:
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=72016262-BDB7-CEBA-FA60E922B18C2540
The National Toxology site offers history, FAQs, the report.
[10/06]
Global
Warming
Global
Warming
URL: http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/index.html
Information on climate, emissions, impacts, and actions
on the state/local, national and global levels.
EPA, U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency. [11/05]
Washington Post Special Report: Global Warming
URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/science/climatechange/index.html
Documents, transcripts, graphics and full-text articles.[11/05]
EE-Link: Endangered
Species
URL: http://eelink.net/EndSpp/
Endangered and extinct species lists, facts and fact
sheets. For U.S., clickable map, lists of plants and
animals sorted by region and name, searchable by common
or scientific name. World lists include IUCN 1994
Red List of Endangered Animals and extinct species
lists. University of Michigan. [03/06]
National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National
Institutes of Health
URL: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/fsmenu.htm
Information and data on environmental health, including
topics such as dioxin research, relationship of breast
cancer to the environment, and lead hazards.
[11/05]
Environmental
Ethics
URL: http://www.marquette.edu/library/sites/environmental_ethics.html
Neatly organized listing of links to various facets
of environmental dilemmas. Marquette University. [11/05]
Earthtrends:The
Environmental Information Portal
URL: http://earthtrends.wri.org/
Information on coastal and marine ecosystems, water
resources and freshwater ecosystems, climate and
atmosphere, population, health and human well-being,
economics/business and the environment, energy and
resources, biodiversity and protected areas, agriculture
and food, forests and grasslands, environmental
governance and institutions. World Resources Institute.
[11/05]
Greenpeace
URL: http://www.greenpeace.org
"Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth
deserves a voice." Information on campaigns
related to oceans, climate, forests, genetic engineering,
and nuclear issues. Greenpeace,
USA and Greenpeace,
International. [10/06]
Journals
Land
and Wilderness Issues
Campaign
for America's Wilderness
URL: http://www.leaveitwild.org/
"The Campaign for America's Wilderness is a national
effort to permanently protect the nation's last
wild lands by placing them into the National Wilderness
Preservation System, where they will remain in
a natural state for the use and enjoyment of future
generations." [11/05]
DEM's
Regulations
URL: http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/
Easy access to pdf documents of rule, regulations
of the State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management. [07/06]
Environmental
treaties and Resource Indicators Service
(ENtrI)
URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/entri/index.jsp
"Online search service for finding information
about environmental treaties and national resource
indicators." [11/05]
Environmental
Law Institute
URL: http://www.eli.org/
Information on environmental law, policy and management.
[11/05]
Econet
URL: http://www.igc.org/index.html
Econet presents current Action Alerts and Headline
articles about environmental issues. Selected
links to related sites and an archive of past
headlines are also included.
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) [11/05]
URL: http://www.epa.gov/
Government site provides news releases, laws &
regulations, information sources, educational
resources, and a key topics section with links
to numerous other related pages. [11/05]
The
Green Guide
URL: http://www.thegreenguide.com/
"Since 1994, The Green Guide has been the premiere
consumer source for practical everyday actions
benefiting environmental and personal health.
As an environmental lifestyle newsletter and website,
The Green Guide provides an intersection between
mainstream consumer service (women's, health,
parenting, and shelter) and environmental advocacy
publications." [11/05]
Our
Planet
URL: http://www.ourplanet.com/imgversn/planethme.html
Online articles on the ozone, climate change,
oceans, food and water. U.N. Environmental Programme.
[11/05]
Pollution
Also see
Air
Pollution: Indoor Pollution, Outdoor Pollution
Scorecard
URL: http://www.scorecard.org/
Environmental maps of the U.S. which indicates exposure
to air, land, and water pollutants. Information
about chemicals and a variety of other pollutants
and their effects is also available. Environmental Defense Fund. [11/05]
Renewable
Resource Data Center
URL: http://rredc.nrel.gov/
Publications, data, and maps on several types of renewable
energy resources in the United States. [11/05]
Reference
Encyclopedias/
Glossaries
Terms
of Environment
URL: http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/
Glossary, with abbreviations and acronyms, that "defines
in non-technical language the more commonly used environmental
terms appearing in EPA, Environmental Protection Agency
publications, news releases, and other Agency documents."
[11/05]
Journals
EHP
Online: Environmental Health Perspectives
URL: http://www.ehponline.org/
"Your source for current, credible, peer-reviewed research
and news on environmental factors that affect human
health." [10/06]
Reports
(Environmental)
Congressional
Research Service Reports
URL: http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRS/index.cfm?&CFID
=2119295&CFTOKEN=38002562
Full-text reports on the environment. National Library
for the Environment. [10/06]
Little
Green Data Book
URL:http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS
/ENVIRONMENT/EXTEEI/0,,contentMDK:20906023~pagePK:210058~
piPK:210062~theSitePK:408050,00.html
Yearly international statistics based on commonly agreed
upon data, 2001-2006, on environment, energy, pollution,
water sanitation, health, etc. [05/06]
National
Environmental Publications Information System
URL: http://www.epa.gov/clariton/
Searchable database of 9,000 documents published by
the EPA, Environmental Protection Agency. [10/06]
SEDAC
(Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center)
URL: http://rredc.nrel.gov/
Data and resources in the areas of ultraviolet (UV)
radiation, ozone, and human health impacts of UV exposure
for use by researchers, educators, government officials,
health providers, students, and the general public.
Stratospheric Ozone and Human Health Project. [11/05]
National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National
Institutes of Health
URL: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/fsmenu.htm
Information and data on environmental health, including
topics such as dioxin research, relationship of breast
cancer to the environment, and lead hazards. [11/05]
Wildlife:
Mammals, Fish, etc.
Sea
Grant Northeast
URL: http://web.mit.edu/seagrant/northeast/
This coastal science, education and outreach network had
topics of interest, news and events around the Northeast
region promoting the wise use and sustainable development
of coastal and marine resources. NOAA, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration. [11/05]
State
of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, 1996- (SOFIA)
URL: http://www.fao.org/sof/sofia/
Published every two years, this report provides "policy-makers,
civil society and those who derive their livelihood from
the sector a comprehensive, objective and global view
of capture fisheries and aquaculture, including associated
policy issues." [11/05]
U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service
URL: http://www.fws.gov/
Formed "to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife,
and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit
of the American people," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's
searchable website includes a hot topics section, links
to news and legislations, as well as links to specific
conservation and protection information. [11/05]
Wilderness
Legislation
URL: http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=legispolicy
"Full-text versions of some of the major laws that affect
wilderness management in the United States today." National
Wilderness Preservation System. [11/05]
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