Environment
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Basic Resources |
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- Environmental Science Network
Basic Resources
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- EarthDay.gov
- Enviromapper
- Create maps at the national, state, and county levels using environmental information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites.
- FedCenter.gov
- Provides access to comprehensive environmental stewardship and compliance assistance information.
- National Atlas: Environment of the United States
- Window to My Environment
- A tool that provides a wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of one's choice.
- See also:
- UM Libraries web page related to Energy Government Information Online
Agencies
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- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Air Resources Laboratory (NOAA)
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (State)
- Council on Environmental Quality
- Department of Energy: Environment
- Department of the Interior
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
- Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
- National Agroforestry Center
- National Center for Environmental Health (CDC)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Park Service
- National Resources Conservation Service (USDA)
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Endangered Species Program
- US Forest Service
- US Geologic Service
Clearinghouses
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- ClimateScience.gov
- Integrates federal research on global and climate change.
- ClimateVISION
- Provides information on voluntary activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
- National Agricultural Library: Natural Resources and Environment
- National Biological Information Infrastructure: Habitats
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Provides information about research regarding coastal ecosystems.
- ToxFAQs
- Frequently asked questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites.
- Tox Town
- Provides information about environmental heath concerns in one's community.
- U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
- provides access to data and information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global change-related educational resources on behalf of the various US Federal Agencies that are involved in the US Global Change Research Program.
Data and Statistics
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- AIRData
- Access to air pollution data for the United States.
- AIRNOW
- National air quality information.
- Environmental Remediation Sciences Program Project Information
- Search for research that addresses environmental and energy issues.
- Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators
- Providea access to multilateral environmental treaty data including status data for environmental treaties, treaty text and other related information.
- EPA EnviroFacts
- Retrieve environmental information about air, chemicals, facility information, grants/funding, hazardous waste, risk management plans, superfund, toxic releases, and drinking water information for specific geographical areas.
- Forest Inventory Data Online
- Generate tables and maps of forest statististics.
- Global Change Master Directory (NASA)
- Locate and access earth science and global change data.
- Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database
- Access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations.
- Human Exposure Database System
- Provides access to data sets, documents, and metadata realted to human exposure studies.
- Natural Resources Inventory
- A statistical survey of land use and natural resource conditions and trends on U.S. non-Federal lands.
- Technology Transfer Network (EPA)
- Access to data and information on air pollution, including air quality, emissions, and regulations data.
- Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Explorer
- Information on toxic chemical releases and waste management activities dating back to 1988.
- Toxicology Data Network
- Links to databases on toxic chemicals, household products, and toxicology data and literature.
Publications
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- Applicability Determination Index (ADI)
- Memoranda issued by the EPA on applicability and compliance issues associated with the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC).
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
- National Council for Science and Environment's database of CRS Reports relating to environment and other related topics.
- Environmental Impact Statements
- Locate Environmental Impact Statements from the EPA.
- National Service Center for Environmental Publications
- Gateway to EPA print and digital publications.
- North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
- USGS Publications Warehouse
- Provides citiation to many USGS publications, some of which are accessbible in full text format.
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