Web Sites
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- The website of the EPA contains thousands of pages detailing the work of the agency, from environmental regulation to education.
- A great breadth of topics dealing with the health of humans and natural resources receives in-depth coverage.
- National Service Center for Environmental Publications: Primary publications resource for over 26,000 EPA documents and the National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS). Search full-text of publications by keywords.
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- With the charge to preserve and safeguard North Carolina's natural resources, NCDENR is made up of several divisions and special agencies which administer educational and protection programs.
- Connects to all the department's entities, as well as providing useful information and links.
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- An international organization created by Canada, Mexico and the United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), which complements the environmental provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
- The CEC strives "to address regional environmental concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and to promote the effective enforcement of environmental law."
- The sites contains a number of informative publications, including databases on environmental law, green goods and services.
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
- A collection of information concerning "the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world" gathered and/or produced by the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank.
- Topics include various ecosystems, climate and the atmosphere, business and the environment, biodiversity, energy, agriculture, and environmental governance.
- Data for each topic includes searchable databases, maps, country profiles, tables, and featured articles.
- EnviroLink is a non-profit environmental information clearinghouse and grassroots online community.
- Contains a database of thousands of online resources covering an exhaustive variety of topics related to the environment.
Environmental Health & Toxicology Specialized Information Services
- This site from the National Library of Medicine includes links to databases, bibliographies, tutorials, and other scientific and consumer-oriented resources.
- Includes information and links to the Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®), an integrated system of toxicology and environmental health databases that are available on the web.
National Library of the Environment (NLE)
- Sponsored by the non-profit National Council for Science and the Environment.
- The NLE provides reference, educational, and toxicological resources; environmental news; and contact information for many governmental and academic agencies dealing with environmental issues.
- Connecting to over 1800 scientific Web sites, science.gov is a portal to governmental Web sites dealing with a wide array of topics.
- Major areas of concentration include biology, environmental quality, conservation, the earth and natural resources.
