"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe ."
-John Muir
Founder,
Sierra Club
Environmental Librarian
Research Links
Envirofacts- A data warehouse that allows access to a number of EPA databases. Also allows creation of maps.
Center for Environmental Information and Statistics(CEIS)- Provides environmental profiles on air quality, drinking water systems, surface water quality, hazardous waste, and reported toxic releases for communities, accessed by zip code.
Compliance Assistance Centers-Assists small businesses to understand what they need to do to comply with environmental regulations.
Additional Sources of Information
Resources for the Future - A non-profit organization that conducts independent research on environmental and natural resource issues.
The Environmental Law Institute - An independent research and education center, which works to improve law, policy and management. A good resource for environmental law and policy.
Environment Online - A comprehensive online international networking center and Internet resources directory for the environment.
Environmental Organization WebDirectory - A search engine providing links to environmental sources for a number of categories-forestry, land conservation, pollution, recycling and much, much more.
WWW Virtual Library-Environment - A searchable index of over 1,000 environmental resources arranged alphabetically and by category.
National Library for the Environment - A comprehensive source for bulletin boards, employment, population and environment linkages, organized research gateways, and online environmental journals.
The Water Librarians' Home Page - Contains links to resources for water, science and technology, law and government agencies, and library links for librarians.
