Environmental Science: Websites

Books and articles dealing with agricultural literature. Search it to find useful resources, then check to see if the JKM Library provides access to them.

A center within Columbia University's Earth Institute, this website provides data dealing with agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, natural hazards, poverty, and much more.

Provides environmental health news on issues impacting children, information on training child care workers, and more.

The EPA's site dealing with climate change, including information on greenhouse gas emissions, health and environmental effects, what you can do, the US Climate Policy, and more.

A great website for figuring out where to recycle just about anything. It also includes lots of articles on recycling and sustainability.

Provides information about building a sustainable future. Also has a newsletter.

Provides environmental news, links to environmental websites, the ability to search selected environmental websites, an earth blog, and much more.

A free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work.

"Provides single chemical toxicity information for aquatic and terrestrial life."

Download the PDF encyclopedia and use cntrl + F to search keywords.

Collects news stories related to the environment on topics such as wildlife, agriculture, ecosystems, pollution, green building, and much more. Also provides RSS feeds and email newsletters.

Provides information on the forest and conservation, including several searchable databases, various publications, ideas for educators, and more.

Provides information on the history of botany and all aspects of plant science. Includes an on-site library and archives at Carnegie Mellon, research assistance, and several searchable databases some of which contain full-text available online.

"Contains a variety of educational and supporting materials for students and teachers of microbiology"

Provides information on and advice for green living.

Searchable directory of green products and services.

Provides information on topics such as asthma, mold, pesticides, biomarkers, occupational health, pollution, and much more.

Find a national park, learn about the history and culture, discover ways to protect natural resources, and more.

Contains "information on where and when marine species have been recorded." Search by species name, higher taxonomic level, geographic area, depth, and time.

"Superfund is the federal government's program to clean up the nation's uncontrolled hazardous waste sites." Learn about sites near you, the cleanup process, community involvement, laws and policies, and more.

*Currently unavailable. Use these maps to find out which toxic chemicals have been released and where.

*Currently unavailable. "Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases."

Provides information for the world on all sorts of environmental issues, including energy, ozone, biodiversity, chemicals, sustainable consumption, freshwater, and more.

Provides information on topics such as alternative fuels, solar heating, tankless water heaters, geothermal technologies, wind technologies, and much more.

Contains information and news stories organized by area of the country, information on important environmental issues, tools to learn more about the environmental situation of the area in which you live, resources for educators, and more.

Provides images and information on invasive insects, weeds, diseases, and other invasives.

Contains information on non-native invasive plant species, including a national list of species, fact sheets, background information, management options, and more.

"A free, open access repository of full-text scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics." It includes journal articles, conference papers, and more.

According to its website, "The Allegheny Front is a radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania. It's produced at WYEP-FM." You can both listen to and read the news stories on their website.