Sustainability: Websites

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

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.

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.

An outstanding resource for online natural history materials. Most of the content is out of copyright, but some newer materials are included as well.

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 single chemical toxicity information for aquatic and terrestrial life."

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

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.

Based out of the University of Minnesota, Extension researchers and educators engage individuals and organizations in asking the challenging questions to discover science-based answers that make a difference.
Topics include agriculture, community, environment, family, food, garden, and youth.

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

Provides links to information "about the impact of the green economy on the world of work.

Pittsburgh's Office of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency is dedicated to providing guidance on greening the City's operations and facilities. Find info on local food, urban gardening, building performance, recycling and waste reduction, and much more!

Website of the Hunt Institute at Carnegie Mellon

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

"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 access to statistical and geographic information system (GIS) boundary data for the United States from 1790 to the present.

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.

The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is a world wide collaborative of over 267,100 authors and more than 1.7 million users that is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research.

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

These easily accessible 'How To' guides are focused on best practice approaches to sustainable economic development through tourism.

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

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

Search national and international scientific databases and portals for articles and multimedia.