Selected U.S. Government Environmental Webpages

This is a selection of websites about the environment produced by agencies of the U.S. Government.  It does NOT include websites that are essentially individual documents (e.g. Effects of Acid Rain: Forests).  It does list selected websites that contain agency homepages (e.g. Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory), libraries (collections of document pages, e.g. NEPAnet), databases (data that you can manipulate in some way, such as creating tables or maps, e.g. Master Environmental Library), news (as in news reports, e.g. EPA News, not "what's new on this website") and search engines.

This symbol # indicates a website that is often used at Western Libraries.

   

agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Forest Service	Forest Service	yes	forests			agency websites
Global Climate Program Office	Global Climate Program Office	yes	climate		yes
Natural Resources Conservation Service	Natural Resources Conservation Service	yes	conservation
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Climate Diagnostics Center	yes	climate	climate		website
	Environmental Research Laboratories	yes
	# National Environmental Data Index					many agencies' websites
	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	yes			yes	yes
	National Oceanographic Data Center	yes	ocean	ocean	yes	website
	Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory	yes	ocean, maps	climate, ocean,		agency websites
	Pacific Northwest Air Resource Program		air quality, forests, maps	air quality, forests, maps
	Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory	yes	ocean
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
CONGRESS	House Committee on Resources	yes	energy, environment, fisheries, forestry, parks, power, public lands, oceans, water, wildlife			websites
	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	yes	environment, fisheries, floods, noise, nuclear power, oceans, pollution, toxins, transportation, wildlife			agency websites
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY	Council on Environmental Quality	yes
	CEQ (Clinton version, for historical reference)	yes	air quality, climate change, endangered species,  forests, hazardous waste, land preservation, water		yes (from 2000)
	NEPAnet		environment, EIS
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT	Master Environmental Library			climate, environment, maps, oceans,  weather,
Army Corps of Engineers	Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Center of Expertise	yes	hazardous waste, radioactive waste, toxic waste		yes	website
	The Plan to Restore America's Everglades	yes	Everglades, Florida, wetlands		yes	website
ENERGY DEPARTMENT	Central Internet Database (waste management)		waste management	waste management		website
	Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network		energy		yes	website
	# GrayLit Network		defense, energy, environment, NASA			websites
	Hanford Site	yes	nuclear waste, rivers, waste disposal		yes	website
	Office of Environmental Management	yes	nuclear waste			website, agency websites
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	AirNow		air	air, maps		agency websites, topics
	Environmental Protection Agency	yes	air, environment, environmental justice,  global warming, health, oil spills,  ozone,  pesticides, pollution, Superfund, toxins, water, wastes		yes	agency websites
	Envirofacts		hazardous waste, maps, pollution, superfund, water	hazardous waste, maps, pollution, superfund, water
	Enviro$en$e		environment, pollution	environment, pollution		website
	Global Warming		climate change	climate change	yes	website
	National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Database			drinking water, water pollution
	# National Environmental Publications Information System		environment			website
	# Toxic Release Inventory		pollution, toxins	pollution, toxins		agency's websites
	Water Information: State Level		water systems, violations			Office of Water's Websites
	Window to My Environment			interactive maps
	# Your Community			hazardous waste, maps, pollution, ultraviolet, watersheds		website
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office	Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office	yes	chemical accidents, counter-terrorism,  risk management,	accidents, emergency response, risk management		website
Office of Air and Radiation	Office of Air and Radiation	yes	acid rain, air pollution, climate change, ozone, radiation	maps	yes	website
Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance	Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance	yes	governments, manufacturing, pharmaceuticala, small business, tribal governments			website
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water	Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water	yes	ground water, drinking water, water pollution, watersheds	drinking water, water pollution, watersheds	yes	website
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY	Environment		coastal barriers, laws, endangered species, environment		yes	agency websites
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry	yes	hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, pollution	hazardous substances, maps	yes
Environmental Health Information Service	Environmental Health Information Service	yes	climate change, environmental health			website
National Library of Medicine	Toxmap			superfunds, toxics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	National Center for Environmental Health	yes	health, lead  poisoning, molds, pollution		yes	agency websites
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT	Environmental Maps			brownfields, hazardous wastes, pollution, superfund, toxins
Office of Community Development	Environment		brownfields, energy, floods, laws, sustainable development, toxins, wetlands			agency websites
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT	Interior Dept.	yes			yes	agency websites
Bureau of Reclamation	Bureau of Reclamation	yes	dams, energy, environmental education, irrigation, water	maps	yes	agency websites
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
Fish and Wildlife Service	Environmental Conservation Online System			contaminants, endangered species, habitats, land management, maps, wetlands	yes	yes
	Fish and Wildlife Service	yes	conservation, endangered species, maps	maps	yes	agency websites
Minerals Management Service	Environmental Information		marine mammals, offshore minerals, oil spills		yes	agency websites, internet
	Office of Surface Mining	yes	mines, mining, laws		yes	agency websites
National Park Service	National Park Service	yes	air quality, fish, pests, plants, pollution,  soils, water, wetlands, wildlife	air quality	yes	agency websites, internet
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
United States Geological Survey	Biological Resources		biology, coasts, wetlands, wildlife,			agency websites
	Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information	yes	drought, earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, volcanoes, wildlife	drought, earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes,  maps,  volcanoes, wildlife
	Energy Resources Program	yes	coal, energy, maps, natural gas, petroleum	coal, energy, gas, maps	yes	website
	Environment		acid rain, coal,  energy,  environment, mines, pollution, radon, water	rivers		agency websites
	# National Biological Information Infrastructure	yes	biodiversity, invasive species, wildlife	invasive species	yes	agency websites, library
	National Wetlands Research Center	yes	habitat, wetlands, wildlife	ducks, habitat, maps, wetlands,	yes	agency websites
	Water Resources of the United States		water	maps, water	yes	agency websites, website
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS	The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920		conservation			agency websites, website
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	# Global Change Master Directory		animals, climate change, forests, land use, oceans, vegetation, water, wetlands, wildlife			website
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	Smithsonian Environmental Research Center	yes	climate change, coasts, forests, global change, invasive species, landscape ecology, watersheds
agency	website	agency home- page	library	database	news	search engine (it searches the...)
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Center for Climate Change & Environmental Forecasting	Center for Climate Change & Environmental Forecasting	yes	air quality, fuel, greenhouse gases, pollution, transportation			website
Federal Highway Administration	Environment		air quality, brownfields, climate change, coast,  endangered species, environmental justice, noise, transportation, watersheds, wetlands,		yes
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety	Hazmat Safety		hazardous materials, laws			website
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	GreenCOM	yes	environmental education		yes	agency websites
U.S. GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM	Gateway to Global Change Data	yes	global change		yes	agency websites

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Rob Lopresti

page last updated 3/2007