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[hidetoc]There are hundreds of web sites in the subject area of the natural environment. This guide lists sites for major environmental protection organizations, government agencies, related periodicals, and web subject directories. Some regional sites are also included for Wisconsin and the Midwest.
WWW SITES
- Environmental issues
- Collaborative on Health and the Environment
- Collection on Critical Global Issues Full text publications from the United Nations University
- Earth Trends: The Environmental Information Portal From the World Resources Institute
- EcoLex: A Gateway to Environmental Law From the World Conservation Union
- EcoNet Highlights current issues and debate in the political arena about environmental topics
- EE-Link: Environmental Education on the Internet From the North American Association for Environmental Education
- EnviroInfo Links to resources on ecology, biotechnology, environmental chemistry, toxicology, hazardous wastes, environmental impact assessment, air, soil and water quality
- EnviroLink Library Connections to wide spectrum of sites in categories of earth, air, energy, water, flora and fauna
- Environmental Health News News on emerging science on environmental exposures and human health
- Forest Protection Portal Provides news, a large collection of links arranged by topic, action alerts, a blog, and other features about forest conservation around the world
- The Green Guide From National Geographic
- Green Schools Initiative How to make schools healthier places and save energy costs
- National Environmental Data Index: NEDI Cross searching for data across 12 governmental data bases
- National Environmental Directory 13,000 U.S. organizations
- National Council for Science and the Environment Congressional Research Service Reports, the Population and Environment Database, environmental news, and professional resources
- NatureServe From the Association for Biodiversity Information; Conservation status and more for over 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities
- ReefBase Coverage of the world's global reef system
- Science.gov Gateway to government science and technology sites
- Virtual Library of Ecology and Biodiversity Ecology section of the Virtual Library directory
- World Environment Library Full text publications from the New Zealand Digital Library
- Yahoo: Environment and Nature
ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.
Government Agencies
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- HazDat Hazardous substance release/health effects database
- Science Corner Gateway to environmental health information
- ToxFAQs Summaries about hazardous substances
- Argonne National Library - Environmental Assessment Division
- CDC Environmental Health Center for Disease Control's information on environmental health conditions such as asthma, lead poisoning, asbestos exposure, cruise ship sanitation, etc.
- Earth Observatory NASA site focusing on earth's climate and environmental changes
- Environmental Management Technical Center Provides data on the Upper Mississippi River system
- Globalchange.gov Gateway to global change data and information
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Chemical Substance Factsheets Data on toxicity and OSHA safety limits for chemicals, elements, compounds.
- CLU-IN Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information
- Envirofacts Data Warehouse Search multiple EPA databases
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Water Resources of the United States From the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes a link to the National Water Quality Assessment Program
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Industry Sources
- American Petroleum Institute
- Chemical Industry Home Page National Environmental Information Service
- Global Recycling Network
- Green Hotels Association
- HauteGREEN An exhibition of sustainably designed home furnishings
- American Chemistry Council. Plastics resources
- Sustainable Design Information Center American Society of Interior Designers
- Sustainable Travel International
- United States Green Building Council Coalition of building industry leaders providing information about sustainability practices in the construction field
National Organizations
- Alliance for Climate Protection
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
- American Rivers Nonprofit organization of river activists
- Audubon Society Conservation organization focusing on birds and other wildlife
- BIBRA International Source for toxicology research
- Center for Applied Biodiversity Science
- Clean Water Network
- Earthwatch Institute Promotes conservation of natural resources through partnerships between scientists, educators and the general public
- Environmental Defense Fund Includes the Chemical scorecard, which identifies pollution sources by community and provides information on chemicals
- National Environmental Directory Organizations categorized by subject area
- Environmental Working Group Non-partisan environmental investigations and reports. Click on Issue Areas.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Includes sub pages on forestry and sustainable development
- Forest Conservation Portal From Forests.org, Inc
- Global Green USA US affiliate of the Green Cross International
- Global Invasive Species Programme To address global threats caused by invasive alien species
- Green Schools Initiative Parent organization that advocates for healthy school environments
- Greenpeace Activist environmental organization
- Information Center for the Environment Cooperative effort of environmental scientists; environmental working group; research on health and the environment
- Invasive Species Initiative Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy
- Isaak Walton League of America
- League of Conservation Voters National Environmental Scorecard; voting records of members of the Senate and House as well as state legislators; good descriptions of bills
- Midwest Environmental Advocates
- National Council for Science and the Environment Includes reports from the Congressional Research Service
- National Wildlife Federation Conservation group supporting preservation of wildlife and wild places
- Natural Resources Defense Council Lists current issues and campaigns of a major environmental protection activist group
- Nature Conservancy International conservation group working to protect land and water worldwide
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- Sierra Club Grassroots advocacy environmental organization
- State Environmental Resource Center Researches state environmental policies and legislation
- United Nations Environment Programme
- World Resources Institute Environmental think tank
Professional Associations
- American
Chemical Society Includes full text access to ACS journals
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Independent professional group that provides a forum on environmental issues
- Union of Concerned Scientists Citizen and scientist activist group
- Water Quality Association International trade association representing the household, commercial, industrial, and small community water treatment industry
Wisconsin Organizations
- 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
- Clean Water Action Council of Northeastern Wisconsin
- Clean Wisconsin Environmental advocacy organization
- Energy Center of Wisconsin
- Renew Wisconsin Promotes clean and sustainable energy strategies for Wisconsin
- River Alliance of Wisconsin Nonprofit group advocating protection of Wisconsin's rivers and watersheds
- Travel Green Wisconsin Organization that assists tourism businesses to minimize their environmental impact
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management Provides links to regulatory agencies, university health and safety sites, union safety sites, Material Safety Data Sheets, etc.
- Wisconsin Association of Lakes
- Wisconsin Runoff Info Provides information and resources to help local governments and farmers effectively manage polluted runoff from agricultural practices, storm water drainage and nonpoint sourcesin Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Stewardship Network Bipartisan coalition of over 100 conservation and sport groups who advocate for Wisconsin's environmental preservation
- WISPIRG Wisconsin Public Research Interest Research Group
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- Access Science McGraw
Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online
- Biodiversity & Human Health Glossary of Ecology Terms
- Credo Reference (formerly
XreferPlus):
- Collins Dictionary of Biology
- Illustrated Dictionary of Science
- New Penguin Dictionary of Science
- Encyclopedia of Earth
- Encyclopedia of Life An ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about all life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world, free registration
- Knovel Engineering Library
Full text access to selected reference materials for environmental science
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- Agricola (free from the National Agriculture Library)
- BioOne
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- GreenFILE
- Masterfile
- FirstSearch Try searching the following FirstSearch
Indexes for your topic:
- Agricola
- BioDigest
- Web of Science
- Biological Abstracts
- Science Citation Index
- WilsonWeb Indexes
- Applied Science Full Text
- Biological and Agricultural Full Text
- General Science Full Text
- OmniFile
- Bentham Open Access Free peer reviewed full text articles
- Directory of Open Access Journals Free database of full text academic journal articles
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications.
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- OAIster Free union catalog of digital resources and covers the humanities, social sciences and sciences
- Open J Gate Provides access to over 4,200 open access international journals
- ScienceResearch.com Free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases, some full text articles are available
- Scirus Search engine for scientific journal articles and web sites
PERIODICALS
- ACS journals
Search for full text articles from journals published by the American
Chemical Society, including Environmental Science and Technology,
Chemical Health and Safety and many general chemistry resources
- Agrichemical and Environmental News
- BioOne
Access to full text journals focused on the biological, ecological and
environmental sciences
- E: The Environmental Magazine Articles from the latest issue
- ENN Online Environmental News Network
- Earth Island Journal
- Earth Times
- Electronic Green Journal Full text articles
- Environmental Media Services Communications clearinghouse for current articles on environmental issues
- Environmental News Link News digest
- Greenhouse Gas Online
- Our Planet From the United Nations environmental program
- Nature
Full text access to the journal
- Planet Ark
REFERENCE BOOKS
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering REF TD9 .E5
- Environmental Health and Safety Dictionary REF TD169.3 .E58
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify resources owned by the University Library related to your topic. Start with a guided keyword search. Enter your topic(s), then when you have identified a useful title, click on "Long View". Note the subject headings. You can click on any subject heading to find other resources on that topic.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 01/02/2009 and Last Revised: 09/01/2006
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