Environmental Science: Web Resources

Lots of great information on their site. Look under topics if you're looking for topic ideas for a paper or project.

Published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

May find useful resources under publications, maps/data

The Center for Humans and Nature partners with some of the brightest minds to explore humans and nature relationships.

(International Focus) The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international open data infrastructure, funded by governments. It allows anyone, anywhere to access data about all types of life on Earth, shared across national boundaries via the Internet.

From the US EPA. Find environmental information tailored to the community or area of your choice. Find information related to air, water, land, health, and energy. Provides links to more in-depth information and reports.

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) accelerates development and facilitates deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and market-based solutions that strengthen U.S. energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality.

Science.gov is a gateway to government science information and research results. Science.gov provides a search of over 50 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with one query, and is a gateway to over 2100 scientific websites.

Every year, TRI data are submitted by certain industrial facilities and made available to the public; an overview of this process and the TRI reporting criteria are provided.

If interested in state data, select your state under 'Science in your Backyard.'

(This one is International) UNESCO works to build the scientific knowledge base to help countries manage their water resources in a sustainable way.

Water is one of six science mission areas of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Water's mission is to collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely information that is needed to understand the Nation's water resources.

USDA

Choose a country for statistics related to water resources, biodiversity and protected areas, climate and atmosphere, and coastal and marine ecosystems. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

You can use this to narrow to .edu or .gov results, search on a specific phrase, and much more.

NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.4 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals.

Environmental Working Group empowers people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. We drive consumer choice and civic action with breakthrough research and an informed public.

The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.

The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

FoodPrint builds partnerships and develops innovative media strategies that increase public awareness of the relationships among food, water and energy systems. By mobilizing philanthropic resources and collaborating with like-minded non-profits and academic institutions, they educate consumers and advocate for policies that:

-Address the environmental and public health effects of industrial food systems
-Support the development of sustainable food distribution networks
-Result in common sense use of water resources for energy and food production
-Provide clean energy alternatives to conventional power systems
-Create and promote prevention techniques individuals and communities can use to improve their health