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Government Websites
- Envirofacts
Retrieve information from multiple data sources that focus on air, land, water, waste, toxins, radiation, and related topics.
- EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency conducts assessment, research, and education and has the primary responsibility for setting and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
The USGS provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
- National Climatic Data Center
NCDC provides the historical perspective on climate. Through the use of over a hundred years of weather observations, reference data bases are generated. NCDC contains a very large archive of climatic data.
- National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA)
Environmental data and information from the National Climatic Data Center, the National Geophysical Data Center, and the National Oceanographic Data Center.
- Substance Registry Services
Provides information on chemical substances and biological organisms and how they are represented in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and information systems.
- Toxic Substances Portal (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry)
This site offers access to toxicological profiles for more than 250 hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites.
Environmental Policy
- Laws & Regulations (EPA)
US Environmental Protection Agency site providing regulatory information by topic and sector.
- FedCenter
The Federal government's home for comprehensive environmental stewardship and compliance assistance information.
- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
Library of Congress site on Congressional activity, with full texts of the U.S. Code and the Congressional Record.
