Government Publications and Law
Reference Shelf: Environment
Page Contains:
- Environment- General Resources
- Federal Agencies & Offices
- California Agencies & Offices
- Library Databases
- Public Databases
- Statistical Sources
- Publications
- Biodiversity & Wildlife
- Energy
- Natural Resources (includes air and water)
- Pollution & Waste Management
Environment- General Resources
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- FedCenter
- "the Federal government's home for comprehensive environmental stewardship and compliance assistance information"
- Governmental Advisory Committee
- From the EPA; policy issues on the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and the implementation of the environmental Supplemental Agreements to NAFTA
- Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
Library Databases: Require on-site UCSC or OCA access
- Academic Search Complete from EBSCO
- Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
- BioOne
- BIOSIS Previews
- ENVIROnetBASE
- Environmental Impact Statements
- Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
- GeoRef from CSA
- LexisNexis Academic
- LexisNexis Congressional
- Oceanic Abstracts
- Rand California
- Toxline
- Envirofacts Data Warehouse
- From the US EPA; compilation of EPA databases including: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), Permit Compliance System, Aerometric Information Retrieval System, Brownfield Management System, RADINFO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online, and EnviroMapper
- Cal/Ecotox Database
- From the OEHHA and UC Davis; "compilation of ecological, physiological data, and toxicity data" searchable by species or chemical
- California Environmental Exchange Data Network (CEDEN)
- From the Bay Delta and Tributaries Project; water and environmental data provided by private and governmental organizations
- Solid Waste Information System
- From the California Integrated Waste Management Board; search for information on Califorinia solid waste facilities and disposal sites
- Envirofacts Data Warehouse
- From the US EPA; includes statistics on enforcement and compliance
- Natural Resources Inventory
- From the Natural Resources Conservation Service; "statistical survey of land use and natural resource conditions and trends"
- EPA Libraries
- Dictionary of Environmental Terms
- National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
- From US EPA; includes over 26,000 EPA publications in full-text
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory Publications
- National Wetlands Research Center Library
- From the USGS; includes species profiles and biological reports
- North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
- Treesearch
- From the USDA Forest Service; over 7,000 Forest Service research and development publications in full-text
- Congressional Research Service reports
- From the National Council for Science and the Environment
- Cal/EPA Publications
- A Manual of California Vegetation
- From the California Native Plant Society and the USGS
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publications
UCSC Research & Subject Guides
Subject Guides
Research Guides: Include print and online resources available at UCSC
- Environmental Studies: Laws, Regulations, and Policies
- Environmental Studies: Science Resources
- Environmental Toxicology
Biodiversity & Wildlife
- US EPA: Aquatic Biodiversity
- US EPA Endangered Species Protection Program
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Biological Information Infrastructure
- From the USGS; "links diverse, high-quality biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by NBII partners and other contributors in government agencies, academic institutions, non-government organizations, and private industry"
- National Wetlands Research Center Library
- From the USGS; includes species profiles and biological reports
- California Biodiversity Council
- California Department of Fish and Game
- California Natural Diversity Database
- Endangered lists, status and location of rare plants and animals, etc.
- Fisheries Resources & Species Management: Coho Salmon
- California Endangered Species Project
- Cal/Ecotox Database
- From the OEHHA and UC Davis; "compilation of ecological, physiological data, and toxicity data" searchable by species or chemical
- CalFish
- Fisheries-related database, includes data on anadromous abundance, barriers, and restoration projects, and some maps
- UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
- From the United Nations Environment Programme
Energy
- US Department of Energy
- Energy Information Administration
- "Official energy statistics from the US government"
- Federal Regulatory Energy Commission
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- California Energy Commission
Natural Resources
General
- US Department of the Interior
- Bureau of Land Management
- Minerals Management Service
- US Geological Survey (USGS)
- See also: Gov Pubs Reference Shelf: Interior
- California Air Resources Board
- California Climate Change Portal
- California Department of Conservation
- California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF)
- California Resources Agency
Water
- Bureau of Reclamation
- From the Department of the Interior; water projects including dams, canals, and powerplants
- EPA Office of Water
- Publications, databases, and laws and regulations on ground water, wetlands, oceans, wastewater, etc.
- NOAA- National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Association
- Water-Data Reports (USGS)
- CALFED Bay-Delta Program
- California Coastal Commission
- California Coastal Conservancy
- California Department of Water Resources
- California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
Pollution & Waste Management
- US EPA
- Office of Solid Waste
- Pollution Prevention
- Substance Registry Program
- Technical Transfer Network
- "A collection of technical Web sites containing information about many areas of air pollution science, technology, regulation, measurement, and prevention"
- US Global Change Research Program
- California Department of Pesticide Regulation
- California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- California Integrated Waste Management Board
- Solid Waste Information System
- Search for information on Califorinia solid waste facilities and disposal sites
- California Office of Health Hazard Assessment
Updated August 27, 2008
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