Websites
General
- International Union for Conservation of Nature — Provides news, resources, and links to information about the future of environmental law.
- Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide — Network of public-interest attorneys, scientists, and other environmental advocates. Legal and Scientific Resources links to cases, publications, and other resources on dozens of environmental topics.
- Earth Directory — Directory of websites, including environmental law organizations, journals, and educational resources.
- Earthjustice — Leading nonprofit environmental law firm. Library links to thousands of full-text studies, cases, and other documents on environmental topics. There is also a directory of news stories.
- Center for International Environmental Law — Information on worldwide biodiversity, climate change, chemicals, human rights, sustainable development, and other areas. Links to full-text reports and other publications.
Air & Water
- EPA Air — Includes a guide to the Clean Air Act as well as information on air pollutants, pollution control, carbon emissions, acid rain, global warming, legislation and permitting, and more.
- Clean Air Council — Nonprofit organization specializing in clean-air advocacy. Links to information on air quality, secondhand smoke, energy deregulation, carbon monoxide, and more.
- EPA Water — Directory of information on water-related topics, including drinking water, ground water, water pollutants, and wastewater.
- Water Resources Research Institute — Links to the home pages of the 54 U.S. Water Resources Research Centers. Also links to federal agencies, professional organizations, weather/climate information, and other water resources.
Wildlife
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — In-depth information on endangered species, wildlife management, habitats, animal science, invasive species, conservation, and more.
- Endangered Species Search — Links to endangered species by U.S. state. Also links to news, species status assessments, and information for landowners.
- World Wildlife Fund — Advocacy group (1.2 million members worldwide) dedicated to wildlife conservation.
Chemicals & Cleanup
Blogs
Journals, News & Articles
Associations & Agencies
- Environmental Law Institute — Nonpartisan education and research center.
- Sierra Club — Website of “America’s oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.” Environmental Law summarizes lawsuits filed by the Sierra Club. Other programs include environmental justice, education and energy solutions.
- Association of American State Geologists — Links to the geological survey of each of the 50 states and Puerto Rico. Also links to fact sheets about mineral resources, ground water, environmental affairs and other topics.
- National Wildlife Federation — Resources and conservation information.
- Environmental Protection Agency — The primary regulator of U.S. environmental safety. Links to an index of environmental topics, which further link to studies, publications, guidance documents, laws and regulations, and more.
- U.S. Department of the Interior — Oversees the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies.
Research Guides