Library Guides: ENV 310: Topics in Environmental Science: Data & Policy

Government Information, Maps, and Data

USA.gov
Use the search box at the top to find government agency websites, publications, etc.
Data.gov
Gateway to over 300,000 open datasets from government agencies.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Environmental Topics
NOAA Climate Monitoring Information
NOAA Climate Data
NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
USGS Publications Warehouse
Search reports and articles written by scientists for the U.S. Geological Survey. Some full text.

Government Data at Risk
Overview of efforts to archive and preserve government datasets and documents with links to mirror sites.

More Data and Statistics

The Clark Library provides access to the Statista database. This resource has statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on 150 countries and over 600 industries.

Policy Analysis

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
These full text issue briefs shed light on how the federal government legislates solutions to environmental issues. CRS Reports are written for Members of Congress, but also available to citizens.
Think Tank Search
Find publications written by partisan and non-partisan public policy research groups. Choose the "About us" page for each think tank to determine if they are partisan or non-partisan.
Congress.gov
Legislative information provided by the Library of Congress.

Policy-related journal articles and books

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Political science and international relations journals. 1975-

US Environmental Policy in Action
Call Number: Available online
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Government and the Environment
Call Number: Available online
TIP: Scroll down to the Chronology chapter in Volume 2.
U. S. Environmental Policy and Politics
Call Number: Book Stacks GE180 .U185 2010