Research Guides: Environmental Studies: Policy

Policy-related books

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

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Political science and international relations journals. 1975-
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text multidisciplinary archive of core scholarly journals.

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.
CQ Researcher
In-depth, authoritative reports on a full range of political and social policy issues. Each report is footnoted and includes an overview, background section, chronology, bibliography and debate-style pro-con feature, plus tools to study the evolution of the topic over time.
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. Try the Sponsors and Cosponsors list or "Introduced" list to browse bills and resolutions. The Congressional Record Daily Digest lists congressional activity for each day.

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
U.S. congressional reports, hearings, bills, etc., & biographical, financial and voting information on congressional members. Congress in Context reports for a given Congress are an overview of the major congressional legislation, as well as world events, Supreme Court decisions, and economic trends.
Nexis Uni: Codes This link opens in a new window
Search the full text of Federal and State codes. Restricted to UP students, faculty and staff.
Nexis Uni: Law Reviews This link opens in a new window
Search the full text of law reviews. Restricted to UP students, faculty and staff.