{"id":323,"date":"2017-07-04T00:35:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T00:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2020-05-04T18:05:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T18:05:21","slug":"environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/subject\/environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#fed\">Federal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#state\">State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#inter\">International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ngo\">Nongovernmental<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"fed\" name=\"fed\"><\/a>Federal<\/h2>\n<h3>Legislation \/ Regulation<\/h3>\n<p>General Sources can be found on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.library.illinois.edu\/export\/doc\/researchtools\/guides\/usfederal\/legregjud.html\">Legislation \/ Regulation page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EPA&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/laws-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laws and Regulations<\/a>\u00a0page includes links to past and current laws, regulations, legislation, and non-binding guidance documents for regions, states, and other regulated entities, relating to the environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecre.com\/fedlaw\/legal14.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FEDLAW\u00a0&#8212; Environmental Legislation and Regulation<\/a>:\u00a0 This site lists environmental legislation, including many excerpts from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/browse\/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Code<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/browse\/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CFR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Center for Effective Government\u00a0provides a searchable interface to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/d1.rtknet.org\/node\/2614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOCKET\u00a0<\/a>, which compiles civil cases filed by the Department of Justice for the EPA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Agencies<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecre.com\/fedlaw\/legal14.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FEDLAW\u00a0&#8212; Environmental Legislation and Regulation<\/a>:\u00a0 In addition to its regulatory and legislative information, this page is also host to a comprehensive listing of Federal agencies related to environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>:\u00a0 Browse environmental news, programs, and policy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Geological Survey<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0Search biological and geological publications and technical data here.\u00a0 Includes a topical browsing and a search feature.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a>: Explore weather, ocean, and climate resources including the\u00a0<a title=\"Earth System Research Laboratory\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esrl.noaa.gov\/\">Earth System Research Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Environmental Health and Toxicology\" href=\"https:\/\/sis.nlm.nih.gov\/enviro.html\">Environmental Health &amp; Toxicology<\/a>\u00a0from the Department of Health and Human Services and National Library of Medicine is the portal to TOXNET, the Household Products Database and information about other environmental health topics and resources.<\/p>\n<h3>Statistics<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/proxy\/go.php?url=https:\/\/search.proquest.com\/statistical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ProQuest Statistical\u00a0 Insight<\/a>\u00a0(UIUC Subscription)<br \/>\nProvides comprehensive access to statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Includes searchable abstracts and indexes to U.S., state, international and intergovernmental statistical sources compiled in American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index and Index to International Statistics (ASI, SRI &amp; IIS).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/compendia\/statab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statistical Abstract of the United States<\/a>:\u00a0 &#8220;As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntis.gov\/products\/environment-steward.aspx\">National Technical Information Service: Environmental Stewardship<\/a>\u00a0A listing of this comprehensive site&#8217;s holdings of environmental resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usa.gov\/Citizen\/Topics\/Environment-Agriculture.shtml\">USA.gov&#8217;s Environment, Energy, and Agriculture<\/a>\u00a0For a listing of environmentally-related agencies and resources, see USA.gov&#8217;s\u00a0Citizen Gateway to Agriculture and the Environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Facts<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/enviro\/index.html\">Envirofacts\u00a0<\/a>A combination of several EPA databases, Envirofacts provides a single point of entry for select EPA information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/nscep\">National Service Center for Environmental Publications<\/a>\u00a0Site for free EPA print and digital documents<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/superfund\">EPA\u00a0Superfund\u00a0information and database<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program\">Toxic Release Inventory Program\u00a0<\/a><em>(TRI)<\/em>, searchable by zip code.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recreation.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recreation.gov<\/a>:\u00a0 Searchable page regarding recreational opportunities on Federal land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bison.usgs.ornl.gov\/\">Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON)<\/a>\u00a0From the USGS, a tool to find species in the United States and its territories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov\/\">Landsat program:<\/a>\u00a0A program from USGS and NASA, see satellite images of earth since 1972.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/main\/national\/landuse\/\">Natural Resources Conservation Service: Land Use<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/main\/national\/technical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical Resources-Natural Resources Conservation Service<\/a>: Technical data sources for soil, climate, and plants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtknet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RTK Net\u00a0<\/a>provides searchable databases for several bodies of environmental data, including the TRI, accidental spillage facts, and other industry-specific information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<p>FDsys &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/browse\/committee.action?chamber=senate&amp;committee=environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publications of the Committee on Environment and Public Works<\/a>:\u00a0 Have access to hearings, prints, publications, and reports relating to committee activity.\u00a0 Included is a link to the committee&#8217;s website and member information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/publications.usa.gov\/USAPubs.php?NavCode=XA&amp;CatID=16&amp;PHPSESSID=eie6n7e7jquoo3kmnit6mqhd10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Going Green publications at\u00a0USA.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Action Guides<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/epahome\/citizen.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPA Citizen for Action<\/a>:\u00a0 Learn about the range of ways citizens can get involved in political change and environmental protection in their own community.\u00a0\u00a0<em>The home page includes many links to other informational resources and environmental action guides<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.congressmerge.com\/onlinedb\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congress Merge<\/a>: Contact your Congressperson or learn more about her\/him<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.votesmart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Vote Smart<\/a>:\u00a0 Find out the voting record of Congress members.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/environment\/bicycle_pedestrian\/guidance\/design_guidance\/design.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel: A Recommended Approach<\/a>\u00a0Learn how to enhance bicycle use and safety with the US Department of Transportation&#8217;s guide to accommodating cyclists into your city&#8217;s transportation scheme.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"state\" name=\"state\"><\/a>State<\/h2>\n<h3>Legislation \/ Regulation<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/doc\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois.html#leg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois Legislative Information<\/a>\u00a0section, environmental laws can be found here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/proxy\/go.php?url=http:\/\/www.nexisuni.com\">LexisNexis State Capital Universe<\/a>:\u00a0 Search for information on bills, regulations, policies, and statutes.\u00a0 Also included in this site is a helpful list of links to state information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agr.state.il.us\/statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laws Administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture<\/a>\u00a0The\u00a0Department of Agriculture&#8217;s\u00a0compiled list of environmental laws pertaining to their activities.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Illinois Pollution Control Board\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcb.state.il.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois\u00a0Pollution Control Board<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; governing rules and regulations of the Pollution Control Board<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Agencies<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.state.il.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois Environmental Protection Agency\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idph.state.il.us\/envhealth\/ehhome.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Environmental Health\u00a0<\/a>&#8211;includes A-Z topics, publications, fact sheets, statistics<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Statistics<\/h3>\n<p>Search general statistical databases from our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/doc\/researchtools\/guides\/statistics\/statistics.html\">statistics page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Facts<\/h3>\n<p>Department of Agriculture<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agr.state.il.us\/environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Illinois Department of Agriculture&#8217;s\u00a0Environmental Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcb.state.il.us\/ecll\/environmentalregister.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois Pollution Control Board &#8212; Newsletter\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nStay current on Illinois pollution issues.<\/p>\n<h3>Action Guides<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcb.state.il.us\/AboutTheBoard\/CitizensGuidetotheBoard.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citizens&#8217; Guide to the Illinois Pollution Control Board<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"inter\" name=\"inter\"><\/a>International<\/h2>\n<h3>Legislation \/ Regulation<\/h3>\n<p>Access UN and UNDP\u00a0are two resources for locating UN and other international publications.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Access UN\u00a0serves as the only comprehensive index of UN documents, publications, and periodical articles for 1945 to the 2012. It provides external links to many full-text documents.\u00a0 Access UNDP indexes project reports of the United Nations Development Programme issued between 1972 and 1998. Reports for 1989 onward may be found in the Government Documents Library on microfiche.\u00a0 Access these two resources here:\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"AccessUN\" href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/proxy\/go.php?url=http:\/\/infoweb.newsbank.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AccessUN<\/a>\u00a0UIUC<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"United Nations Treaty Collection\" href=\"http:\/\/treaties.un.org\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Nations Treaty Collection\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nProvides the full text of more than 40,000 multilateral and bilateral treaties, as well as information on the status of 520 major multilateral instruments in Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. Texts of Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties are also available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Agencies<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"Union of International Associations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Union of International Associations<\/a>\u00a0has a site with comprehensive IGO (Inter-Governmental Organization) links to issues relating to the environment<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"United Nations Environment Programme\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Nations Environment Programme<\/a>\u00a0includes a listing of programs, treaties and conventions, relevant environmental links, and an annual report surveying the environmental status of each country in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Center for International Forestry Research\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cifor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for International Forestry Research\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nCreated with the plight of forest loss in the tropics in mind, this organization puts out numerous publications relating to habitat loss and the social, environmental, and economic responses to that loss.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"UN Development Programme\" href=\"http:\/\/www.undp.org\/content\/undp\/en\/home.html\">UN Development Programme\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nTheir mission statement: to fight poverty. Global poverty and environmental degradation are often entwined issues. Information on environmental and social issues is included.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"International Union for Conservation of Nature\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iucn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/a>:\u00a0 An international, inter-governmental conservation and biodiversity advocate group.\u00a0 Assorted publications and current news articles are included.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"World Health Organization\" href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Health Organization\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nThe WHO site includes substantial information resources on the topic of environmental health.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Statistics<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"International Environmetrics Society\" href=\"http:\/\/www.environmetrics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Environmetrics Society\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nIncludes links to other environmental statistics sites and provides information on their own activities as well.<\/p>\n<p>The UN organization for education, science, and culture,\u00a0<a title=\"UNESCO Institute for Statistics\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uis.unesco.org\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNESCO Institute\u00a0for Statistics<\/a>\u00a0is one of the best places to find detailed information and extensive links on land, air, and especially water issues statistics.<br \/>\n<a title=\"ProQuest Statistical Insight\" href=\"http:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/proxy\/go.php?url=http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/statistical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ProQuest Statistical Insight<\/a>\u00a0(UIUC Subscription)<br \/>\nProvides comprehensive access to statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Includes searchable abstracts and indexes to U.S., state, international and intergovernmental statistical sources compiled in American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index and Index to International Statistics (ASI, SRI &amp; IIS).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Facts<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0World Resources Institute\u00a0provides\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wri.org\/project\/earthtrends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earth Trends: the Environmental Information Portal<\/a>.\u00a0 Includes searchable databases, tables, maps, and country profiles for ten broad environmental subjects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uiuc.libguides.com\/librarians-environmental-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Librarians&#8217; Environmental Toolkit<\/a>\u00a0Click on the Statistics &amp; Calculator<\/p>\n<p>Includes Calculators and Software Tools, Statistics and Data Sets, and Data Visualizations<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.org\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Nations Environment Programme Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Global Environmental Outlook, a state of the environment report, published by the UNEP. The executive summary is available online, with the full report available in the nearest depository library or by individual order. The 2000 report is at ACES Library:\u00a0333.7 G516<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grida.no\/geo\/\">http:\/\/www.grida.no\/geo\/<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIA World Factbook\u00a0<\/a>.\u00a0 The World Factbook gives a brief overview of the environmental condition of each county in the world, in addition to other core country statistics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"ngo\" name=\"ngo\"><\/a>Nongovernmental<\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzdl.org\/gsdlmod?a=p&amp;p=about&amp;c=envl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>World Environment Library<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/em>:\u00a0 It contains 400 publications in the fields of Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Assessment, Energy, Health, Natural Resources, Policy, Sustainable Development, Waste Management and Water.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.envirolink.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Envirolink<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/em>network provides educational, organizational, and various other topical links (non-governmental).<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em><strong>World Resources Institute<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>provides\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wri.org\/project\/earthtrends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Earth Trends: the Environmental Information Portal<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0 Includes searchable databases, tables, maps, and country profiles for ten broad environmental subjects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainability.illinois.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Illinois Center for a Sustainable Environment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em><strong>UIUC Environmental Council&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Environmental Horizons Conference provided the propellant for this site&#8217;s creation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal State International Nongovernmental &nbsp; Federal Legislation \/ Regulation General Sources can be found on our\u00a0Legislation \/ Regulation page. 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