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The following links are intended to enhance citizens, activists,
professionals, policy-makers, and academics' ability to research environmental issues by
providing links to environmental clearinghouses, resources, organizations, research
institutes, governmental, and other sites on the web. A note on the
content of the list. In general the site links here are for non-profit or governmental
web sites. Links to organizations and web sites do not constitute an endorsement of those
groups, their ideas, information, services, or products. A note on the organization of the list. Links are organized and
categorized by type of organization and specific environmental issues. Within particular
categories, web sites are organized alphabetically, in issue clusters, or according to
comprehensiveness. The order of an organization or issue within the list is not intended
to privilege a particular group or issue. |
Environmental Information, Resources, and Clearinghouses
Directory of Environmental Resources on the Internet
Center for Environmental Public Oversight
http://www.cpeo.org
Brownfields Non-Profits Network
http://www.brownfieldsnet.org
Brownfields Technology Support Center
http://www.brownfieldstsc.org/
Northwest-Midwest Institute
http://www.nemw.org
Institute for Local Self reliance
http://www.ilsr.org
* Urban Environments - Sustainable Communities
Environmental Justice Research Center - Clark Atlanta University
Urban Ecology
http://www.urban-ecology.org
Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org
Institute for Urban Ecology
http://www.douglas.bc.ca/iue
San Francisco Urban Institute
http://www.sfsu.edu/~urbins
Urban Habitat Program
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/RESOURCES/HABITAT1
The Trust for Urban Ecology
http://www.btcv.org/enterprises/true.html
Planet Drum
http://www.planetdrum.org
Sustainable Communities Network
http://www.sustainable.org
Center for Neighborhood Technology
http://www.cnn.org
Livable Communities Initiative
http://www.livablecommunities.gov
Renew America
http://www.crest.or/renew_america
The Trust for Public Land
http://www.tpl.org/tpl
National Urban League
http://www.nul.org
National League of Cities
http://www.nlc.org
National Lead Information Center
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm
Lead International, Inc.
http://www.lead.org
Habitat for Humanity
http://www.habitat.org
* Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Citizens Network for Sustainable development
Communications for a Sustainable Future
http://csf.colorado.edu
Sustainable America
http://www.sanetwork.org
Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security
http://www.pacinst.org
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC)
http://www.oec.org
* Voluntary Simplicity
Institute for Local Self reliance
Alternatives for Simple Living
http://www.simpleliving.org/
Simple Living Network
http://www.slnet.com/default.htm
The New Road Map Foundation
http://www.newroadmap.org
Center for a New American Dream
http://www.newdream.org/
All Consuming Passion - Hosted by ZPG
http://cn.org/zpg/acpmain.htm
The Pierce Simplicity Study
http://www.mbay.net/~pierce/
Affluenza
http://www.pbs.org/affluenza
Adbusters
http://www.adbusters.org
* Recycling
Northeast Midwest Institute
ReThink Paper
http://www.rethinkpaper.org
* Climate Change
Climate Action Network
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
http://www.pewclimate.org
Physicians for Social Responsibility: Environment and Health Program
http://www.psr.org
*Alternative Energy Organizations and Resources
International Institute for Energy Conservation
International Project for Sustainable Energy Paths
http://www.isep.org
Alternative Energy Development, Inc.
http://www.igc.org/aed/core.html
American Solar Energy Society
http://www.sni.net/solar
American Wind Energy Association
http://www.igc.apc.org/awea/index.html
Critical Mass Energy Project
http://www.essential.org
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
http://www.nrel.gov
* Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
http://www.nrc.gov
* Nuclear/Radioactive Waste
Nuclear Waste Citizens Coalition
Radioactive Waste Management Resources
http://www.rwma.com
* Biodiversity
BioNet
Center for Conservation Biology
http://www.conbio.rice.edu
Center for Ecosystem Survival
http://www.savenature.org
The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
http://www.oaec.org
* Endangered Species
* Wildlife and Animals
Wildlife Conservation Society
World Wildlife Fund
http://www.worldwildlife.org
World Animal Net
http://www.worldanimal.net
International Whaling Commission
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/iwcoffice
Marine Mammal Commission
http://www.citation.com/hpages/mmc.html
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
http://www.aspca.org
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
http://www.peta.org
Friends of Animals
http://www.friendsofanimals.org
Friends of Animal Services
http://www.foas.org
* Rainforests
Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
Rainforest Alliance
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org
Rainforest Foundation
http://www.savetherest.org
Rainforest Information Center
http://forests.org/ric
Rainforest Relief
http://www.enviroweb.org/rainrelief
* Native and Indigenous Peoples
Amazon Alliance for Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin
American Indian Heritage Foundation
http://www.indians.org
EarthRights International
http://www.earthrights.org
Indigenous Environmental Network
http://www.alphacdc.com/ien/
Native Americans and the Environment
http://www.conbio.rice.edu/nac/docs/knudsen.html
* South America
International Rivers Network
* South Asia
Thimmakka's Resources for Environmental Education
* Antarctica
The Antarctica Project
* Population
Zero Population Growth
* Water Quality/Water Pollution: Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes
Water Quality Information Center
American Rivers
http://www.amrivers.org
Clean Water Action Project
http://www.cleanwateraction.org
National Marine Fisheries Service
http://www.kingfish.ssp.nmfs.gov
Great Lakes Commission
http://www.glc.org
International Rivers Network
http://www.irn.org
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
http://www.earthforce.org
* Forests
Ancient Forest Exploration and Research
Native Forest Council
http://www.forestcouncil.org
http://www.efn.org/~savetrees/savetrees.htm
Native Forest Network
http://www.nativeforest.org
John Muir Project
http://www.johnmuirproject.org
Redwood Alliance
http://www.igc.org/redwood/page.htm
Save the Redwoods League
http://www.save theredwoods.org
Forest Guardians (Southwest)
http://www.fguardians.org
Superior Action Wilderness Network (Great Lakes region)
http://www.superiorwild.org
ReThink Paper
http://www.rethinkpaper.org
* National Parks Organizations and Resources
National Parks and Conservation Association
National Park Foundation
http://www.nationalparks.org
National Parks Service
http://www.nps.gov/
* Youth and the Environment
Earth to Kids
EPA's Kids Explorer's Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids
Children's Environmental Health Project
http://www.essential.org/cchw/campaign/cehp.html
Children's Environmental Health Network
http://www.cehn.org
* Students & the Environment (College & University)
Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
Campus Ecology
http://www.nwf.org/nwj/campus
Campus Green Vote: Center for Environmental Citizenship
http://www.envirocitizen.org/cgv/index.html
League of Conservation Voters - Education Fund - Student Activists
http://www.lcvedfund.org/
National Environmental Wire for Students
http://www.envirocitizen.org/news/index.asp
* Seniors and the Environment
Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement
* Earth Day
Earth Day Network
* The Media Environment
Living on Earth: National Public Radio's Environmental News Show
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
http://www.fair.org
The Media Education Foundation
http://www.igc.org/mef
The Media Foundation and Adbusters
http://www.adbusters.org
Environmental Filmography
http://www.esf.edu/coce
Bullfrog Films
http://www.bullfrog.com
* Art and the Environment
Impressions of Nature
U.S. Government Web Sites
United States Information Agency: Environment
Council on Environmental Quality
http://www.whitehouse.gov/CEQ/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/
EPA: List of Environmental Programs (and links to them)
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/general.htm
EPA Envirofacts Warehouse
http://www.epa.gov/enviro
EPA List of Environmental Servers
http://www.epa.gov.docs/Environment.html
EPA Press Releases
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/Press.html
EPA National Publications Catalog On-line
http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/index.html
EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxins
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr
EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
http://www.epa.gov/ceppo
EPA Emergency Response Notification System
http://www.epa.gov/ERNS/
EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Underground Storage Tank,
Superfund, and EPCRA Hotline
http://www.epa.gov/apeoswer/hotline
EPA Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ)
http://www.epa.gov/oej
EPA National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC)
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/oej/nejac
EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)
http://www.oeca.gov
EPA Brownfields Policy
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
Brownfields Technology Support Center
http://www.brownfieldstsc.org/
Livable Communities Initiative
http://www.livablecommunities.gov
Department of Energy (DOE)
http://www.doe.gov
Office of Environmental Policy and Assistance (OEPA)
http://www.doe.gov/oepa/
DOE Information Services -- Office of Environmental Management
http://www.em.doe.gov
Department of the Interior
http://www.usga.gov.doi
Bureau of Land Management
http://www.blm.gov
Bureau of Reclamation
http://www.usbr.gov/main
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
http://www.osmre.gov/astart3.htm
U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov
U.S. Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov
National Parks Service
http://www.nps.gov
Natural Resource Conservation Service
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov
Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
http://www.nrc.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
http://www.nrel.gov
Department of Commerce
http://www.doc.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov
Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.gov
National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov
National Institute of Health
http://www.nih.gov
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdr.html
Ecological Risk Analysis: Tools and Applications
http://www.hsrd.oml.gov/ecorisk/ecorisk.html
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
http://www.csb.gov
Department of Health and Human Services: Environmental Medicine
http://uhs.bsd.uchicago.edu/case.studies/index/html
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov
National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh
National Lead Information Center
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov
National Center for Atmospheric Research
http://www.ucar.edu/
U.S. The Man and the Biosphere Program (U.S. MAB)
http://www.mabnetamericas.org/home2.html
International Agencies - Organizations
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org/
World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
http://www.unep.ch/
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
http://www.iclei.org
EarthRights International
http://www.earthrights.org
International Whaling Commission
http://www.ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/iwcoffice
Great Lakes Commission
http://www.glc.org/
Environmental Organizations - Activist Groups
Environmental Organizations Web Directory
Conservation International
http://www.conservation.org
Defenders of Wildlife
http://www.dow.org
Earth First!
http://www.enviroweb.org/ef
EarthForce
http://www.earthforce.org
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
http://www.edf.org
Friends of Earth
http://www.foe.co.uk
Global Green USA
http://www.globalgreen.org
Global Response: Environmental Action & Education Network
http://www.globalresponse.org
Greenpeace International Home Page
http://www.greenpeace.org
The Green Party
http://www.greens.org
http://www.greenparties.org
Institute for Deep Ecology
http://www.deep-ecology.org
League of Conservation Voters
http://www.lcv.org
Marine Mammal Commission
http://www.citation.com/hpages/mmc.html
National Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/nrdc
National Environmental Trust
http://www.eic.org
National Audobon Society
http://www.audobon.org/audobon
The Nature Conservancy
http://www.tnc.org
The Ruckus Society
http://www.ruckus.org
Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
http://www.rafi.org
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
http://www.seashepherd.org
Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org
Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
http://www.seac.org
The Wilderness Society
http://www.wilderness.org
National Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org/nwf
Environmental Justice Organizations (Organized by Region)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION --- ORGANIZATIONS TO BE POSTED SOON
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
http://www.cpeo.org
Civic Practices Network
http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/cpn/cpn.html
International Association of Public Participation Practitioners
http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/cpn/sections/affiliates/iap3.html
Center for Living Democracy
http://www.livingdemocracy.org
Center for Voting & Democracy
http://www.fairvote.org
Public Citizen
http://www.essential.org/orgs/public_citizen
Soros Foundations Network - Open Society
http://www.soros.org
Environmental Law
Environmental Law Information Resources
Legal Environmental Information Base
http://freenet.vancouver.bc.ca/local/wcel/
Environmental Law Links
http://www.igc.org/igc/issues/el
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW)
http://www.elaw.org
Environmental Law Foundation
http://www.envirolaw.org
Center for Information, Law, and Policy
http://www.law.vill.edu
EarthJustice Legal Defense Fund
http://www.earthjustice.org
The Impact Fund
http://www.impactfund.org
Environmental Justice Clinic - Thurgood Marshall School of Law
http://www.tsulaw.edu/environ/environpg.htm
Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
http://www.law.tulane.edu/programs/environmental/envirolaw/clinic.htm
Tulane Institute for Environmental Law and Policy
http://www.law.tulane.edu/programs/environmental/envirolaw.institute.htm
Government, Corporate, and Media Watchdogs
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
The Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
http://www.pogo.org
Global Response: Environmental Action & Education Network
http://www.globalresponse.org
Corporate Watch
http://www.corpwatch.org
Media Foundation/Adbusters
http://www.adbusters.org
Public Citizen
http://www.essential.org/orgs/public_citizen
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
http://www.fair.org
Research Institutes and Think Tanks
World Watch Institute
Earth Island Institute
http://www.earthisland.org
Global Commons Institute
http://www.gci.org.uk
The Green Environmental Coalition
http://www.greenlink.org/gec/index.html
Community Environmental Council
http://www.grc.org/cec
Center for Respect of Life and Environment
http://www.crle.org
The Pacific Institute
http://www.pacinst.org
Institute for Policy Studies: Green Policy Network
http://www.igc.org/ifps/
Center for Policy Alternatives
http://www.cfpa.org
Northeast Midwest Institute
http://www.nemw.org
Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR)
http://www.ilsr.org
The Trust for Public Land
http://www.tpl.org
Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security
http://www.pacinst.org
Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
http://www.rafi.org
The National Safety Council - Environmental Health Center
http://www.nsc.org/ehc.htm
Science and Environmental Health Network
http://www.selm.org
The National Response Center
http://www.nrc.uscg.mil
US Public Interest Research Group
http://www.uspirg.org/enviro/
Physicians for Social Responsibility
http://www.psr.org
Environmental Grant Opportunities
Environmental Grantmakers Association
Global Greengrants Fund
http://www.greengrants.org
Jenifer Altman Foundation
http://www.jaf.org
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
http://www.benjerry.com/foundation
Cottonwood Foundation
http://www.presenter.com/~cottonwd/
The Impact Fund
http://www.impactfund.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org
W. Alton Jones Foundation
http://www.wajones.org
Mitchell Kapor Foundation
http://www.kapor.org
Liberty Hill Foundation
http://www.libertyhill.org
Max & Anna Levinson Foundation
http://www.levinsonfoundation.org
Norman Foundation
http://www.normanfdn.org
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
http://www.noyes.org
Soros Foundations Network - Open Institute
http://www.soros.org
Goldman Environmental Prize
http://www.goldmanprize.org
Environmental Education
Second Nature -- Education for Sustainability
North American Association for Environmental Education
http://www.naaee.org
Environmental Education Exchange
http://www.eexchange.org
Environmental Education on the Internet
http://www.nceet.snrc.umich.edu
Environmental Education & Training Partnership
http://eetap.org
Environmental Education - US EPA
http://www.epa.gov.enviroed
University Research Centers
ICE House (Information Center for the Environment) - University of California, Davis
Global Environmental Policy Research Tools - Princeton University
http://www.princeton.edu/~mlevy
Center for Conservation Biology - Rice University
http://www.conbio.rice.edu
Ecological Society of America (ESA).
http://www.sdsc.edu/SDSC/Research/Comp_Bio/ESA/ESA.htm.
Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Environment - Harvard University
http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/biodiversity.html
Environmental Science and Public Policy - Harvard University
http://www.environment.harvard.edu/espp
University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment
http://www.snre.umich.edu
Environmental Justice Research Center - Clark Atlanta University
http://www.ejrc.edu
Health and Environmental Risk Institute - University of Cincinnati
http://www.heri.uc.edu
Kresge Center for Environmental Health - Harvrad University
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/kresge
San Francisco Urban Institute
http://www.sfsu.edu/~urbins
Institute for Urban Ecology - Douglas College
http://www.douglas.bc.ca/iue
Urban Habitat Program - Columbia University
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/RESOURCES/HABITAT1
Interdisciplinary Environmental Association
http://www.desu.edu/mreiter/iea.htm
Environment at Harvard
http://environment.harvard.edu/home.html
Center for Environmental Communication - Rutgers University
http://www.aesop.rutgers.edu/~cec/home.html
Center for Environmental Communication Studies - University of Cincinnati
http://www.uc.edu/cecs
Environmental Communication Resource Center - Northern Arizona University
http://www.erc.nau.edu
Conference on Communication and Environment
http://www.esf.edu/coce
Communications for a Sustainable Future - University of Colorado
http://csf.colorado.edu
Center for Environmental Philosophy - North Texas University
http://www.cep.unt.edu
Environmental Ethics & Public Policy Program - Harvard University
http://ecoethics.net
The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
http://www.asle.umn.edu
Environmental Journalism Home Page
http://www.sej.org
Environmental News Sources
Earth Times Home Page
Environmental Magazines. A selection of magazines from the American
Journalism Review NewsLink.
http://www.newslink.org/mhea.html
Environmental News Link
http://www.caprep.com/caprep
Environmental News Network (ENN)
http://www.enn.com
Living on Earth: National Public Radio's Environmental News Show
http://www.loe.org
National Environmental Wire for Students
http://www.envirocitizen.org/news/index.asp
Environmental Journalism Home Page
http://www.sej.org
Environmental List-Servs and Discussion Groups
American Society for Environmental History.
Brownfields: Center for Environmental Public Oversight (CPEO)
http://cpeo-brownfields-subscribe@igc.topica.com
Communication and Environmental Matters
http://www.usf.edu/coce
Ecology
http://tile.net/listserv/ecology.html
Environmental Ethics
http://www.cep.unt.edu/enviro.html
Green Politics
news://alt.politics.greens
Harvard's Environmental Discussion Lists
http://ecoethics.net
Institute for the Environment
http://tile.net/listserv/greengrp.html
International Federation of Environmental Journalists
http://tile.net/listserv/ifejlist.html
List for Environmental Information
http://tile.net/listserv/envinfl.html