environmentalism and environmental movements
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When beginning research on a topic, these resources can provide excellent overviews for subjects of interest.
Beacham's guide to the endangered species in North America
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Sustainability
Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources
Environmental Justice: A Reference Handbook
MacMillan Encyclopedia of Energy
Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources: A Reference Handbook
California and West Coast
CERES- California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
California Coastal Commission Publications a variety of web documents on coastal issues of regional relevance
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary a wealth of local information on aquatic and marine topics
Former Fort Ord Environmental Cleanup website
California Natural Diversity Database from California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Conservation
California Climate Change Partnerships
Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP) at UC Berkeley
California Climate Action at UC Berkeley Law School
California Environmental Protection Agency
West Coast Governors' Agreement on Ocean Health California, Oregon and Washington
National
Science.gov portal to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies
Congressional Research Service Reports
Resources for the Future issue papers
National Council for Science and the Environment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ECOTOX Database of single chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife
Environmental Justice Resources U.S. EPA
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information
National Wetlands Research Center
National Agricultural Library USDA
Pew Oceans Commission reports and analyses on marine resource management
BISON Biodiversity Information Serving our Nation form USGS
International
Global Change Master Directory from NASA
Environmental Evidence Library from the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the UN
United Nations Environmental Programme
Online dictionaries and reference sources
StreamNet Fish Data for the Northwest
Encyclopedia Britannica Online has numerous brief articles on environmental topics
Environmental studies portals
EarthTrends Environmental Information Portal from World Resources Institute
GEO Data Portal online data graphs from the UN Environment Programme
Environmental Issues from ThoughtCo