Research Guides: ENVS 204: Place, People and Praxis in Environmental Studies (BMC/HC): Home

Finding Articles

GreenFILE
Scholarly, government and general-interest titles including content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
Focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment.
JSTOR: Sustainability Collection
Explore journals, e-books and research reports on environmental stresses and their impact on society.
PolicyFile
Public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) Index
Political, economic, social and public policy issues. Covers 1915-present.
PubMed
Biomedical articles back to the 1950's.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
SSRN is an open access repository that collects conference papers, journal article pre-prints and working papers in the social sciences. This is a good place to find very recent material.
Web of Science
Search for scholarly articles in any discipline.

Hydrology Web
Links to hydrology related web sites, resources and data.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Wetlands Inventory - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wetlands data, status maps and reports.
Rivers of the United States
5 volume encyclopedia Includes chapters on characteristics of flowing water, sediments, wetlands, estuaries, chemicals in riverine water and detailed information on specific rivers.
Surf Your Watershed (EPA)
Find your watershed and a list of organizations that are working to protect water quality.
- To locate your watershed, simply click on the first link, “citizen-based groups at work in this watershed,” to find a listing of organizations that are working to protect water quality. You may wish to contact one of these groups to find out about cleanups, monitoring activities, restoration projects and other activities.
Water (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Information of ground water, drinking water, water quality criteria & standards, wastewater management, wetlands, oceans, watersheds, and more.
Water Resources of the United States (U.S. Geological Survey)
Collects and maintains data on the quality, availability and use of the nation's water, including stream flow and ground water information, erosion, flooding, water contamination and sedimentation.

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