Environmental Law

Websites

Environmental Law Net — Comprehensive site for environmental statutes, cases, agencies, compliance, enforcement, litigation and transactions (i.e., environmental concerns when buying/selling property, such as mold, lead paint and asbestos).
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide — Network of public-interest attorneys, scientists and other environmental advocates. Legal and Scientific Resources links to cases, publications and other resources on dozens of environmental topics.
Yahoo! Environmental Law — Directory of websites, including environmental law organizations, journals and educational resources.
Earthjustice — Leading nonprofit environmental law firm. Library links to thousands of full-text studies, cases and other documents on environmental topics. There is a special page on global warming as well as a directory of news stories.
Center for International Environmental Law — Information on worldwide biodiversity, climate change, chemicals, human rights, sustainable development and other areas. Links to full-text reports and other publications.

EPA Air — Includes a guide to the Clean Air Act as well as information on air pollutants, pollution control, carbon emissions, acid rain, global warming, legislation and permitting, and more.
Clean Air Council — Nonprofit organization specializing in clean-air advocacy. Links to information on air quality, secondhand smoke, energy deregulation, carbon monoxide and more.
EPA Water — Directory of information on water-related topics, including drinking water, ground water, water pollutants and wastewater.
National Institutes for Water Resources — Links to the home pages of the 54 U.S. Water Resources Research Centers. Also links to federal agencies, professional organizations, weather/climate information and other water resources.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — In-depth information on endangered species, wildlife management, habitats, animal science, invasive species, conservation and more.
Endangeredspecie.com — Links to endangered species by U.S. state. Also links to organizations, U.S. laws, case studies and other resources.
World Wildlife Fund — Advocacy group (1.2 million members worldwide) dedicated to wildlife conservation.

Environmental Health and Toxicology — A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Topical links include chemicals and drugs, poisoning, toxicology, pesticides, diseases and risk assessment. Also links to TOXNET, a collection of free databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas.
Chemindustry.com — Directory of more than 80,000 chemical, biotech and environmental websites. Many of the sites are vendor sites, though Resources links to journals, databases, portals, wikis, research institutes and more.
Cleanupoil.com — Comprehensive site for oil spill cleanup information. Links to a directory of more than 1,000 oil spill contractors around the world. Also links to news, conferences, training resources, videos, worldwide associations and more.

Blogs

Environmental Law Prof Blog — Member of the Law Professors Blog Network.
Environmental Legal Blogs — Tracks developments in environmental law.
Mongabay.com — Environmental news articles in blog format. No original analysis and writing.

Journals, News & Articles

Environmental Justice Resource Center — Collection of news stories, reports and substantive articles. Also includes an annotated environmental justice bibliography.
Environment News Service — International daily newswire, started in 1990. Does original analysis and writing.
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum — Free full-text articles back to 1996.

Associations & Agencies

Environmental Law Institute — Nonpartisan education and research center.
Sierra Club — Website of “America’s oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.” Environmental Law summarizes lawsuits filed by the Sierra Club. Other programs include environmental justice, education and energy solutions.
Association of American State Geologists — Links to the geological survey of each of the 50 states and Puerto Rico. Also links to fact sheets about mineral resources, ground water, environmental affairs and other topics.
Scholarly Societies Project — Links to dozens of scholarly associations in the environmental sciences.
Environmental Protection Agency — The primary regulator of U.S. environmental safety. Links to an index of environmental topics, which further link to studies, publications, guidance documents, laws and regulations, and more.
U.S. Department of the Interior — Oversees the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies.

Research Guides

Environmental Law Resources