Environmental Law Resources

Websites

General

• International Union for Conservation of Nature — Provides news, resources, and links to information about the future of environmental law.
• 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.
• Earth Directory — 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 also 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.

Air & Water

• 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.
• Water Resources Research Institute — 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.

Wildlife

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — In-depth information on endangered species, wildlife management, habitats, animal science, invasive species, conservation, and more.
• Endangered Species Search — Links to endangered species by U.S. state. Also links to news, species status assessments, and information for landowners.
• World Wildlife Fund — Advocacy group (1.2 million members worldwide) dedicated to wildlife conservation.

Chemicals & Cleanup

• Poisoning, Toxicology, and Environmental Health — Topical links from the National Library of Medicine, including pesticides, air pollution, climate change, and various diseases.
• Green Pages — Comprehensive guide to environmental services, publications, and organizations.
• National Ocean Service — Provides explanations on the tools and techniques used to clean up environmental spills.

Blogs

• Environmental Law Prof Blog — Member of the Law Professors Blog Network.
• Environmental Legal Blogs — Tracks developments in environmental law.
• Law360 — Daily reviews of environmental policies, cases, and legislation.

Journals, News & Articles

• Environmental Law and Policy — Published by the University of California, Los Angeles Law School.
• 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.
• National Wildlife Federation — Resources and conservation information.
• 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

• University of California Hasting — International environmental law research.
• Georgetown University
• Virtual Chase — Annotated list of web links, mostly to free online databases.