Encyclopedia covering topics related to bioethics, including genetically modified foods, social justice, sustainability, and chemical warfare.
Articles on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in the area of food and agricultural ethics.
Database covering the journal literature of environmental sciences, including applicable areas of ecology, energy, geography, pollution & waste management, law, public policy, and urban planning.
Indexes the literature of geology, including journals, books, conference proceedings, maps, and USGS reports.
Full-text of scholarly journals in geology integrated with GeoRef, an index of geological literature.
Search engine for scholarly materials including journal articles. Be sure to use FullTextFinder to link to Lafayette's resources. Note: if accessing from off-campus, sign in, go to "Settings" and search in the "Library Links" section for "Lafayette." Check "Lafayette College - Lafayette FullTextFinder" and click save to make FullTextFinder appear in search results.
Coverage: 1970s-present
Database of scholarly, governmental, and general-interest articles and books covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
Full text, full page archive of National Geographic from the first issue through 2015. Pages have been digitized in color, including advertisements, and has features to browse search by image or browse by issue.
Full text access to most of Nature publishing group's journals, including current and archival access to Nature and Scientific American.
Index covering the journal literature of science, technology, and the social sciences. Allows you to search for a topic, an author, or for articles that cite a known author or work. Includes citation metrics and funding information.
Index coverage: vol. 1 - present; Full-text coverage: 1996-present
Full text of articles reviewing the scholarly literature for a variety of topics in the physical, biomedical, and social sciences.
Coverage: 2000-present
Access to collection 1 with over 70 peer-reviewed journals in the life sciences. Coverage for most journals begins in 2000.
A center within Columbia University's Earth Institute, CIESIN provides an extensive gateway to data and other information focusing on human interactions in the environment. Provides a topic search as well as subject access to spatial and tabular data sets held by CIESIN or hosted on its web site.
Climate Data Online (CDO) provides access to NOAA's archive of global historical weather and climate data in addition to station history information. These data include quality controlled daily, monthly, seasonal, and yearly measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind, and degree days as well as radar data and 30-year Climate Normals.
Daily news coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets via Environment & Energy Daily, Greenwire, Land Letter, and E&ENews PM.
Data on the occurrence and effects of mass disasters in the world from 1900 to present. Includes country-level data on deaths, number of people injured or affected, and economic impact. Free registration required.
Database of information on each of the named species on Earth. Includes information on ecology and evolution of the species as well as descriptive information. From a consortium of leading natural history museums and research institutions.
Authoritative encyclopedia articles by scientists covering the biological sciences. Note that content published after 2008 is not available.
Articles on "the relationships among human beings, their environments, and the religious dimensions of life."
Statistics and analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
From the EPA, map various types of environmental information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits and Superfund sites. See also a broader set of Geospatial Resources from the EPA.
Part of the Library of Congress' American Memory project, this site documents the history and culture of the conservation movement in the U.S. It includes digitized books and pamphlets as well as photographs.
Statistics, news and publications from the International Energy Agency
Repository for reports and documents on the climate and the environment, produced by IPCC and component groups.
Database providing technical data and information from hundreds of engineering reference sources, including handbooks, material and chemical property data, and interactive elements such as graphs, equations, and tables. 10 subject areas covered: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering & Construction Materials; Engineering Management & Leadership; Environment & Environmental Engineering; Food Science; General Engineering & Project Administration; Industrial Engineering & Operations; Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering; Oil & Gas Engineering; Process Design, Control, and Automation; Sustainable Energy & Development; Transportation Engineering.
Monthly mean temperature, precipitation, and other climatic data for weather stations from around the world dating back to 1948.
Provides access to wide range of services and sources for geophysical data. Areas include weather and climate, geomagnetism, earth observations from space, space weather and solar events, natural hazards, marine geology and geophysics, and ocean depth data.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate.gov is a source of timely and authoritative scientific data and information about climate. Features news, data, maps, and policy information.
Assesses more than 50 river basin and aquifer systems. Includes data, summary reports, maps, and press releases. Search by state, basin, or topic such as pesticides, ecology, and urbanization.
Database of environmental records collected from various local, state and federal organizations with information pertaining to Superfund sites, suspected contamination, compliance and violation concerns, etc.
Articles covering key individuals, institutions, and organizations responsible for major developments in science, medicine and technology in the U.S. as well as the concepts, practices, and processes underlying these developments.
From the U.S.D.A., this database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, Web links, and references.
From the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder, this site offers an extensive collection of links to numerous weather and disaster-related topics such as tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, and floods. Injury and damage statistics, weather policy, and emergency management links are also featured.
Site from Dickinson College covering the nuclear emergency at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Includes a collection of primary sources, such as utility industry reports and pamphlets, government documents, local newspaper articles, and interviews.
Toxicological profile information sheets are available for more than 250 hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites. Profiles are peer-reviewed and include health effects, chemical and physical information, regulations, a glossary, and references to key studies and other literature. Prepared by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a division of the CDC.
Current and historical temperature and precipitation data back to 1895 for selected cities, states, regions, and the nation.
Interactive map that strives to build the resilience of people and communities across the United States through the clear identification of climate risks and social vulnerabilities and the corresponding solutions to address them. Refine by state or county and view by different layers of risk such as heat, drought, flooding, wildfires, and increased precipitation.
Gateway site on global change including data, programs, research reports, and policy information. From the Data and Information Working Group, a collaboration of eight U.S. agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy.
Detailed data on soil in counties across the U.S. From the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA.
Reference volumes on global environmental and natural resource conditions and trends.
Online magazine from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Features news and analysis on environmental issues.