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Environmental Law
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DSL LegalLinks: International & Foreign Law
U.S. Government Resources: Environment
International Environmental Law Research Guide & Bibliography
International Trade and the Environment Research Guide & Bibliography
- ASIL Guide to Electronics Resources for International Law: International Environmental Law
http://www.asil.org/resource/env1.htm - The American Society of International Law was created in 1906 and incorporated by an act of Congress in 1950, and has been granted Consultative Status to the UN. Its website focuses on internet sources but also includes CD-ROMs, library catalogs, and on-line subscription/commercial services.
- ECOLEX
http://www.ecolex.org/ecolex/index.php - Environmental portal divided into four areas: treaties, national legislation, court decisions, and literature.
- EISIL: International Environmental Law
http://www.eisil.org/index.php?sid=285514106&t=sub_pages&cat=18 - Database of web links related to international environmental law, sorted by subject.
- CIESIN - Center for International Earth Science Information Network
http://www.ciesin.org/ - The CIESIN is a center within the Earth Institute of Columbia University. Accessible from their page is data and information sorted by subject, news and events, education and training, and quick links.
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation
http://www.cec.org/home/index.cfm?varlan=english - The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an international organization formed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The CEC addresses regional environmental concerns, helps prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and promotes the effective enforcement of environmental law. The page includes various publications (divided by topic), laws, treaties and agreements, the North American Law and Policy Series, and other links.
- Department of Energy: Environment
http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?BT_CODE=ENVIRONMENT - Environmental page of the Department of Energy with links to other useful U.S. government sites and other new and events.
- Department of Energy: Environmental Compliance Violations Database
http://tis.eh.doe.gov/oepa/data/envdatabases.html - Links to other government websites concerning the environment and compliance violations.
- Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
http://www.earthjustice.org - Earthjustice is a non-profit law firm that represents public interest clients on behalf of the environment. Their page includes policy, legislation, cases, etc. in eight areas: forests, air, water, health & communities, international, oceans, public lands, and wildlife.
- EcoNet
http://www.igc.org/home/econet/index.html - Hosted by the Institute for Global Communications, this page contains archives of headlines and other suggested sites.
- Environmental Organization Web Directory
http://www.webdirectory.com/ - The Earth's biggest environment search engine.
- Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/ - A well-organized website which features access to thousands of documents. Search by keyword or select from an alphabetical list of topics. EPA Dockets contains Federal Register notices, support documents, and public comments for regulations the agency publishes.
- Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators Service (ENTRI)
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/entri/index.jsp - ENTRI is a part of the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) of NASA. SEDAC’s purpose to study human interactions with the environment. ENTRI is a treaty locator and country explorer.
- Environment Australia Online
http://www.deh.gov.au/ - This webpage of the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage includes information on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act of 1999, links to the Australian Greenhouse Office, the National Pollutant Inventory, and other environmental theme sites.
- Enviro$ense
http://es.epa.gov/ - Provides a single repository for pollution prevention, compliance assurance, and enforcement information and databases.
- European Environmental Law
http://www.eel.nl/ - Site includes full text cases, legislation and other materials, such as articles and dossiers related to European environmental law.
- FindLaw: Journals for Environmental Law
http://stu.findlaw.com/journals/environmental.html/ - Findlaw list of relevant academic law reviews and journals on the environment and law.
- FindLaw: Resources for Environmental Law
http://findlaw.com/01topics/13environmental/index.html - Resources, guide pages, web guides, etc. on environmental law.
- Global Network of Environment & Technology (GNET)
http://www.gnet.org/ - Technology, news, and business center. Contains a link to the National Environmental Technology Database and an A to Z site index.
- Globelaw: International and Transnational Law
http://www.globelaw.com/ - Page run by LLM student which contains UN resolutions links, nuclear transports information, and links to national cases.
- Greenpeace
http://www.greenpeace.org/ - Greenpeace is a non-profit organization campaigning against environmental degradation. Their website has a multimedia center with slideshows, images, and videos. There are also links to worldwide Greenpeace websites and recent news.
- The GW Green University Initiative
http://www.gwu.edu/~greenu - The GW Green University Initiative, is a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the George Washington University. Page has links to environmental information resources.
- Hieros Gamos: Environmental Law
http://www.hg.org/environ.html - Extensive guide to world environmental law by country, supranational organizations, publications, other bankruptcy associations, and other online resources.
- Hieros Gamos: Environmental Law – U.S. Focused
http://www.hg.org/envirus.html - Extensive guide to U.S. environmental law by country, supranational organizations, publications, other bankruptcy associations, and other online resources.
- International Society for Environmental Protection
http://www.isep.at/ - The ISEP’s webpage is an exchange of environmental information between environmental experts, administrations, industries, researchers and the public. There are links to on-going projects and a list of publications that can be ordered.
- LLRX: Environmental Law
http://www.llrx.com/cgi-bin/llrx.cgi?function=browsetopic2&id=32 - List of research guides on LLRX.com that relate to environmental law.
- North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
http://www.cec.org/home/index.cfm?varlan=english - The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an international organization formed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The CEC addresses regional environmental concerns, helps prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and promotes the effective enforcement of environmental law. The page includes various publications (divided by topic), laws, treaties and agreements, the North American Law and Policy Series, and other links.
- Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board
http://ehb.cpcourt.com/ - Pennsylvania EHB page with electronic filing, docket search, opinion search, hearing schedules, EHB judges, and general information.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Environmental Sciences Division
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/ - Site with information on the ORNL research programs, centers, projects, and publications in multiple scientific areas.
- Oceans and Law of the Sea
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm - The UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea web page includes the text of UNCLOS, and information about marine resources, the environment, international organizations, and dispute resolution.
- Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database
http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/ - The Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database is a project developed by Oregon State University and the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering for water conflict prevention and resolution. The page includes a searchable database on international water relations, a list of international river basins, an atlas of freshwater agreements, and a treaties database.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered Species Program
http://endangered.fws.gov/ - Page contains news and information, searchable database of endangered species, law, policies, and federal register notices, publications, and more.
- U.S. Geological Survey Home Page
http://info.er.usgs.gov/ - An independent fact-finding agency that collects, monitors, and analyzes natural resource conditions and issues.
- U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
http://www.gcrio.org - GCRIO provides access to data and information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global change-related educational resources. The website contains a chronological documents list.
- United Nations Development Programme
http://www.undp.org/index.html - UN program developed to reduce, among other things, environmental degradation by the year 2015. Found here are publications, speeches, news on various environmental topics.
- United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/ - Includes links to information on various UNEP activities and resources lists for governments, scientists, journalists, children, business persons, and civil society.
- United Nations Scholar’s Workstation at Yale University. Research Topic: Environment
http://www.library.yale.edu/un/un3b3.htm - Links to UN environmental information.
This page was last updated:
08/26/2005
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