Article Databases

Journal Publisher Databases

Reference Handbook Databases

Includes McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Includes the following:

• Environmental Encyclopedia
• Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources
• Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
• Encyclopedia of Public Health
• Endangered Species: Protecting Biodiversity
• The Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes
• Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy
• Pollution A to Z
• Water: Science and Issues
• Weather Almanac

Includes:

• Encyclopedia of Global Change

Includes:

• Encyclopedia of Environment and Society

Includes the following Research Centers:

• Plunkett: Energy & Utilities Industry 
• Plunkett: Renewable & Alternative Energy Industry 

For Environmental Law Reviews and Cases Navigate to the Legal section

Encyclopedias and Handbooks

 

General

• Environmental issues in American history : a reference guide with primary documents. (Ref 333.7 M275) Greenwood Press, 2006.
• Encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering, 2v. (Ref 333.7 P471). Boca Raton : CRC, Taylor & Francis ; 2006. 
• Handbook of environmental management and technology. (Ref  333.7 B917) New York : Wiley, c2000
• International environmental disputes : a reference handbook. (Ref 344.046 Sch91) Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2006
• Princeton guide to ecology.  (Ref 574.5 L578) Princeton, 2009.

California-General

• California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) - The goal of this system is to "improve environmental analysis and planning by integrating natural and cultural resource information from multiple contributors..." It covers all aspects of the California environment, organized into broad topics, such as community, technology, and data. Each subject is explored by statistics, reports, photographs, bibliographies, and more. Beautifully organized, but if you're confused, it's also searchable by keyword.
•  California Department of Public Health - Environmental health - Links to categories of environmental health, such as Air, Environmental Justice, Hazards, Water.  Department of Public Health also gathers links for all the CA agencies that produce information on environmental health topics.
• California Legislative Analyst's Office, Environment and Natural Resources Subject Area.  Reports are organized by topic and date.

Air Pollution

• California Almanac of Emissions and Air Quality. Also see Data & Statistics from the California Air Resources Board.
• Molds, Toxic Molds, and Indoor Air Quality - Full text report, dated March 2001, from the California Research Bureau.

Endangered Species/Biodiversity

• California Department of Fish and Game - Data & Maps.  Summarizes and links to various statistical reports, and databases that reflect the threatened and endangered plants and animals within California. Also see this agency's Status of Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals of California.
• Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. (Ref 333.95 L578) 5 vols. San Diego: Academic, 2001.
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
• Encyclopedia of endangered species. (574.529 Em11a) Detroit : Gale Research, c1999
• Official World Wildlife Fund Guide to Endangered Species of North America. (Ref 574.529 L951) 4 vols. Washington, DC: Beacham, 1990-1994.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species. Contains reports, warnings, press releases, and specific information on specific types of environments. If the report is specific to California, it indicates this.
• World Wildlife Fund Guide to Extinct Species of Modern Times. (Ref 574.529 B353) Osprey, FL: Beacham, 1997 to present.

 

Energy/Power

• California Energy Commission - For energy reports and statistics.
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Materials, Radioactive Waste, Nuclear Security, Public Meetings and Involvement and a Facility Locator Tool from the agency responsible for regulating nuclear power.
• Renewable and alternative energy resources : a reference handbook. (Ref 333.794 Sm68) Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2008
• US Department of Energy.  Resources for consumers, researchers, educators. Also see the DoE Energy Information Agency's Independent Statistics and Analysis.
• World Energy Outlook.  (Ref 333.79 W893).  See also the International Energy Agency website, which includes full pdf's of back issues and related policy documents.

Environmental Health

• Environmental Health News.  Compilation of news stories.  From Environmental Health Service, a nonprofit organization.

Environmental Law

• California Environmental and Natural Resources Law Handbook. (Ref 344.046 C128a) 12th ed. Rockville, MD: Government Institutes, 2004.
• Environmental Law Handbook. (Ref 344.046 G746) Rockville, MD: Government Institutes, Annual.

Hazardous Waste

• Biodegradation of Hazardous Compounds. The University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database is a stockpile of information on organisms and the compounds they degrade and the methods/pathways of that degradation.
• California Department of Toxic Substances Control
• Envirostor - Find CA and Hazardous Waste facilities by zipcode. From the California Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Refuse and Refuse Disposal

• Waste management : a reference handbook. (Ref 363.728 V465)  Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009

Water Pollution

• Freshwater Issues. (Ref 333.91 Sm68) Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2002.

Weather

• Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather. (Ref 551.503 Sch58) 2 vols. New York: Oxford, 1996.
• National Weather Service - Forecasts (U.S.) and historical records.