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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov)
General
EPA Federal Register Notices
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/
EPA Regulations in Code of Federal Regulations (Title 40 C.F.R.)
http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/40cfr.html
EPA Newsroom – Links to national and regional press releases, testimony, speeches
http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/index.htm
Envirofacts database on environmental quality and releases
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index_java.html
Gateway for EPA databases and software programs
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/data.html
Gateway for EPA documents
http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/
EPA Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) – Current docket plus opinions issued in past cases
http://www.epa.gov/eab
White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) – Environmental policy, NEPA
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/
Air Pollution
Clean Air Act
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch85.html#PC85
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards extensive directory of EPA Air Websites ("TTN")
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/
EPA's environmental benefit and air modeling analysis and mapping computer model
http://www.benmap-model.org/documentation.cfm
BenMap 3.0 software download
http://www.epa.gov/air/benmap/download.html
EPA New Source Review portal – regulations, policies, publications, etc.
http://www.epa.gov/nsr/
National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs, or MACT Standards)
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/mactfnlalph.html
EPA index of NSPS and NESHAPs applicability determinations
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/monitoring/programs/caa/adi.html
RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse – Information on determinations of available technology
http://cfpub1.epa.gov/rblc/htm/bl02.cfm
Climate change policy and data gateway [See also Climate Change heading below.]
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange
Enforcement
Compilation of EPA civil enforcement policies
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/civil/index.html
Links to EPA enforcement data, priorities, accomplishment reports, and the like
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/index.html
Dept. of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Div. – Proposed and final consent decrees, model settlements, press releases, etc.
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
EPA computer models used for enforcement purposes
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/civil/econmodels/index.html
Pesticides
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode07/usc_sup_01_7_10_6_20_II.html
EPA pesticide regulation gateway
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/index.htm
Solid and Hazardous Waste
Solid Waste Disposal Act (SDWA), including Title III, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch82.html#PC82
EPA gateway for regulations and guidance under RCRA
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/laws_reg.htm
Superfund/Contaminated Site Cleanup
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode42/usc_sup_01_42_10_103.html
Compilation of cleanup guidance (CERCLA, RCRA, Brownfields, Oil Spills)
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/index.html
Toxic Substances
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sup_01_15_10_53_20_I.html
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode42/usc_sup_01_42_10_116.html
EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Homepage
http://www.epa.gov/tri/
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) — EPA toxicological profiles for many chemicals
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/index.cfm
EPA gateway for regulations, guidance, etc. on information collection and testing under TSCA
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/index.htm
TSCA Section 8(e) substantial risk reporting information
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/tsca8e/
Water Pollution
Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/33/usc_sup_01_33_10_26.html
Compendium of Effluent Guidelines and Pretreatment Standards
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/
Requirements for Cooling Water Intake Structures
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/316b/index.html
NPDES Permitting Resources – Permitting guidance, treatability data, water quality trading, etc.
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=45
General Environmental Matters
U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) – toxicological profiles for environmental contaminants, exposure studies and risk assessments for Superfund sites, etc.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/index.html
U.S. Centers for Disease Control – Info on environmental health, diseases, emergency response
http://www.cdc.gov/
U.S. Health & Human Services Dept. list of information correction requests to CDC, NTP, etc.
http://aspe.hhs.gov/infoquality/requests.shtml
U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences homepage –General information on health and environmental exposure, plus reports of individual studies
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
U.S. National Institutes of Health National Toxicology Program – Past and ongoing toxicity testing programs, carcinogen designations; epidemiology studies, reproductive toxicity studies
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/
U.S. National Library of Medicine Environmental Health and Toxicology references
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html
Carcinogenic Potency Project-- results of over 6000 chronic, long-term animal cancer tests on over 1500 chemicals published over the past 50 years in the general literature.
http://potency.berkeley.edu/
ChemFinder.com database of information on chemicals
http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/
California Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity
http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/Newlist.html
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards portal
http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/programs/gc_1169501486179.shtm
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Act homepage
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Endangered Species Act regulations and policies
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/policy/index.html#consult
American Bar Association compilation of regional and state environmental websites
http://www.abanet.org/environ/epa/
American Bar Association portal to various environmental committee web pages, newsletters, etc.
http://www.abanet.org/environ/committees/
American Bar Association Air Quality Committee resource site (articles, links to websites, etc.)
http://www.abanet.org/environ/committees/airquality/home.html
Environmental Defense information on regional or source-specific pollutant releases
http://www.scorecard.org/
Right-to-Know Network’s searchable databases –TRI, administrative enforcement actions, etc.
http://www.rtknet.org/
Environmental Toxic Torts Blog – News on recent decisions and other developments
http://www.environmentaltoxictorts.com/
Cantor Fitzgerald brokerage information on CO2, NOx, other pollutant emission allowances trades and related information
http://www.emissionstrading.com/
Environmental Law Network –Compilation of environmental websites, news, etc.
http://www.lawvianet.com/
Site Assessment – Describes standards (available for purchase) developed by the ASTM Committee on Environmental Assessment
http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E50.htm
Climate Change
EPA website on climate change – General information on U.S. policy and science; includes a searchable database of useful links
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
EPA Global Change Research Program – Focuses on the science behind climate change
http://www.epa.gov/ord/npd/globalresearch-intro.htm
U.S. Climate Change Science Program – Coalition of thirteen federal agencies – Reports and news from member agencies
http://www.climatescience.gov/
U.S. Climate Change Technology Program – Multi-agency portal for energy and climate change mitigation technology
http://www.climatetechnology.gov/
U.S. Department of Energy website on climate change – Lots of links to subsidiary agencies (for example, the U.S. Energy Information Administration - see below)
http://www.energy.gov/environment/climatechange.htm
U.S. Energy Information Administration statistics on greenhouse gases – Comprehensive data source updated quarterly
http://www.eia.doe.gov/environment.html
NASA’s website on climate change – Focuses on technical and scientific information
http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) – Home page of the international treaty to study and mitigate climate change – Policy and science materials
http://unfccc.int/2860.php
United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Specialized task force of the UNFCCC- compiles and assesses current scientific data
http://www.ipcc.ch/
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – Information on agreement between 10 Northeast states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
http://www.rggi.org/home
California climate change portal – California’s policies and initiatives to address global warming; very comprehensive
http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/
Chicago Climate Exchange – Example of private, voluntary cap and trade market; lots of technical market information
http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/
Pew Center on Global Climate Change website – One of the premier climate change think-tanks; science, technology, economics, and domestic and international policy
http://www.pewclimate.org/
Legal and Political Research Resources
Washburn University comprehensive links to state, federal, and international legal sites
http://www.washlaw.edu/
Government Printing Office homepage –Portal for congressional materials, government publications, etc.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
Code of Federal Regulations (current version, plus previous versions from 1996 on)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Federal Register (current year, plus back issues from 1994 on)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Regulations.gov – U.S. government portal for searching regulations, dockets, filing comments
http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp
Federal Judiciary Homepage
http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html
U.S. Supreme Court analyses – Descriptions of pending S. Ct. cases, arguments, briefs, etc.
http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/index.html
Federal Rules of Evidence
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/index.html
Freedom of Information Act – Tips and forms for using FOIA to get federal government records
http://www.foiadvocates.com/
Compilation of legal reference links – Citation form, legal dictionaries, etc.
http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/desk_references/desk_references_index.htm
U.S. Case Law Research – Retrieve cases, free or with a credit card (i.e., no subscription req’d)
http://www.altlaw.org/
http://www.precydent.com/
http://creditcard.westlaw.com/
Guide to legal citation
http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/index.htm
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