Free Databases -- Environmental Studies

  • Agricola [NAL Catalog]
    • The NAL Online Public Access Catalog contains citations to books, audiovisuals, serials, and other materials, most of which are in the Library's collection. (The Catalog does contain some records for items not held at NAL.)
    • The Article Citation Database includes citations, many with abstracts, to journal articles (see Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA), book chapters, reports, and reprints, selected primarily from the materials found in the NAL Catalog.
    • Although the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) does not contain the text of the materials it cites, thousands of its records are linked to full-text documents online.
  • Biology and Nature [science.gov]
    • Gateway to government science information and research results.
  • CRS Reports [National Council for Science and the Environment]
    • 2000 current reports from the Congressional Research Service, which is part of the Library of Congress.
    • Provide accurate, objective, nontechnical information, background information on environmental issues.
  • EPA: National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
    • More than 7,000 in stock and 35,000 digital titles.
  • Fueleconomy.gov
    • Gas mileage, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings, and safety information on new and used cars and trucks.
    • Comparisons of ratings.
  • Natural Resources and Conservation [science.gov]
    • Gateway to government science information and research results.
  • Plants Database [USDA]
    • Standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
    • Search by common name, by scientific name, and more.
    • Infasive and noxious weeds
    • Fact sheets and plant guides
    • Threatened and endangered species