The Draft Report on the Environment, from the Environmental Protection Agency, "describes current national environmental conditions and trends using existing data and indicators, identifies data gaps and research needs, and discusses the challenges government and our partners face in filling those gaps." The recently released online Draft Report on the Environment Technical Document "provides the...
This title from the National Academy Press (NAP) is accessible in its entirety online. Requested by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and written by the National Academies's National Research Council, this report identifies and describes eight important areas of environmental research for the next generation. Not in order of importance, these challenges are Biogeochemical Cycles, Biodiversity...
Thirteen new and 59 updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports have been added to the National Library for the Environment Website. The new reports cover the federal debt, debt reduction, multilateral development banks, the President's Forest/ Roadless Area Initiative, renewable energy and electricity, critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act, and several other topics.
The Environmental Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst encourages and supports "collaboration across colleges and disciplines in environmental research and education." On the left-hand side of the page, visitors can learn about the different resources, which include "Environmental Analysis Laboratory," "TEI Environmental Lecture Series," "Conferences," and the "Water Resources...
The Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is "an interdisciplinary research and development organization" dedicated to understanding and assessing environmental problems related to energy production and use. Six science areas form the backbone of the ESD research (and Website): Ecosystem and Global Change Science, Renewable Resources, Research and...
Based at Stanford University, the Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Institute for the Environment draws on the expertise and creativity of leading academics and decision makers to create practical solutions for people and the planet. Some of their projects include research trying to discover solutions for global environmental sustainability issues and developing strong environment leaders for today...