Environmental Law

Resources in this category:

Climate Change | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html

You can find news, reports, and information on the impact of global warming. The site also has a browsable glossary of terms.

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/

"The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives."

House Committee on Resources
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/

The House Committee on Resources encompasses issues relating to fisheries, wildlife, forest reserves, national parks, public lands, land grants, geological surveys, irrigation, Native Americans, minerals, mining, oceanography, petroleum conservation, and the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
http://www.nrdc.org/legislation/default.asp

NRDC is an environmental action organization. It uses law, science and the support of its members and activists "to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things." A section of its website is devoted to United States law and policy.

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
http://epw.senate.gov/

Areas of oversight for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works include legislative responsibility for the development of an interstate highway system, flood control and navigation projects and the "responsibility for creating new laws to achieve air and water pollution control, rural and community economic development, and relief from natural disasters."

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Homepage
http://www.fws.gov/

This agency focuses on managing and maintaining natural habitats and the study and regulation of game and non-game species. Their site contains narrative information about their various programs and about the agency itself. Included is information about endangered species, fisheries, contact information for the National Refuge System, wetlands, waterfowl, aid to states, and environmental law.

United States Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/

"The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment." Its Web site provides links to information about the EPA; news and events; projects and programs; laws and regulations; publications; resources for kids, students, and teachers; and children's health.