Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Mobile Site
This EPA site downloads fast on a small screen and provides a wealth of information for reporters: blogs, contacts, press releases, information by ZIP code, etc.
Environmental Working Group
Research on health and the environment.
Full Frontal Scrutiny
Studies advocacy groups with green names that are actually funded by corporations.
Exploratorium.edu
This online museum features a collection of more than 600 innovative, interactive exhibits about science, nature, art, technology, etc.
Yahoo!'s Environment and Science page
Updated news stories and links galore. Video and audio too!
Envirolink
Environmental News Network
Arbor Day Foundation
Media page has press releases, logos/illustrations, PSAs, storm recovery kit and more.
National Wildlife Federation
GreenPeace
Environmental activist group with dozens of blogs, press center, sources, etc.
Greenpeace: Stop Greenwashing
Greenwashing describe the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. This Greenpeace site is a great resource to find more case studies of companies' greenwashing as well as other criteria and how to suggestions for businesses to go green ethically.
Council on Foreign Relations Climate Crisis Guide
An excellent multimedia site on climate change issues.
Global Wind Energy Council
The council is a global forum for the wind energy sector, uniting the wind industry and its representative associations.
EnviroVote
A project by two journalism graduate students that aims to show the potential environmental impact of the 2008 elections.
World Meteorological Organization
FightGlobalWarming
Helpful press section includes a "low-carbon diet kit." Good source for experts on the topic.
Environmental Organization Web Directory
Natural Resources Defense Council
Reader's Digest: 50 Cleanest-Dirtiest Cities
Society of Environmental Journalists
Formyworld.com
A cool database that allows you to call up environmental news by zip code.
Natural Resources Defense Council
A nice resource for expert sources and studies. The organization releases studies on the environment, including beaches, erosion and water quality. The organization claims it "works to protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth."
The Sierra Club
Conservation site has a press room, politics and issues section, video and more.
USGS Earthquake Terms
A quick-reference glossary.
Farmer's Almanac Weather Page
Provides some of the forecast information from the print almanac, including full moons and meteor showers.
National Wildfire Update
This site tracks wildfires around the country.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Water Center
Research, education, newsletter and links.
USGS Earthquake Regional Sites
Detailed stats and discoveries in your area.
Scorecard.org
This site leads you to high-risk areas for environmental problems. Just use a zip code for a complete list of top pollutants and polluters in that area. A very easy-to-use database.
SolarBuzz.com
All about solar power, industry stats and solar power equipment managers.
Eco-Index
Run by the Rainforest Alliance, the Eco-Index is searchable database of over 100 conservation projects in Mexico and Central America.
PaperCalculator.org
Developed by Enviornmental Defense, a nonprofit group. Offers U.S. average wood consumption energy use, and other environmental impacts of different kinds of paper.
Envirolink
A clearinghouse of breaking news and studies of environmental issues.
Environmental News Network
This started as a print newsletter but is a news site updated constantly.
Environment News Service
Science and Technology News Network
Award-winning site with high-end news headlines.
EnviroInfo
A list of links and information on organizations, business, publications, online databases and software, research, and education for air pollution, biotechnology, chemistry, ecology, impact and risk assessment, laws, pollution, sustainable development, soil and wetlands, and water and wastewater.
Ease History
This Michigan State University website features videos and photographs from 1900 to the present. The site connects historical events, campaign ads and core democratic values. Users can search on over 600 videos and photographs and view them inside three different interfaces. It's built from an environmental perspective and includes ad campaigns from the 1950s to present.
Whooping Crane Trust
This site follows the annual spring migration of the Sandhill cranes, among others.
Dept. of Energy: Active Oil Rigs
Use this state-by-state map to see where oil rigs are running in the United States.
Animal Legal Defense Fund
National Priorities
A must-bookmark for any reporter, this site has a state-by-state breakdown of what's happening environmentally across the country. The site offers community groups resources to shape public policy and influence the national budget.
California Coastal Records Project
This site features an aerial photographic survey of the California Coast and updates on a periodic basis. This photographic database contains over 12,000 frames of the California coast shot since 2002.
Earth911.org
Recycling tips galore.
FuelCells.org
Answers basic questions about fuel cell technology and links to companies and universities doing research in that area.
WikiSpecies
From Wikipedia, this site explores the environment.
American Society for Microbiology
USGS: Track Invasive Plant and Animal Species
USGS: Track River and Stream Flows
Helpful in covering floods, hurricanes.
Earthquake Forecasting Site
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
Government site offers tip sheets, contacts, studies and other resources.
Petroleum Reduction Planning Tool
Consumer guide to cutting fuel costs. From the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center.
Nature
An international weekly science journal that publishes full-length research papers in all disciplines of science.
Macauly Library of Animal Video and Sound
A sort of You Tube meets Wild Kingdom, this site lets you search its vast database for all things animals.
Academy of Natural Sciences
EPA Study: Coastlines
Detailed by region, this report shows the poor conditions the U.S. coastlines are in.
Deeply Curious
An archive of thousands of ocean and land photos from world-renowned photographers.
U.S. National Parks Listing
Describes all 388 national parks in the U.S. Includes travel pointers/services.
TrailLink Trails Database
A database of free trail information that allows you to acess surface types, locations, distances and even photos.
International Fund for Animal Welfare
International non-profit that works on a variety of wild and domestic animal issues. It has offices in 15 countries and more than 2 million supporters. It was founded in 1969 to stop the Canadian baby seal hunt and now works on animal issues ranging from whales to elephants to the bushmeat crisis in Africa. The site has a plethora of information, statistics, white papers and scientific reports that may be an asset to any journalist writing about wild or domestic animal issue.
Tsunami
Tsunami Basics
From the University of Washington Earth and Space Sciences department.
NOAA: Tsunami Research Program
BlogPulse: Tsunami Coverage
An in-depth analysis of tsunami-related coverage.
Sophos: Tsunami Relief Hoaxes
A great collection of hoax e-mails and other scams.
SAJA: Tsunami Resources
Lists experts, links, sources and more.
Wikipedia: Tsunamis
Basics on the Indian Ocean earthquake.
ReligionLink: Tsunami Stories
Several stories on religion angles in the wake of the disaster.
AlertNet.org
Lists tsunami relief efforts.
Tsunamihelp.blogspot.com
Dozens of bloggers in Asia update their tsunami sites daily.
Tsunami Relief Blog
Tsunami Missing Persons Blog
This site attempts to track down and pair up missing with families.
Physical Sciences Information Gateway
Launched on Sept. 17, 2001, PSIgate is the physical sciences hub for the UK's Resource Discovery Network (RDN). From this page, users can search the PSIgate database, search an expanded catalog (PSIgate+) generated by harvesting pages from the PSIgate database, or search across RDN databases. Returns include resources focused on astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, history of science, and more.
PollingReport.com: Environment Poll Collection
Search by group name, incident, leaders, members and cases.
StoriesThatMatter.org
A great source of environmental story ideas from an organization that targets career investigative journalists who develop general interest, nationally significant environmental and national security stories and then work to break them in the commercial media.
World Energy "Areas to Watch"
OceansFuture.org
Jean-Michel Cousteau explores the Northwestern Hawaiian islands.
Alliance to Save Energy
Online Archaeology
Field notes, profiles, find of the week, etc.
Food & Water Watch
Consumer group site targeted at abuse of enviornmental resources by corporations, such as water companies, fish farms and factories.
Geologists and Earth Scientists
Biographies of leaders in these fields of study.
American Society of Testing and Materials
News and information from this regulatory agency includes a consultants directory.
USDA: Forest Service
Geological Society of America
National Geographic: Conservation
Interactive maps and other resources.
PBS: Evolution
Web site based on the miniseries. Includes background information, photos and videos.
Faultline
A new California's environmental magazine.
The Ecology Center
Publishes a paper quarterly, Terrain; there's a link on the main site.
The National Atlas of the United States
A set of interactive maps, including some special maps on volcanoes, exotic species, vegetationgrowth, federal Indian land areas, hazardous waste, nuclear sites, etc. The site is updated weekly.
National Parks Conservation Association
365 Days of Trash Blog
Dave Chameides blogs about yearlong project to save all of his refuse to help the environment. Interesting.
U.S. Public Interest Research Groups
Transportation, healthcare, money and politcs, media reform, tax and budget, law, higher education and environmental issues.
American Society of Civil Engineers
A 2005 report on failing structures in U.S. infrastructure.
ENF PV Industry Directory
A global photovoltaic industry directory published in seven languages, showing details of more than 5,000 solar companies.
WorldChanging: Global Warming Animations
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
A superb environment site.
HealthyBuilding.net
Another superb environment site.
Planeta.com
Eco-travels in Latin America. News articles, search, resources and more!
GreenBiz.com
Comprehensive resource of environmental information, tools and data aimed at the mainstream business community.
The Why Files
From the National Science Foundation, this site looks at the science, math and technology questions behind the news.
Outdoor Writers Association of America
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - Environmental Coverage
Daily news coverage of Pacific Northwest, national and international environmental issues.
Recycler's World
Information on recycling just about any material you can think of.
Lycos Environment News
A daily update of environmental news.
Yahoo! Environmental News
Another daily news feed.
MSNBC Environment Page
The Amicus Journal
A quarterly environmental magazine online.
EcoTopics International
BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
More than 6,700 terms with biochemestry, toxicology, medicine, ecology and more.
FuelEconomy.gov
Several price comparison tools and more.
Internet Resources for Earth Sciences
A super set of links from Cal Berkeley.
WWW Virtual Library: Earth Sciences
Official U.S. Earthquake Hazards Program
Background, research, regional sites, seismic networks and more.
Volcano Live
Updated news and Webcams on eruptions around the world.
Ask a Volcanologist
The Sierra Club
Pollen.com
A great site for allergy sufferers or anyone writing about allergy season.
California's Pacific Gas & Electric
The site features several pages related to the blackouts, including maps, company bankruptcy documents and more.
Society of American Foresters
Scientific organization for the profession.
Wildlife Society
Scientific organization for the profession.
North Dakota State University Extension Service: Flooding
Tips on dealing with floods.
GlobalStewards.org: Environmental Tips
Tips on dealing with floods.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Story Ideas
A great place for news tips, stats and more.
Food and Agriculture Organization of America
Stories and press releases on global trends, economics, forestry and more.
Earth Times
Earth Science Picture of the Day
Environics.net
Annenberg Public Policy Center
Wavegen.com
A cool site about using oceans to generate electricity.
The Natural History Museum Dinosaur Directory
Your kid knows 'em all, but you don't.
LizardHouse
Graphics, tips and background on various types of lizards.
U.S. Geological Society
Detailed explanations tailored to the media.
Swell.com
Look up real surfing spots.
The Mountain Institute
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
NOVA
PBS show has a site dedicated to science, environmental issues and math. Links to top news stories in the categories.
Discover the Outdoors
It's more of an outdoor sportsmen's site, but it does have some helpful links.
Center for Environment and Population
CEP partners with leading experts and organizations to link science, to policy, and public outreach to better understand and address the issues. It helps compile, assess, and advance current knowledge and emerging trends on population and the environment.
Environmental Media Services
EMS is a private non-profit foundation-supported educational organization, is dedicated to encouraging environmental public health scientists and medical practitioners to contribute to public discussions about their work through the media. It has a helpful listing of environmental news on the site's left rail.
EPA: Toxic Releases Data
National Weather Service: National Tornado Fatality Map
This image map allows you to click on states/cities where deaths occurred.
International Dark Sky Association
Looks at city lights pollution.
Garden Writers Association
National Gardening Association
Electronics Takeback Coalition
Nonprofit group offers tips and ideas for recycling and disposing of electronics. Includes news/resources, corporate responsibility and legislation/policy sections.
National Institute of Medicine: Environment
Studies, breaking news stories and experts.
MSNBC/Live Science: How Earthquakes Work
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Has a great links, press and glossary sections.
GetWorking.org
Blue Planet Foundation
Advocates for safe drinking water.
FilterforGood.com
Group that opposes bottled water.
Think Outside the Bottle
Corprorate Accountability International's campaign to challenge corporate control of water, including the bottled water industry.
The Nature Conservancy
Search a database of GLOBAL environment news from this site created by a non-profit organization.
Society of Environmental Journalists
International Federation of Environmental Journalists
Journalism UK Science and Environment Page
Dozens of links to issues in Great Britain.
National Environment Research Council
Great Britain environmental foundation site.
NatureServe.org
Offers data, information on conservation issues, nature safety and global warming issues.
National Council for Science and Environment
USGS: Great Southern California ShakeOut
Download dozens of resources on earthquakes, including video interviews, animations, images and more.
The Salt Institute
A nonprofit salt industry trade association. Great resource for environment stories and public safety stories on winter road salt.
National Institute of Medicine
News, reports and experts in a number of medical areas, including obesity, aging, environment, diseases, global health, etc.
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Organization WebDirectory
OSHA Inspection Reports
Searchable database of federal and state OSHA inspection reports.
Arbor Day Foundation
Media page has press releases, logos/illustrations, PSAs, storm recovery kit and more.
World Health Organization
Environmental Resources on the Internet
Links on environmental Web sites, online publications, news groups.
USGS World Volcanic Activity
History of volcanoes, tips on what to do if caught in one, reports on latest activity around the world.
EnviroFacts
Envirofacts Warehouse Safe Drinking Water Information Web site includes a searchable database on drinking water violations; search by state, county and water company.
Congressional Accountability Project
Site, which claims to fight corruption in Congress, offers information ranging from pay and perks to ethics.
Environmental Organization Web Directory
Great one-stop listing of government agencies that deal with environmental issues.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Studies galore on the quality of environment. Great quick-reference for stats, resources, experts even.
Earthshots
Before/after Landsat images showing environmental events and introducing remote sensing.
World Wildlife
A children's page for wildlife.
Environmental Defense Fund
U.S. National Park Service
Geological Society of America
Fusion Power
A British research site on a new type of energy that could make oil obsolete.
Energy Web Directory
Hundreds of links to energy and environmental issues, many from California, some national.
Earth Science World-American Geological Institute
Greenpeace.org
Site for environmental activists group has a library of press releases, video and headlines.
League of Conservation Voters
Scorecard on environmental issues.
Surfrider Foundation
Membership info., photos, a few press releases on coastal issues.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Calendar of events, press releases, speeches, official documents, publications, etc.
Food and Water Watch
Washington-based watchdog group.
Environmental Working Group
Research on health and the environment.
>Arbor Day Foundation
Media page has press releases, logos/illustrations, PSAs, storm recovery kit and more.
National Wildlife Federation
GreenPeace
Environmental activist group with dozens of blogs, press center, sources, etc.
Global Wind Energy Council
The council is a global forum for the wind energy sector, uniting the wind industry and its representative associations.
World Meteorological Organization
The Sierra Club
Conservation site has a press room, politics and issues section, video and more.
Blue Planet Foundation
Advocates for safe drinking water.
FilterforGood.com
Group that opposes bottled water.
Think Outside the Bottle
Corprorate Accountability International's campaign to challenge corporate control of water, including the bottled water industry.
The Humane Society of the United States
A database of shelters, press releases, statistics and backgrounders on animal cruelty.
National Geographic
The bible of environmental stories and photography.
All Species: Whole Earth Catalog
An attempt to name every plant, animal in microbe on earth.
Wildlife Conservation
The Audubon Society
World Wildlife Fund
Nature Journals
Links to stories and dozens of helpful research tools.
CNN's Nature News Page
Daily nature-related news from CNN.com.
Planet Save
Environmental news stories, a green-living portal.
National Geographic: Climb Mount Everest
A panoramic virtual tour of a climb.
ENature.com: Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Animal Planet's Web site
Recreation.gov
A government guide to parks.
PEER
Environmental and animal protection.
Joel Sartore's Wildlife and Enviornment Links
Wolftracker.com
Another great site by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore.
Global Relief
Site dedicated to saving forests.
National Outdoor Leadership School
Museum of Natural History
Several cool online exhibits.
Info - Encyclopedia and Reference Resource
Browse articles in all areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History, Literature & Arts, Health & Medicine, People, Philosophy & Religion, Places, Plants & Animals, Science & Technology, Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and more. Includes Country Studies and North America Gazetteer.
EndangeredSpecie.com
Shark Attacks
National Wildlife Refuge Association
Wild Kingdom
A look back at the nature series.
ASCPA: Animal Land Site
Plant Information
Tips from the New York Botanical Garden. Staff members also answer e-mail.
Endangered Species
National Pest Management Association
Some good media informaiton on chemicals, etc.
Cockfighting Laws
From the Humane Society: A state by state listing of laws on cockfighting.
NatureServe.org
Offers data, information on conservation issues, nature safety and global warming issues.
National Aquarium in Baltimore
A good national site. Background, conservation tips, searchable site, events and programs, etc.
EPA's Toxic Release Inventory
EPA's Toxic Release Inventory Raw Data
Data dating back to 2002 that can be broken down by region (county-by-county), industry, chemical and more.
EPA Air Pollution Stats
Green Vehicle Guide
Helps you choose the most fuel-efficient and cleanest car engine.
Society of Environmental Journalists: FOI Tip Sheet
EmergencyNet News Today
Site monitors current and potential political, social an natural crises.
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
A non-profit organization monitors waste from computer corporations in Northern California.
Nuclearfiles.org
A good list of nuclear accidents.
Infoplease Nuclear Accidents Page
FirstGov: Petroleum QuickStats
A handy set of statistics when writing about oil prices and quantity.
Oil Spills links
Links to associations and government agencies that deal with oil spills.
Environmental Defense Fund Toxic Release Data
Similar to TRI site, has stats broken down by geography, industry, facility, company, etc.
PBS Frontline Plague Wars Site
Bio warfare site includes interviews with scientists and government intelligence officials.
Understanding the Nuclear Threat
EPA's Toxic Release Inventory
EPA's Toxic Release Inventory Raw Data
Data dating back to 2002 that can be broken down by region (county-by-county), industry, chemical and more.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Calendar of events, press releases, speeches, official documents, publications, etc.
Food and Water Watch
Washington-based watchdog group.
Blue Planet Foundation
Advocates for safe drinking water.