ENPR 242: Environmental Models

* News Resources

  • Comprehensive list of news resources here

  • Selected resources listed below + directions for finding news of a particular area

    Lexis-Nexis

    • Choose Power Search
    • Step One: Type in search terms
    • Step Two: Click the Source tab to choose sources for search
    • Step Three: Select country and region
    • Step Four: Select topic or category of sources and select any/all of options
    • Step Five: Click OK-Continue to return to main search screen
    • Step Five: change date range to get broader search

    NewBank (for Richmond, Indy, Dayton and Cincinnati)

    • Take the short cut to local newspaper
    • Search all together or individually the Palladium Item from Richmond, plus newspapers from Indianapolis, Dayton, and Cincinnati

*Government Resources

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Use the green bar for "QuickFinder" list of topics: Clean Air Act, Superfund...
  • Or more topics from the left hand column "Browse EPA Topics"

EPA: Office of the Chief Financial Officer

  • Financial Information: includes annual financial statements -- look within statements for Superfund allocations
  • Budget page with links to different fiscal years -- look within statements for Superfund allocations

EPA: Superfund

EPA: Where You Live

  • For environmental information in your local area, such as air quality, superfund sites, toxic releases...
  • For state by state list of environmental agencies

FirstGov

  • Portal to all government websites
  • Try government information topic: "Environment, Energy, & Agriculture"
  • Try subcategory: "Environment & Natural Resources"

FirstGov: State and Territorial Governments

  • Links to each state's governmental website
  • Look on state page for environmental information and relevant state agencies

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

  • Search for current bills (by topic and/or by representative/Congress person)
  • Search for comments in the Congressional Record: official record of proceedings of the U.S. Congress (by topic and/or by representative/Congress person)