ENE 216: Environmental Policy
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Departments and Agencies
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agencythe agency's web sire provides useful current information on environmental topics, laws, and regulations
- U. S. Department of the Interiorthis link takes you to a list of the department's bureaus and offices
- U. S. Department of Energya good place to find information about alternative energy sources and climate change
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)NOAA’s mission to better understand our natural world and help protect its precious resources extends beyond national borders to monitor global weather and climate, and work with partners around the world.
Laws, Regulations, and Congressional Publications
- GovInfoGPO's GovInfo provides free public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes.
- United States Statutes at LargeCall Number: Ref. KF 50 .U52 ( located in the compact shelving on the Ground Floor)This is the final permanent version of the U. S. public laws, arranged chronologically.
- Public and Private LawsOnline access to U. S. public laws is available from 1995 to the present.
- United States CodeCall Number: Ref. KF 62 1992 .A2 ( located in the compact shelving on the Ground Floor)Publication Date: currentThis is the official codification of federal laws, organized into 50 subject areas (or titles).
- United States CodeThe online version of the U. S. Code goes back to 1994.
- Federal RegisterView the Federal Register in a daily online newspaper format, highlighting the most popular and newsworthy documents. Users will be able to see all of the U.S. Government rules, proposed rules, public notices of federal agencies and Presidential documents in a clear layout and improved navigation. Covers from 1994 to the present.
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)Call Number: Ref. KF 70 .A3 ( located in the compact shelving on the Ground Floor)Publication Date: currentThis is the official codification of all current federal regulations, organized into 50 titles.
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)Online access to the CFR begins in 1996.
- Congress.govCongress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information and is the Library of Congress's legislative research database.
- GovTrackAn easy way to track current legislation in the U. S. Congress. You can search by bill numbers, members' names, or subjects.
- Congressional Committee HearingsOnline access to House and Senate committee hearings from 1997 to the present. Many of these hearings can also be found in the library's catalog.
- Clearing the air : examining the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed emissions standards : hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, House of RepresenAn example of a recent congressional committee hearing.