Environmental Legislation
Pathfinder

State, National, International Legislation

                Links to selected information regarding the environment.                     A comprehensive resource environmental information available on the Internet.                 This Web site is a good hotlist of Internet resources that relate to environmental law. It contains
                national and international information.
                    Author: Indiana University                  "EcoNet: a decade of support for ecological sustainability and environmental justice."
                   This site links to a variety of articles and action alerts on a number of environment-related topics.
                    Also provides links related sites on the internet. "This web site is intended to help students and teachers study environmental issues by guiding them to the best resources available on the internet. Our goal is to help you find information you need from high-quality sources and to introduce you to a variety of viewpoints and thoughtful analyses on environmental issues. We also try to make the job of researching environmental issues easier. We review sites and create links not only to general sites but also to specific data pages, online articles, lesson plans, and classroom activities." Author: Environmental Literacy Council (white@enviroliteracy.org)                 You can find news, reports, and information on the impact of global warming. The site also has a browsable glossary of terms.
                    Author: United States Environmental Protection Agency (global.warming@epamail.epa.gov)

State Information Only

                This site provides comprehensive and comparative information on the public policies of
                all 50 states. It contains current and archived news, a calendar of events, and
                background information about the states and their governments. The information is
                accessed either by the issues (such as health care, education, welfare, and utility
                deregulation) or by the state. Statistical data tables include: budget and taxes; crime and
                prisons; environment; highways and transportation; income and poverty; and population;
                as well as the specific issues listed above. From the Pew Center on the States. - es                     Information on Ohio and US government.

 National Information Only

                Learn more about the problems facing our environment, and how they affect you, your
                family and your community.                 "The Scorecard grades each member of the U.S. House and Senate on the most important
                  environmental votes cast throughout the year.
                        Author: League of Conservation Voters                 Links to THOMAS (Federal Government Legislative Information)
                               US House
                               US Senate
                               US Government political groups   International Information Only "It is the largest exclusively environmental organization directory on the Web and includes sites from over 100 countries."

Beachwood High School Information Resource Center        May 2001