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AIR QUALITY

  • EPA’s Acid Rain Program

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

  • ABA.
  • ABA Section of Section of Environment,
    Energy and Resources (SEER).
  • The Florida Bar.
    • Administrative Law Section

COURTS/JUDICIAL BRANCH
State Courts.

    • Florida Supreme Court.
      • Gavel to Gavel – Florida Supreme Court
        Live – Real Video & Audio of Sessions.

Federal Courts.

  • U.S. Supreme Court.
  • U.S. Supreme Court. (Cornell website)
  • USA Today Supreme Court Index.
  • Federal Courts On-line – Links to all Federal Courts.

DATABASES – GENERAL

  • Census Document Search; U.S. Census Bureau.
  • American Factfinder (Census)
  • Cyburbia.
  • Governmental and Social Science Information; Berkeley.
  • Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
  • Statistical Resources Generally; University of Michigan.
  • U.S. Government Printing Office (USGPO)

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS, JOURNALS, NEWSLETTERS

  • Capitol Reports (R) Environmental “News Link”.
  • DEP Hot Topics (News Releases and Topics of Interest).
  • EDF Letter (Newsletter of Environmental
    Defense Fund.
  • EPA News.
  • St. Johns River Water Management District News Release Index.
  • Tech Trends – EPA Innovation Office.
  • FSU Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

  • The Brownfields Center.
  • EPA Brownfields Page.
  • Common Sense Initiative.
  • EDF Scorecard
  • Enviro$en$e.
  • ISO 14000 Information Center
  • Pollution Prevention News (Archive and
    newsletter signup).
  • Project XL.
  • Recycler’s World.

EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES
Federal Agencies.

    • FirstGov
    • Army Corps of Engineers.
      • Jacksonville District.
    • U.S. Department of Energy.
    • U.S. Department of Justice.
    • U.S. Department of Labor and Occupational
      Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
    • U.S. Department of Transportation
    • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    • EPA.
      • EPA Region IV.
      • EPA Environmental Appeals Board.
    • Government Printing Office.
    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric
      Administration (NOAA).
    • The White House.
    • U.S. Geological Survey Florida Office.

Florida Cabinet.

    • MyFlorida.com
    • Governor’s Office

Florida State Agencies.

  • Florida Department of Community Affairs.
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
  • Florida Public Service Commission.
  • St. Johns River Water Management District.
  • South Florida Water Management District.
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District.
  • Suwannee River Water Management District.
  • Northwest Florida Water Management District.

FLORIDA BAR SUGGESTED LINKS

  • Login for Fastcase Free Legal Research
  • Florida Bar Member Benefits
  • Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education
  • Rules Regulating The Florida Bar
  • Florida Rules of Court Procedure
  • Advertising Regulation
  • The Florida Bar News
  • The Florida Bar Journal
  • The Florida Bar Daily News Summary
  • Florida Bar Social Media and Mobile Apps
  • E-filing Resources for Florida Lawyers
  • Tech TipsPractice Resources
  • Florida Bar Master Calendar
  • Florida Bar Legislative Activity

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

  • U.S. Gateway to Global Climate Change Data.
  • UN Environment Programme World Meteorological Organization – Climate Change Info.
  • EPA’S Global Warming Site.
  • Kyoto Protocol – Full Text.

HAZARDOUS & SOLID WASTE

  • Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management.
  • Hazardous Material Advisory Council (HMAC).
  • RCRA, Superfund & EPCRA Monthly Hotline Reports.
  • Yale Working Papers on Solid Waste Policy.

INDUSTRY GROUPS

  • Air and Waste Management
    Association Home Page.
  • The Alliance for Environmental Technology.
  • American Forestry and Paper Association.
  • Electric Power Research Institute.
  • Pulp and Paper net.

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INFORMATION

  • U.S. State Dept. – Bureau of Oceans and
    International Environmental

    and Scientific Affairs

LAND USE PLANNING

  • American Planning Association.
  • Cyburbia, Planning and Architecture
    Information Resource Center.
  • Land Use Planning Information
    Network (LUPIN).
  • Planning Commissioners Journal.
  • W.K. Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources.
  • Municipal Codes Nationwide Database.
  • Generalized Comprehensive Plan,
    Spokane County, Washington.
  • Growth Management Study Commission

LAW FIRMS

  • Holland & Knight Daily Environmental Update.
  • Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A. – News and
    legal research articles
  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
    Environmental Law Information Resources.

LEGAL RESEARCH

  • American Association of Law Libraries.
  • CATALAW.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

  • Florida Legislature.
    • Daily Bill Citator.
    • Search the Senate Bills.
    • Search the House Bills.
    • Florida Statutes (Full Volume).
    • Search Florida Statutes (Full Volume).
    • 1997-2001 Florida General Laws.
  • U.S. Senate.
  • U.S. House of Representatives.
  • Library of Congress.
    • Thomas Research Tool – Library of Congress.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

  • Miami-Dade County Department of
    Environmental Resources Management.
  • Hillsborough County.
  • Other Florida Counties.
  • Florida Municipalities.

MISCELLANEOUS

  • The Global Energy Marketplace.

NEWSPAPERS

  • Tallahassee Democrat Online.
  • Tampa Tribune.
  • Tampa Bay Times.
  • Orlando Sentinel.
  • The Miami Herald.
  • Sun-Sentinel (Broward County).
  • The Gainesville Sun.
  • Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville).
  • USA Today.
  • The New York Times.
  • The Washington Post.
  • LA Times

ORGANIZATIONS
Florida Organizations.

    • Florida Audubon Society.

Other Organizations.

  • The James Madison Institute.
  • National Audubon Society.
  • The World Bank.
  • The United Nations.

WATER LAW

  • The Water Monitor.
  • Water Online Times.
  • IFAS Water Law Primer.

WETLANDS

  • EPA – Office of Wetlands, Oceans, andWatersheds.
  • EPA Region 4 wetlands menu.
  • EPA GMPO Gulf Estuaries Program.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, Federal Wetlands Regulatory Program.
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory.
  • USDA, NRCS, Watersheds and Wetlands Division.
  • State of Florida Permitting.
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District, OSPREY Information.
  • South Florida Water Management District, Environmental Resource Permits.
  • St. John’s River Water Management District, Environmental Resource Permits.
  • Suwannee River Water Management District, Environmental Resource Permits.
  • Society of Wetlands Scientists.
  • National Wildlife Federation-Watersheds.
  • National Wetlands Conservation Alliance.
  • National Audubon Society, “Wetlands Campaign”.
  • Center for Wetlands at University of Florida.
  • Florida International University, Everglades Information Network.
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