Environmental Studies

Current articles from The New York Times on climate and the environment. This website allows reading a limited number of articles free each month. To read additional articles, use the New York Times (UVU Access) link below.

Access to The New York Times, provided by UVU.

Popular website that posts summaries on the latest science research, including a section specifically for environmental research.

This news organization covers the important issues and stories that define the Western United States, including many environmental topics such as climate, land and water use, and more.

The EPA works to ensure federal laws protecting human health and the environment are administered and enforced. Use their website to learn more about environmental topics and legislation.

A source of timely and authoritative scientific data and information about climate, created with the goal of promoting public understanding of climate science and climate-related events. The site also provides data and climate-related support to the private sector and the nation’s economy.

Climate Data Online (CDO) provides free access to the National Centers for Environmental Information's archive of global historical weather and climate data in addition to station history information. These data include quality controlled daily, monthly, seasonal, and yearly measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind, and degree days as well as radar data and 30-year Climate Normals.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

Science.gov searches more than 60 databases and more than 2,200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative US government science information, including research and development results.

Utah government website with information and data related to environmental regulations for Utah's air, water, and lands.

The mission of the Department of Environmental Quality is safeguarding and improving Utah’s air, land, and water through balanced regulation.

The mission of the Division of Drinking Water is safeguarding the quality and quantity of Utah's drinking water through balanced regulation.

Learn about sustainability initiatives and events at Utah Valley University.

AASHE empowers higher education faculty, administrators, staff and students to be effective change agents and drivers of sustainability innovation. They work with and for higher education to ensure that our world’s future leaders are motivated and equipped to solve sustainability challenges.

STARS is an AASHE program that provides a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.

The Center for Health, Environment & Justice helps build healthy communities nationwide. Since its founding in 1981, CHEJ has grown into the nation’s leading resource for grassroots environmental activism, a ground-breaking, progressive organization with a vision for clean, green neighborhoods built from hard-won experience fighting for environmental justice.

Climate Central surveys and conducts scientific research on climate change and informs the public of key findings.

Climate Science & Policy Watch is the flagship program of the Government Accountability Project's Environment & Energy Program, covering safety and health issues in the fossil fuel and nuclear power industries, clean air and water, land use, and toxics.

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. This website is dedicated to sustainable building projects.

SJR pulls journal rank information from Scopus, making it easier to quickly find a journal's impact factor.