GOVERNMENT SOURCES FOR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Science.gov
URL: http://www.science.gov/ Cross-departmental Searches over 1,800 government
science websites (more than 50 million pages)
Offers email alerts
USA.gov
Good browse options : http://www.usa.gov
Energy Research
URL: http://www.doe.gov/
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Current & historical data on energy sources, prices, & consumption: http://www.eia.doe.gov/ Energy outlooks Information by energy source Renewable & alternative fuel data Household energy use Historical data goes back to about 1949
Office of Scientific & Technical Information (OSTI) The mother lode: http://www.osti.gov/ OSTI has created lots of useful energy
databases. Science Accelerator Information Bridge WorldwideScience.org DOE Data Explorer Energy Citations Database
MARC records for Information Bridge: http://www.osti.gov/marcrecords.html
Science Accelerator: http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/
Consumer Issues
FuelEconomy.gov: http://fueleconomy.gov/ Compare cars & get gas mileage tips Information on hybrids & alternative fuels
FTC: http://www.ftc.gov/energysavings Home energy saving tips
Home Energy Savings: http://hes.lbl.gov/ Energy audit tool
EnergyStar: http://www.energystar.gov/ Find energy efficient products & builders
Energize Montana (DEQ)
http://www.deq.mt.gov/Energy/
DOE page on Montana
DOE page on MT: http://www.doe.gov/Montana.htm
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) page for MT: http://www.eere.energy.gov/states/state_specific_information.cfm/state=MT
EIA state profile for Montana: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfm?sid=MT
Energy Policy (Executive)
White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/energy/
BLM Energy: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/energy.1.html
DOE National Energy Policy: http://www.energy.gov/about/nationalenergypolicy.htm
DOE Office of Policy and International Affairs: http://www.policy.energy.gov
Energy Policy (Legislative)
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources: http://energy.senate.gov
House Committee on Energy & Commerce: http://energycommerce.house.gov
House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform Investigation into Energy Policy: http://oversight.house.gov/investigations.asp?id=118
Environmental Research
Environmental Protection Agency EPA website: http://www.epa.gov/
Always a good place to start for environmental topics
Organized by topic & links to related agencies (good aggregation of info by subject)
“Quick Finder” and “Browse EPA Topics often best places to start
“Where you live” functions are powerful
Climate Science Resources
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC): http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov Free access to detailed climate data for
users from .gov, .edu, .k12, .mil, and .us domains
U.S. Climate Change Science Program: http://www.climatescience.gov/ Key climate change reports
EPA : http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ Links to policy documents Information on climate factors
U.S. Geological Survey
Publications Warehouse: http://pubs.usgs.gov Core geological publications, including:
Annual Reports, Bulletins, Open-File Reports, Water Supply Papers, Water-Resources Investigations Reports
Science topics: http://www.usgs.gov/science/
Natural Hazards Information: http://www.usgs.gov/hazards/
Wildlife Biology
Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS): http://www.fws.gov/ Endangered Species Program Species descriptions Wildlife refuges
USGS Biology Science Programs: http://biology.usgs.gov/
National Wildlife Research Center: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/
National Park Service
Nature & Science: http://www.nature.nps.gov/ Terrific site with biological, geological, and
general environmental information Air & water quality data Noise monitoring information Wildlife management
Specific park policies (like Yellowstone winter use) are in the Management/Park Planning sections of individual national park websites.
Montana Sites
Department of Environmental Quality: http://www.deq.mt.gov/
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation: http://www.dnrc.mt.gov/ Forestry, water & land management
Department of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks : http://fwp.mt.gov
EPA Region 8: http://www.epa.gov/region8/ FWS Mountain-Prairie Region:
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie
Health Sciences
Consumer-oriented information MedlinePlus: http://medlineplus.gov/
Consumer-oriented side of Medline Overview information on conditions Medical encyclopedia & dictionary Descriptions of drugs, supplements, and herbal
remedies
Healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov/ Health library describing illnesses and treatments Drug interaction checker
Nutrition & Wellness
Nutrition.gov: http://www.nutrition.gov Quick links to dietary guidelines & other nutrition
info Health.gov: http://www.health.gov/
Portal to multi-agency health initiatives HealthierUS: http://www.healthierus.gov/
Tips for nutrition, physical activity, & prevention Aggregates best practices info from several
agencies Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition:
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
Pharmacology
Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER): http://www.fda.gov/cder/ Good resource for drug information (side
effects, dosage, drug approvals & warnings)
Medline Plus: http://medlineplus.gov/ Great consumer-oriented information on
prescription & over-the-counter drugs and supplements
Psychological resources
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): http://www.samhsa.gov Office of Applied Studies releases many
publications on mental health and drug abuse topics.
Mental Health Work Group (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/index.htm
Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ Core vital statistics (birth, disease incidence,
death) Data on health care trends
SAMHSA: http://www.samhsa.gov Data on mental health & substance abuse
CDC Data & Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/DataStatistics/ Quick links to core tools like Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System & Health, United States
Forestry research
TreeSearch
Treesearch: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/ Lots of full-text, digitized research publications Search by topic or citation More than 24,000 publications, & more added all
the time
FS Info
FS Info: http://fsinfo.fs.fed.us/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon A catalog of forestry publications
Science resources for teachers
Kids.gov
URL: http://www.kids.gov/ Organized by grade levels Highlights good government science
websites for kids
Kid-friendly sites
Most agencies have a student-oriented site Example: EPA Student Center
(http://www.epa.gov/students/)
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) FREE: http://free.ed.gov/index.cfm Provide curricular materials by subject