Government Sources for Scientific Information

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