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11. Environmental and Energy Policy

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Suggested Web Sites

http://ncseonline.org. National Council for Science and the Environment, with links to environmental news sites, a national library for the environment, environmental studies by the Congressional Research Service, and other information on the role of science in environmental policy.

www.ecos.org. The Environmental Council of States Web site. The organization is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental-agency leaders.

www.energy.gov. Department of Energy portal, with news links and access to DOE studies and reports on energy and the environment, as well as debates over national energy policy.

www.epa.gov. Home page for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Contains the full text of the major EPA laws and associated rules and regulations. Useful links to all major environmental problems and current government activity.

www.doi.gov. Department of the Interior portal, with news links and access to department agencies including the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management.

www.nam.org. National Association of Manufacturers, with a page on resources and environmental issues, providing business commentary on a range of current policy disputes.

www.nrdc.org. Natural Resources Defense Council Web site, with an extensive set of links to environmental issues, recent events, news releases, and reports.

www.un.org/jsummit/html/basic_info/basicinfo.html. The 2002 World Summit on sustainable development.

www.lcv.org. League of Conservation Voters, a leading environmental organization.

www.nrc.gov. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq. Council on Environmental Quality

www.sierraclub.org. Sierra Club

www.edf.org/home.cfm. Environmental Defense

www.nwf.org. National Wildlife Federation

www.greenpeace.org. Greenpeace

www.uschamber.com. U.S. Chamber of Commerce

www.nfib.com. National Federation of Independent Businesses

www.api.org. American Petroleum Institute

www.heritage.org. Heritage Foundation

www.cato.org. Cato Institute

www.cei.org. Competitive Enterprise Institute

www.gao.gov. Government Accountability Office

www.rff.org. Resources for the Future

www.ucsusa.org. Union of Concerned Scientists, with extensive reports and analyses related to the use of scientific information in environmental and energy policy.

www.csg.org. Council of State Governments

www.usda.gov. Department of Agriculture

www.ipcc.ch. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change