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Columbia Climate School - Center for International Earth Science Information Network
The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) is a center within the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University. CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment.
GeoNames
The GeoNames geographical database covers all countries and contains over eleven million placenames that are available for download free of charge.
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
NCEI provides environmental data, products, and services covering the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun to drive resilience, prosperity, and equity for current and future generations.
National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)
The National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) is a non-profit organization chartered in 1915 to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning.
PACD (The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts)
The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. (PACD) works to enhance locally led efforts that support the wise use of the state’s natural resources. The PACD primarily serves as the collective voice for Pennsylvania’s 66 county conservation districts. Over the years the Association has played an integral part in shaping the modern conservation district by providing advocacy, education and training, program coordination and facilitation to districts and their constituents.
United States Geological Survey (USGS.gov)
Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS provides science for a changing world, which reflects and responds to society’s continuously evolving needs. As the science arm of the Department of the Interior, the USGS brings an array of earth, water, biological, and mapping data and expertise to bear in support of decision-making on environmental, resource, and public safety issues.
USGS
Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS provides science for a changing world, which reflects and responds to society’s continuously evolving needs. As the science arm of the Department of the Interior, the USGS brings an array of earth, water, biological, and mapping data and expertise to bear in support of decision-making on environmental, resource, and public safety issues.

SRBC Fact Sheets
The Compact, as adopted by the Congress of the United States and the legislatures of New York State, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, provides the mechanism to guide the water resource management of the Basin. The mission of the Commission, which is defined in the Compact, is to enhance public welfare through comprehensive planning, water supply allocation, and management of the water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin.
SRBC Reports Library
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Commonwealth of PA > Dept of Environmental Protection > Data & Tools
Our mission is to protect Pennsylvania’s air, land, and water resources while ensuring the health and safety of all residents and visitors to the commonwealth.
Commonwealth of PA > Department of Conservation & Natural Resources > Geology
DCNR’s mission is to conserve and sustain Pennsylvania’s natural resources for present and future generations’ use and enjoyment.
USGS Dashboard
View over 13,000 USGS real-time stream, lake, reservoir, precipitation, water quality, & groundwater stations in context with current weather & hazard conditions.

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Statista
Statista.com consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.

Features of Journal Articles:

Also known as peer-reviewed or academic articles, they are written by experts and/or highly trained professionals in a particular field.
The rigorous peer-review process ensures articles are vetted and fact-checked before publication.
Journal articles typically focus on a topic through a very narrow lens.

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Environment Complete
Coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study. 1888 - present.
GeoRef
Records covering subjects such as mineralogy and crystallography. Bibliographic records from more than 3,500 journals are included in the database as well as books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists - AAPG Datapages
This full-text database includes mappable GIS data, geological publications, company reports, and maps from around the world. Access is provided through the AAPG Foundation Digital Products Fund through an endowment established by Bloomsburg alumnus Daniel J. Tearpock, B.A., Earth & Planetary Sciences, 1970.
GreenFILE
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment, including scholarly, government and general-interest titles with content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Nature.com
Provides full-text access to the journal Nature in addition to letters, blogs, file-sharing and social networks.
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Academic Search Ultimate
Our largest interdisciplinary database, ASU indexes peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, magazines, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. 1887 - present.
Also includes more than 74,000 videos from the Associated Press, which appear in a carousel in the result list. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research
JSTOR
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Artstor is now part of JSTOR. Recent issues of most journals are embargoed.
SAGE Journals Online
Full-text journals in health sciences, social sciences and humanities, materials sciences and engineering, and life and biomedical sciences.
Sage
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