Science and Technology Section (STS): Government Information Resources

The Department of the Interior oversees management of the nation’s natural and cultural resources and provides scientific and other information about natural resources and natural hazards.

EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the environment by ensuring clean air, land, and water.

This EPA portal provides access to a broad spectrum of environmental data including land, air, water, waste, compliance, and more.

From the unique vantage point in space, NASA collects critical long-term observations of our changing planet. The website provides accurate, accessible, and actionable information about our rapidly changing climate, from the global perspective of NASA.

Provides digital data representing the topography, natural landscape, and manmade environment of the United States, including the National Map.

NOAA’s mission includes understanding and predicting changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts and sharing that knowledge and information with others.

Our goals are to promote public understanding of climate science and climate-related events, to make NOAA data products and services easy to access and use, to provide climate-related support to the private sector and the Nation’s economy, and to serve people making climate-related decisions with tools and resources that help them answer specific questions.

The USGS is the primary science agency within the Department of the Interior and provides research on natural hazards, water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources.

The Pubs Warehouse provides access to over 170,000 publications written by USGS scientists over the century-plus history of the bureau.

The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) is the primary source of funds for the production of geologic maps in the United States and provides accurate geologic maps and three-dimensional framework models that help to sustain and improve the quality of life and economic vitality of the Nation and to mitigate natural hazards.

Developing a distributed archive of standardized geoscience information for the nation.

Downloadable data about Europe's environment, made available in collaboration with the European Environmental Information and Observation Network.

Through its international activities, the UN Environment Program assesses environmental conditions and trends at the global and regional level and promotes the wise management of the environment.

As part of its global reach, the World Bank recognizes that sustainable management of the environment and natural resources is vital for economic growth and human wellbeing.