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News Sources

America's News This link opens in a new window
America’s News features national, regional and local news content that delivers multiple perspectives from more than 3,650 U.S. news sources including the Winston-Salem Journal. Covers a range of popular topics including business, health, politics, careers, entrepreneurship and much more.

Policy Analysis and Web Sources

Custom Think Tank Google Search
Provides a listing of and search across hundreds of US and international Think Tanks.
NGO Custom Google Search

Policy analysis organizations will differ depending on your topic, but here are some places to start.

GAO Reports
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.
Congressional Research Service Reports
Rand Corporation - Environment
Rand performs policy analysis with teams of researchers on most policy issues imaginable.
Environmental Protection Agency
United Nations Sustainable Development Portal
World Bank Publications
World Resources Institute
IGPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Brookings Institution Climate Research

Data and Statistics

City-Level Data

State Environmental Agencies
These often break data down by county or city within each state.
StatSilk Open Environmental Data
Carbon Disclosurt Project (CDP)
EPA Data By Location
NOAA Climate Data

Country-Level Data

Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Coverage: 1878-
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
A U.S. national data and mapping tool and analytics platform with multidisciplinary applications related to social sciences, urban studies, real estate and housing analysis, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business, economics, statistics, and geography, among others.
SAGE Data This link opens in a new window
With SAGE Data (formerly called Data Planet), you can scan and search the contents of billions of datasets, compare and contrast variables of interest, and create customized views in tables, maps, rankings, and charts. Views also include descriptive summaries of the datasets and data sources. Coverage: Details not available
Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new window
This database aggregates the statistical abstracts of over 40 countries (and growing) and makes the content available through a single-search interface. These statistical abstracts are generally issued by the national statistical offices of foreign governments and contain country-level data not easily found elsewhere. Global and regional statistical compendia issued by international organizations and research firms are also included. Coverage: 2013-

Video Resources

Filmakers Library Online This link opens in a new window
Streaming video collection of award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum--race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. Coverage: Details not available
Films on Demand - Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
17,000+ videos in business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.
Kanopy Video This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is a distributor of educational videos for online viewing. Content is available across multiple subject areas.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Swank Digital Campus provides a customizable academic streaming library of feature films, documentaries and foreign films from the largest movie studios, including Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, NBCUniversal, Columbia Pictures, Lions Gate, MGM, Miramax and many more.

Getting Started with Background Sources

Before getting started with policy research, it is a good idea to start with some background and context to the issues you are investigating. The sources below will help you get to that information quickly.

Gale in Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new window
Integrating case studies, news, reference materials, academic journals, videos, and more, Environmental Studies offers nearly 400 topic, state, and province pages across the science, social studies, and humanities curriculum, including Water Privatization, Ecotourism, Air Pollution, Green Economy, and more.
Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Updated daily with more than 660 geographically diverse full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals for a truly global view. Also includes multimedia.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news in the United States. Controversial topics are addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner. Coverage: 1991-
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text of reference books in many subjects. Books can be searched together or individually. Coverage: varies
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo Reference includes over 650 titles with particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are over 1,100 short reference videos, nearly 450,000 high-resolution art images, photographs and maps across all subject areas.
Routledge Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Overviews of research and trends in the Social Sciences and Humanities. WFU access includes the following subject collections: Asian Studies; Communication, Journalism, Media & Culture; Environment & Sustainability; Law; Philosophy; Politics; Religion; Security Studies; and Sociology.

Search for ZSR Resources in Primo

Search tips for searching our content in Primo:

Phrase Searching: "Climate Change" (use quotes whenever you search a phrase for better results)
"Water Policy" Israel (add in the country or region as a search term for more targeted results)
Econom* Recycling (truncate words with the * to include any ending - this would get you economY and economIC)
Ecotourism (the more specific you can be with your terms the better!)
"Keystone Pipeline" (Proper nouns in quotes will always be more specific search terms)

Scholarly Journal Articles

These databases (listed in the order of likelihood they will be useful to you) will get you to news and scholarly journal articles on environmental and sustainability issues. Watch our short video on finding scholarly articles using our subject databases for tips and tricks.

Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, urban planning, and more. Coverage: 1901-
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Covers aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes scholarly, government and general-interest titles on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Indexing and abstracts, with some full text. Coverage: 1940-
ProQuest Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles covering all aspects of environmental science, including ecology, sustainability, pollution, water management, and other areas. Coverage: 1988-
ProQuest Political Science Database This link opens in a new window
For environmental policy and international relations sources.
HeinOnline Law Journal Library This link opens in a new window
For environmental law journals - domestic and international.
EconLit This link opens in a new window
Contains citations to, and selected abstracts of, the field of economics from international journal articles, dissertations, and books, books chapters and articles and conference proceedings. Coverage: 1969-

Environment and Sustainability Organizations

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