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Annual Review of Environment & Resources Original critical reviews of the significant primary literature and current developments in energy and the environment.
Atmospheric Environment Atmospheric Environment is the international journal for scientists in different disciplines related to atmospheric composition and its impacts. The journal publishes scientific articles with atmospheric relevance of emissions and depositions of gaseous and particulate compounds, chemical processes and physical effects in the atmosphere, as well as impacts of the changing atmospheric composition on human health, air quality, climate change, and ecosystems.
Ecology, Environment & Conservation Covers new research, news and events impacting ecological, environmental and conservation policy and activism, at both the state and federal levels.
Environmental Pollution Environmental Pollution is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes high quality research papers and review articles about all aspects of environmental pollution and its effects on ecosystems and human health.
Journal of Climate Original research papers & critical surveys related to atmospheres of earth & other planets, emphasizing quantitative & deductive aspects of physics & dynamics of atmospheric processes & phenomena.
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (JSWC) is a multidisciplinary journal of natural resource conservation research, practice, policy, and perspectives. The journal has two sections: the A Section containing various departments and features, and the Research Section containing peer-reviewed research papers.
Ocean Science An international and free to web scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications and review papers on all aspects of ocean science, experimental, theoretical and laboratory.
Science Direct Environmental Science Collection
Sustainability Science

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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.
Environmental Studies This link opens in a new window Focuses on the physical and social aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, state and province portals form research centers around issues covering earth systems, global change, land and water use, populations, legislation, and more.
Previously known as: GREENR (Global Reference On Energy The Environment & Natural Resources)
Environmental Studies and Policy This link opens in a new window Answers inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage journals and reference content from Delmar and diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policymakers, and corporate interests.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window More than 900 timely, in-depth articles on current issues. Features include pro/con statements, timelines, news updates, editorial cartoons, statistics, and more.

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