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Enviromental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
"The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people."

Enviromental Protection Agency -- New York Regional Office
http://www.epa.gov/region02/

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/

New York City Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dep/home.html

New York City Parks Department
http://www.nycgovparks.org/

National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/

The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate. The NIEHS achieves its mission through multidisciplinary biomedical research programs, prevention and intervention efforts, and communication strategies that encompass training, education, technology transfer, and community outreach.

Environmental Health Perspectives
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/

Publication of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Reports scientific studies and news on environmental health topics.

National Center for Environmental Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/

CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) strives to promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases or deaths that result from interactions between people and their environment.

White House Council on Environmental Quality
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/

"The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives."

Last updated: January 4, 2006
URL: http://www.lehman.edu/provost/library//govdoc/environment.htm