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Contents of this page:

     · Department of...

            ~ Agriculture (USDA)

            ~ Commerce (DOC)

            ~ Defense (DOD)

            ~ Energy (DOE)

            ~ Health and Human Services (HHS)

            ~ Interior (DOI)

            ~ Justice (DOJ)

            ~ State (DOS)

            ~ Transportation (DOT)

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Climate Hubs

     Extreme weather

Forest Service (USFS)

     Service Bulletin

          · 1928-1942

     Research Stations

     Remote sensing

     Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS)

     Adaptation Partners

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

     Landscape Conservation Initiatives

     Regional Conservation Partnership Program

     Working Lands for Wildlife


Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

     Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

          National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)

     Coral Bleaching

     Coral Reef Conservation Program

     Climate.gov     

     Climate Divisional Database (nCLIMDIV)

     Historical Climatology Network (USHCN)

     Integrated Ocean Observing System

          · Strives to understand and predict changes in the climate, weather, oceans, and the coasts,

            while also sharing this knowledge with others. They also work to "conserve and manage

                coastal and marine ecosystems and resources."

     National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

         · formerly the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

      US Climate Normals

     National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

     National Marine Protected Areas Center

           · view data and information on Marine Protected Areas (MPA)

           · access scientific understanding and newest research on MPAs

     National Marine Sanctuaries (NMS)

     National Ocean Service (NOS)    

     NOAA Ocean Exploration

          NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute

     NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service ~ NMFS)

          Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program

          U.S Regional Fishery Management Councils

               Atlantic States Marine Fishery Commission

               Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

               National Fish Habitat Partnership

               Alaska Marine Conservation Council

     National Weather Service (NWS)

     Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

     Cooperative Observer Program (COOP)


Department of Defense (DOD)

Department of the Army

     Army Corps of Engineers (ACE)

          National Inventory of Dams

          Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program

Sentinel Landscapes Partnership

           · a coalition of federal agencies, state and local governments, and non-governmental organizations

             that works with private landowners to advance sustainable land management practices around

               military installations and ranges.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

National Military Fish and Wildlife Association (NMFWA)

Sikes Act

     The Sikes Act: An Overview of Conservation on Military Lands @ Congress.gov

     Sikes Act @ USFWS

     Sikes Act @ Wikipedia

     Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans @ WMI

           · Subtitle: Roadmaps to Conservation for Today's Military Installations


Department of Energy (DOE)

Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Innovation

          Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

          Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

               Office of Carbon Management

          Office of Science     

Energy Information Administration

          Data tools, apps & maps

Genomic Science Program

          Clean Cities Coalition Network

Joint Genome Institute

Laboratories

     Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)

          Electricity Markets & Policy

          Research Page

               · Includes sections on Clean Energy & Healthy Earth and Ecological Systems,

          National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

               Life Cycle Assessment Harmonization

          Oak Ridge National Laboratory

               Carbon Dioxiode Information Analysis Center

                      · Ceased operations in 2017; link is to archives.


Department of Health & Human Services

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

          National Center for Environmental Health

US National Institute of Health (NIH)

          Fogarty International Center

          National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences


Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Addressing climate change

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

     Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

     Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

          Wildlife Trafficking Toolkit


Department of the Interior (DOI)

Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

     Center for Pollinator Conservation    

     Endangered Species

     International Office

     Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

     Office of Law Enforcement

     Science Applications

     Service Catalog (ServCat)

Geological Survey (USGS)

     Climate Change Research

     EcoNews

     John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis

     National Geospatial Consortium

     National Wildlife Health Center

     National Water Information System (NWIS) Mapper

     Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

     Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)

Interior Library

     Internet Resources on Climate Change

National Park Service (NPS)

          Explore Natural Communities

          History eLibrary

          Scientists in Parks (SIP) program


Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resource Division


Department of State

DoS organization chart

Policy issues

     Climate and environment

     Climate crisis

     Energy

     Global health

     Ocean and polar affairs

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC)

Agency for International Development (USAID)

     ClimateLinks

          · “...a global knowledge portal for USAID staff, implementing partners, and the

             broader community working at the intersection of climate change and international

             development. The portal curates and archives technical guidance and knowledge

             related to USAID’s work to help countries mitigate and adapt to climate change.”

      Power Africa

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy & Environment

    Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

          Archived site

          Office of Marine Conservation

     Office of Global Food Security

     Office of Global Partnerships

          Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship program (CCE)

US-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis (PACC 2030)


Department of Transportation (DOT)

Home page

Climate and sustainability

Federal Highway Administration

     Environment

          Environmental Review Toolkit

     Planning, Environment & Realty

     Wildlife Crossings Program

Value Pricing Pilot Program (VPPP)

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)


Department of the Treasury

Home page

Climate change


US Executive branch departments

Highlighting key

Biodiversity & protected areas  Climate change 

 Transportation

Marine issues

Note that these categories are somewhat artificial and for guidepost purposes only.


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