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Government Information & Data Resources
Federal Government Resources
- Energy SaverFrom the Department of Energy, this site provides energy efficiency and renewable energy information to U.S. consumers, including families, homeowners, renters, and drivers.
- Environmental Dataset GatewayThe Environmental Protection Agency's official open data catalog. Contains data on climate change, environmental justice, as well as facility data.
- MedWatchThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration's safety information and adverse event reporting program.
- Directorate for Environmental Research and EducationPart of the National Science Foundation.
Bloomington & Monroe County Government Resources
- Sustainable Action PlanBloomington's first Sustainable Action Plan, adopted October of 2018.
- Sustainability Progress Report(2018) Meeting goals and implementing activities
- Biking in BloomingtonBloomington bicycle resources, routes, and the Pace community bike share program
- Bloomington Sustainability NewsletterQuarterly. Subscribe to receive.
- Monroe County Energy ChallengeCollaborative effort to reduce community energy use. Partners include the City of Bloomington, South Central Community Action Program, Vectren Energy Foundation, Solar Indiana Renewable Energy Network, Harmony School, Monroe County and Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporations, and others.
Maps & GIS Resources
Map Resources
Most of the maps of Indiana are discoverable in IUCAT. See How to Search for Maps for more tips of finding relevant materials. This list also includes digitized maps available online, as well as online databases of spatial data.
- Indiana Historic MapsDigitized maps of Indiana from the Herman B Wells map collection. Download available through the "contact the curator" option.
- IUPUI Historic Indiana MapsIndiana maps from IUPUI and IUB
- Indiana Spatial Data PortalThe Indiana Spatial Data Portal (ISDP) provides access to more than 30 terabytes of Indiana geospatial data. Available statewide datasets include aerial photos, topographic maps, LiDAR and elevation data, and Sanborn historic maps. In addition, the ISDP hosts several local datasets for Allen, Bartholomew, Boone, Dearborn, Gibson, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Posey, Shelby and Wayne Counties.
- IndianaMAPStatewide geospatial data for Indiana
- BTAA Geoportal
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Provides access to geospatial resources, including GIS datasets, web services, and digitized historical maps. - SimplyAnalytics
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Web-based mapping application that lets users create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. PLEASE NOTE: Users may "sign in as guest," or register for an individual account if they would like to save their work.
- Indiana Water Quality AtlasOnline interactive maps and information for watershed managers and the general public; provided by the Polis Center at IUPUI
- GEOSPATIAL DATA FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYGeospatial environmental data provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Daily Weather Maps for the U.S.Weather maps provided by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1871- present.
American Environmental History
Books from IU Libraries
Uncommon Ground: Toward Reinventing Nature
Beauty, Health and Permanence: Environmental Politics in the United States
Natural Protest: Essays on the History of American Environmentalism
The Myth of Silent Spring: Rethinking the Origins of American Environmentalism
Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas
The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964
Forcing the Spring: The Transformation of the American Environmental Movement
Films
Available through IU Libraries :)
Environmental Organizations
Bloomington and Monroe County
An all-ages social and advocacy group for vegetarians, vegans, and veggie-lovers alike in Bloomington, Indiana
The Bloomington Community Orchard is an all-volunteer nonprofit (501c3), devoted to growing fruit trees and other perennial edible agriculture for the community to enjoy, while growing orcharding skills through education and experience-sharing. The publicly owned orchard is maintained by volunteers, and the harvest is available to everyone.
Bloomington Food Policy Council
The Bloomington Food Policy Council exists to increase and preserve access to sustainably produced, locally grown, healthful food for all residents in Monroe and surrounding counties.
The Center for Sustainable Living
Inspired and passionate people collaborate at the Center for Sustainable Living of Bloomington, Indiana to share how people can care for our Earth and live well together.
Sycamore Land Trust has been protecting land, restoring habitat, and connecting people to nature in southern Indiana since 1990.
More primary sources!
A look in real time...
An Environmental Protection Agency project from the 1970s to capture environmental problems on film
A popular environmental science book published in 1962 which documented the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides
Online exhibit
Shot throughout Philadelphia during Earth Week in the lead up to festival, and at the festival itself, the film features community groups, citizens, and celebrities-all reflecting on the crisis facing the planet at the end of the 60s.
More secondary sources!
Additional guides worth noting
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Selected Resources from Science Reference Services at the Library of Congress
GIMMS Toolkit: Environmental Sustainability
Comprehensive list of environmental sustainability research resources available from the Government Information, Maps & Microform Services (GIMMS) department at Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
Guide contributors
Indiana University Libraries
Scott Libson, History Librarian
Christine Wagner, Administrative Secretary
IU Libraries Sustainability Interest Group
Emily Alford, Head of GIMMS