Chapter 27 - Related Web Sites

• Want to know what legislation is in Congress regarding national parks, the ozone layer or any other environmental issue? Use Thomas Legislative Information to search by specific bill number or topic.

• You can attend a virtual symposium on lead in the environment, learn about environmental hormones and discover how space affects biology at one site. Go to Environmental Concepts Made Easy, a site sponsored by the Center for Bioenvironmental Research of Tulane and Xavier Universities.

• The Why Files -the science behind the latest news about the environment.

• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosts The Endangered Species Program, a web site listing endangered and threatened wildlife in plants by state. How species come to be listed as endangered, and which ones are recovering are among the topics included in this site.

• Learn more about stratospheric ozone depletion and its realized and potential effects on human health in Stratospheric Ozone and Human Health, the home page for the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center.

• Earth Saving Tips from Earth Share lists steps each of us can take to reduce pollution and save energy. Energy saving appliances and practices are the focus of this site.