Links (Federal, State, Environmental, and Conservation Groups)
Federal Links
US House of Representatives website
http://www.house.gov/
US Senate website
http://www.senate.gov/
White House website
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Find your senator and representatives (and figure out HOW they voted):
http://www.legislators.com/congressorg2/main.html
The correct address and salutations are:
The Honorable__________________
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator________________:
The Honorable__________________
US House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr./Ms. (or) Rep.________:
Or mail:
President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: 202) 456-2461
Email:
president@whitehouse.gov
Or mail:
Vice President Dick Cheney
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone:(202) 456-2326
Fax:(202) 456-7044
E-Mail: vice.president@whitehouse.gov
Environmental Protection Agency: Latest environmental information, proposed
changes and opportunities for public commentary, as well as research on pollution
in your hometown.
www.epa.gov
League of Conservation Voters: A quick guide to how members of Congress voted
on key environmental legislation
www.lcv.org
Center for Environmental Information and Statistics: the EPA's new one-stop
source of data and information on environmental quality, status and trends.
http://www.epa.gov/ceis/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Strives to conserve the nation's fish and wildlife resources and insure their continued existence. http://www.fws.gov/
State Links
Lower Colorado River Authority
http://www.lcra.org
Texas General Land Office
http://www.glo.state.tx.us
Texas Natural Heritage Program
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/endemics/tnhpend1.htm
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us
Texas Water Development Board
http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/
Environmental and Conservation Groups
Center for Marine Conservation:
leading ocean conservation organization committed to protecting ocean environments
and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life.
http://www.cmc-ocean.org
National Wildlife Federation:
Unites individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect nature,
wildlife and the world we share.
http://www.nwf.org/nwf/
Nature Conservancy: National
non-profit organization, involved in land conservation and wildlife issues
http://www.tnc.org
Sierra Club: Nonprofit, member-supported public interest organization that
promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy
decisions: legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral.
http://www.sierraclub.org/
Online Activism Resources
American Rivers
http://www.amrivers.org/index.html
Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. s/s 1251 et seq. (1977)
The Clean Water Act is a 1977 amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act of 1972, which set the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants
to waters of the United States.
http://www.epa.gov/region5/defs/html/cwa.htm
Clean Water Action
http://www.cleanwateraction.org/
Earth Island Institute
http://earthisland.org/home_body.cfm
Innovative action for the environment
Endangered Species and Wetlands Report
http://www.eswr.com/
Internet Resources for Legislation
http://thomas/loc.gov
Makes federal legislative info freely available to the public. THOMAS offers
a quick search of the text of bills and the measures expected to be considered
on the House floor this week and U.S. House and Senate roll call votes.
http://www.nea.org
The National Education Association is committed to promoting the cause of
public education. A legislative action center puts users directly in touch
with their representatives. Weekly updates provide info about bills that are
moving through Congress. Email action alerts provide timely info about issues
in Congress as well as state legislation.
http://www.cnie.org/nle/crs_main.html
Congressional Research Service is part of the Library of Congress and prepares
its reports for the U.S. Congress. CRS products undergo review for accuracy
and objectivity and contain non-technical info that can be useful to people
interested in environmental policy.
http://congress.nw.dc.us/audubon
The Action Center gives a voice to Congress on issues effecting birds, wildlife,
and habitats. The online resource provides info about federal and state issues.
