Research Guides : Climate Change Research: Getting Started

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What is Global Climate Change?

ULWR? Choose a topic!

FINDING A TOPIC

Venn Diagram - Topic / My Interests - Focus on Areas you are interested in

Step 1: Skim a book's "Table of Contents" and index for a topic overview.

Step 2: Get a feel for what is hot right now! Look at websites of organizations, departments, or government entities involved in this area. Search for relevant news articles and sources.

Step 3: Jot down some topics. Look at recent journal articles. Eliminate any topics which have been done to death.

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Research Guides

Climate Change
Indiana State University
Climate Change
Bowling Green State University
Climate Change Resources
Santa Clara University
Global Warming
University of Southern Indiana
Environmental Studies
Boston College
Strategic Aspects of Climate Change
U.S. Naval War College

Acronymns

CAA	Clean Air Act
CO2	Carbon Dioxide
CWA	Clean Water Act
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPAct	Energy Policy Act
ESA	Endangered Species Act
GHG	Greenhouse Gas
NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act
NHTSA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PSD	Prevention of Significant Deterioration

Legislation and Cases

ACTS & RULES

Clean Air Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Endangered Species Act
Clean Water Act
National Climate Program Act
Global Change Research Act of 1990
Energy Policy Act (EPAct of 1992, 2005)
Energy Policy and Conservation Act
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Rules

SELECT CASE LAW

Massachusetts v. EPA 549 U.S. 497, 127 S.Ct. 1436 (2007)
American Elec. Co Inc. v. Connecticut, 582 F.3d 309 (2d Cir. 2009), cert. granted by American Elec. Co. Inc. v. Connecticut, 131 S. Ct. 813 (2010)
Comer v. Murphy Oil, 585 F.3d 855 (5th Cir. 2009)
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Mosbacher, 488 F.Supp.2d 889 (N.D. Cal. 2007)
Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. v. Goldstene, 529 F.Supp.2d 1151 (E.D. Cal. 2007)
Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Admin., 538 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 2008)

Cali Lessons

CALI offers a multitude of lessons on environmental law issues which have all been developed by law professors! See a law librarian for help accessing the website.