Research Guides: Sustainability: Environmental Quality

Air Quality

Outdoor Air Quality Data
Compare daily AQI values for any year with the 20-year high and low (2000-2019) and the five-year average (2015-2019).
Air Pollutants
Info about specific air pollutants.
Air Now
Air Quality Index reports on daily air quality
Benefits and Costs of Clean Air Act
Provides links to congressionally mandated scientific studies assessing benefits and costs of Clean Air Act
Indoor Air Quality
A collection of web resources on issues relating to indoor air quality

National Water Dashboard
Interactive map of US water data from USGS
Beach Monitoring and Notification
Look up the water quality of a nearby beach to learn whether closures have been ordered.
Clean Water Act
Includes text, summary, and history of the legislation
National Water Conditions
Monthly and annual streamflow maps of water conditions
Water - EPA
A collection of resources on management and protection of water quality
Water Data for the Nation
Features current conditions data transmitted from selected surface water, groundwater, and water quality sites
Water Quality Standards Database
Info on federal and state water quality standards
Water Resources of the U.S
Info on streams, lakes, reservoirs, groundwater, water quality, and water use.
WaterWatch
Info on current streamflow, floods, drought, and more.