U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Geological SurveyNational Aeronautic and Space AdministrationEnvironmental Protection AgencyUnited States Federal Government Web portalUnited States Climate Change Policy
President Bush committed the United States to an ambitious climate change strategy that will reduce domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to the size of the American economy. The United States will achieve this goal by cutting its GHG intensity -- how much it emits per unit of economic activity -- by 18% over the next 10 years. This strategy will set America on a path to slow the growth of greenhouse gas emissions, and -- as the science justifies -- to stop, and then reverse that growth. The President's policy also continues the United States' leadership role in supporting vital climate change research, laying the groundwork for future action by investing in science, technology, and institutions. In addition, the United States' strategy emphasizes international cooperation and promotes working with other nations to develop an efficient and coordinated response to global climate change. In taking prudent environmental action at home and abroad, the United States is advancing a pro-growth, pro-development approach to addressing this important global challenge.
U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
Ask Dr. Global Change": "Dr. Global Change" is a reference service that assists researchers, students, educators, resource managers, decision makers and the general public in finding information and data relevant to global environmental change.
The Administration is committed to becoming a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
The Commission's report, "An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century" calls for a new governance framework, more investment in marine science and a new stewardship ethic by all Americans - all within the context of an ecosystem-based management approach - to halt the decline of this nation's oceans and coasts. In total, the Commission put forward 212 recommendations (pdf, 452 Kb) for a new national ocean policy in the 610-page report. To view the executive summary of the Final Report, click here (pdf, 922 Kb).
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS)
President Bush endorsed the POPS treaty in a Rose Garden Ceremony on April 19, 2001. The treaty was signed by then EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman on behalf of the United States in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 23, 2001.
GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. For Students, GLOBE provides the opportunity to learn by taking scientifically valid measurements in the fields of atmosphere, hydrology, soils, and land cover/phenology - depending upon their local curricula; reporting their data through the Internet; creating maps and graphs on the free interactive Web site to analyze data sets; and collaborating with scientists and other GLOBE students around the world.
Marine Mammals: Seals, Whales, Walrus and Polar Bears
The United States has a long-standing policy opposing the hunting of seals and other marine mammals absent sufficient safeguards and information to ensure that the hunting will not adversely impact the affected marine mammal population or the ecosystem of which it is a part. The United States policy is articulated in the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), which generally prohibits, with narrow and specific exceptions, the taking of marine mammals in waters or lands subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and the importation of marine mammals and marine mammal products into the United States.
- Endangered Species and CITES
- Prohibited and Restricted Items
- Pets & Wildlife (PDF)
- Hunters: Importing your Polar Bear
United States Fish and
Wildlife Service
(United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Office)
Nationally, the Fish and Wildlife Service manages the approximately 100 million acre National Wildlife Refuge System, consisting of more than 540 National Wildlife Refuges and thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. Under the Fisheries program it also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations.
The Fish and Wildlife Services enforces federal wildlife laws, protects endangered species, manages migratory birds, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their international conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing, hunting and boating equipment to State fish and wildlife agencies.
The Alaska Field Office is headquartered in Anchorage, but operates offices in 16 communities statewide.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) manages 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives.
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
The U.S. federal authority on science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment.
National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)
- Pictures of Canada from Space
- International Space Station
- Earth Science
- Mars on Earth (Devon Island, Nunavut)
Environmental Protection Agency