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INTERNET NEWSBRIEF, February 19, 1999.

Internet NewsBrief is a weekly service from the EPA Headquarters Library
that provides a sampling of new and/or useful Internet resources for EPA
staff and other environmental professionals. The Internet NewsBrief is
also available on the Web at:
          http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/hqirc/inb.htm


** EPA INFORMATION **

Great Lakes National Program Office. Chicago Wilderness. An Atlas of
Biodiversity
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/chiwild/

The Atlas of Biodiversity is published by the Chicago Region Biodiversity
Council and provides an introduction to the endangered communities known
as the Chicago Wilderness. The Atlas includes sections on 'Living
Communities', 'Wooded Communities', Wetlands, 'Still' and 'Moving '
Waters, and 'People on the Land'. There are also appendices which includes
a list of organizations, a section on further reading and a species index.
The Atlas is available in pdf format and the requisite Adobe Acrobat
reader software can be obtained from a link in the table of contents.

** GOVERNMENT INFORMATION **

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. North American Reporting Center
for Amphibian Malformations. (NARCAM) http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam

The mission of the North American Reporting Center for Amphibian
Malformations (NARCAM) is to facilitate the transfer of information on
malformed amphibians. The center is 'compiling information from both the
public and the scientific community' with the objective of providing an '
account of this phenomenon and accelerating its investigation'. The
Reporting Center is also designed to encourage further collaboration among
scientists researching the issue of malformed amphibians. This site
includes a 'searchable' bibliography, an Amphibian Identification Guide,
photographs of malformed amphibians, and 'amphibian survey forms' for
biologists and non-biologists.

** INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION **

Biodiversity Information Network - Brazil
http://www.bdt.org.br/bdt/index/binbr/

Base de Dados Tropical (BDT) coordinates the Brazilian Biodiversity
Information Network, BINBr. BDT also provides information of interest to
Biotechnology and Biodiversity including Brazilian Directories, Patents,
legislative information, Education and Training and the BIN21 home page.
The site is also available in Portuguese.

EnviroNET Australia
http://www.erin.gov.au/net/environet.html

This joint government - industry site is a 'network of databases'
established to maximize access to environment information. This network
addresses 'environmental protection needs of the community at different
levels: education, research and development, environmental technologies
and industry expertise'. The information is collected by the Environmental
Protection Group of the Australian Federal Department of Agriculture and
industry . The databases are organized into six main topics: industry
expertise, cleaner production, environmental education, environmental
technologies, research and development, and hazardous wastes. This site
also includes a 'Green Links' page which also emphasizes 'non-commercial'
links.

**EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION **

Thurgood Marshall School Of Law. Environmental Justice Clinic
http://www.tsulaw.edu/environ/environ.htm

The Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Environmental Justice Clinic is a
public interest, environmental project. It was established in 1994 with
the objective of 'lending the expertise and commitment of the Civil Rights
and Environmental Movement to disenfranchised minority and low-income
communities in Texas and neighboring states throughout the South, burdened
by various environmental abuses.' This site include a list of communities
represented or assisted by the clinic, and a page of environmental justice
links and related resources. There is also a newsletter section under
construction.


DISCLAIMER

The information provided in Internet NewsBrief was correct, to the best of
our knowledge, at the time of publication.  It is important to remember,
however, the dynamic nature of the Internet.  Resources that are free and
publicly available one day may require a fee or restrict access the next,
and the location of items may change as menus and homepages are
reorganized.

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