How Do I Find ~ Statistics and Data

The Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation was created to monitor changes to natural ecosystems of the Adirondack Mountain ecological zone with a focus on water quality, atmospheric deposition, fish surveys, and other biological and chemical studies for the benefit of regulatory agencies and the general public. Surveys and data are available from 1984 to the present.

NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) is designed to be a single point of access to NOAA coral reef information and data products, especially those derived from NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's official open data catalog. Examples of the data offered include but not limited to: climate change, environmental justice, chemical uses in consumer products, etc.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offers geocoded data for environmental risk (e.g., air, dust/lead, and waste/water) and certain demographics related to environmental justice. The data set is available for each census block group in the U.S. since 2015, updated annually.

A reference list of nationally funded data systems regarding environmental public health. Examples include various data (often tracked) for asthma, childhood lead poisoning, other environmental public health, diet and nutrition, and occupational injuries/illnesses.

NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. NCDC supports a three tier national climate services support program - the partners include: NCDC, Regional Climate Centers, and State Climatologists.

The Integrated Ocean Observing System provides data related to U.S. oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects information needed to understand the Nation's water resources, and provides access to water data, publications, and maps, as well as to recent water projects and events. Water data by state is also included.

A platform for sharing invasive species information at a global level. Maintained by the National Biological Information Infrastructure. Includes a data portal.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) facilitates the collection, management and processing of species data for publication on the IUCN Red List.

Worldwide data sets and products from the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The WODselect interface allows searching by user-specified criteria.