LibGuides: Environmental Law and Policy: Policy Articles & Research

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ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window Scholarly and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news. From advanced search mode, use source and document type menus to narrow your results.
Wall Street Journal (full interface) This link opens in a new window Full consumer interface of the Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal (Historical -- 1984-Present) This link opens in a new window Full text database of the Wall Street Journal from 1984 to the present.
Westlaw Campus Research Law, News and Business This link opens in a new window Legal & industry news, and business-related information. Click News from homepage, use advanced search to find documents or use Smart Terms (bottom) to focus on an industry.

Business Market Research Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analytica, and Snapshots.
Reference USA This link opens in a new window Current directory information on more than 12 million U.S. Businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. healthcare providers, 1 million Canadian businesses and 11 million Canadian residents.
Westlaw Campus Research Law, News and Business This link opens in a new window Legal & industry news, and business-related information. Click Company Investigator link from main menu to access corporate filings, negative news, adverse records and much more, Click News from homepage, use advanced search to find documents or use Smart Terms (bottom) to focus on an industry.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window View and search Court Cases or Scholarly Content. Click the three bars at upper left of screen to use Advanced Search.

GovInfo This site provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government and allows you to search, browse and download documents. Includes full-text Federal Register, Congressional Record, Hearing, Presidential Documents, Budget, and more.

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window Comprehensive coverage from inception of U.S. statutory materials, U.S. Congressional Documents and more than 2,700 scholarly journals. Includes topic specific databases with all world constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, Criminal Justice, Religion and the Law, and Women and the Law and more. Full text of state and federal case law.
Westlaw Campus Research Law, News and Business This link opens in a new window Premier research service for legal, news, and business-related information.

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window Comprehensive coverage from inception of U.S. statutory materials, U.S. Congressional Documents and more than 2,700 scholarly journals. Includes topic specific databases with all world constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, Criminal Justice, Religion and the Law, and Women and the Law and more. Full text of state and federal case law.

Law Research Centers Papers (SSRN) SSRN, formerly known as Social Science Research Network, is an open access research platform used to share early-stage research, evolve ideas, measure results, and connect scholars around the world. From submission to distribution, the potential is there for your research to reach millions of SSRN viewers and subscribers around the world.

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window Scholarly and popular articles on various subjects. Use advanced search and select document type "legal materials" to access. 1971+
Westlaw Campus Research Law, News and Business This link opens in a new window Premier research service for legal, news, and business-related information.

CQ Congress Collection This link opens in a new window Powerfull research and reference tool for analyzing the history and development, legislation, powers, and personalities of the U.S. Congress. Nonbiased commentary and vital biographical and voting data for members of Congress.
CQ Press This link opens in a new window Learn about major issues from current and historical perspectives and the inner workings of the U.S. government from authoritative, accessible, and unbiased sources
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Non-partisan, in-depth reports on topics of national interest including health, the environment, technology and the economy. Each article contains overview, chronology, pro/con, resources, and more. (1991-present)
CQ Weekly Report This link opens in a new window News and analysis covering people and events of the US Congress, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll call votes from 1983 forward
New York Times - full access This link opens in a new window Coverage from 1851 to present. New Monmouth University users go to http://accessnyt.com and choose Monmouth University from the menu. Use your MU email address as a username. After that, login and use nytimes.com to access the site. Does not include premium features (The Athletic, Cooking, Games, or Wirecutter)
New York Times Historical: 1851-2019 This link opens in a new window Full-page digital reproductions of every page (images and articles) from every issue, cover to cover, in downloadable PDF files
US Newsstream (Proquest) This link opens in a new window Local and regional news coverage.

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window Comprehensive coverage from inception of U.S. statutory materials, U.S. Congressional Documents and more than 2,700 scholarly journals. Includes topic specific databases with all world constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, Criminal Justice, Religion and the Law, and Women and the Law and more. Full text of state and federal case law.
Westlaw Campus Research Law, News and Business This link opens in a new window Legal, news, and business-related information. . Click Company Investigator link from main menu to access corporate filings, negative news, adverse records and much more, Click News from homepage, use advanced search to find documents or use Smart Terms (bottom) to focus on an industry.

NJ Legislation Click the Bills tab to see detailed information and histories.

CQ Congress Collection This link opens in a new window Powerfull research and reference tool for analyzing the history and development, legislation, powers, and personalities of the U.S. Congress. Nonbiased commentary and vital biographical and voting data for members of Congress.

GovInfo This site provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government and allows you to search, browse and download documents. Includes full-text Federal Register, Congressional Record, Hearing, Presidential Documents, Budget, and more.

Searching Databases -- Getting Started

Most research databases allow you to limit your searches to scholarly or peer reviewed articles. Many databases will return full text articles and abstracts (summaries) of the articles.

Click the article title to get started. If you cannot view the full text of the article in a particular database, click either the "Get Article" or "Link to Full Text" link to see whether it is available in another library database. If the article is unavailable through the Monmouth University Library, it may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

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View the entire list of MU databases in the A to Z List of Databases - or view Databases by Subject.

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Databases for Scholarly Journal Articles

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Non-partisan reports on topics of national interest. Each article contains overview, chronology, pro/con, resources, and more. (1991-present)
Environment Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.
Nature Journals Online This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Full text scientific, technical and medical articles from Elsevier Publishing.

Databases for Law & Policy Documents

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window HeinOnline is the world's largest fully searchable, image-based government document and legal research database. It contains comprehensive coverage from inception of U.S. statutory materials, U.S. Congressional Documents and more than 2,700 scholarly journals. HeinOnline provides topic specific databases including all of the world's constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, Criminal Justice, Religion and the Law, and Women and the Law among others. Full text of state and federal case law powered by Fastcase is included.
Westlaw Campus Research Law, News and Business This link opens in a new window Students can work more efficiently and productively, and with more confidence, with Thomson Reuters Westlaw Campus Research, a premier research service for the legal, news, and business-related information they need.

News Databases & Publications

NOTE: Monmouth University has access to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal via their desktop platforms. You must have MU login credentials to set up your free account.

CQ Weekly Report This link opens in a new window

New York Times Monmouth University has access to the New York Times via the Times desktop platform. You must have MU login credentials to set up and access your free account.

US Newsstream (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Wall Street Journal (full interface) This link opens in a new window This is the desktop platform for the Wall Street Journal. Use your MU login credentials to create your free account. The Historical Wall Street Journal is also available via the Databases A-Z link.

Washington Post

Environmental Law and Policy

Science & Nature Periodicals

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