The following databases cover environmental issues, ecology, and earth sciences, and are the best place to begin searching for articles on these topics:

Environment Complete
(via EBSCOhost)

Deep coverage of environment-related areas including more than 1500 titles back to the 1940s as well as full text for more than 600 titles.

GreenFILE
(via EBSCOhost)

Abstracts of articles (as well as some fulltext) from over 600 journals on environmental science topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.

AGRICOLA
(Agricultural Online Access)

Citations to publications covering all aspects of agriculture and other allied disciplines, including entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, and earth and environmental sciences.

Biological Sciences
(via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

Citations and abstracts of journal articles in the life sciences, including subject areas such as ecology and environmental biotechnology. Includes some full text from BioOne.

TOXLINE
(Toxicology Information Online)

Citations to publications on the toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals.

These next databases have a substantial number of articles relating to environmental issues, but also contain articles relating to a much broader range of topics:

Annual Reviews

Full-text articles in the biomedical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences.

ProQuest

Full-text articles, citations and abstracts covering all subjects.

Wilson OmniFile Fulltext

Full-text articles, citations and abstracts covering all subjects.

These databases cover the alternative press:

Alt-Press Watch

Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press.

These two databases have full text newspaper articles:

LexisNexis Academic

Hundreds of regional, national, and international newspapers; business publications, and much more.

ProQuest Newspapers

Nine national newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal.

These next databases provide access to online journals. You can either browse journals in your subject area, or search for specific topics using keywords:

EBSCOhost EJS

Full-text electronic journal collection (of selected journals the library subscribes to). To obtain a list of available journals dealing specifically with environmental issues, under the heading “Browse Journals,” select “By Subject,” and then scroll down the list to find the heading “Geography, Anthropology, Recreation/ Environmental Sciences.” Alternatively, you can search for specific articles on your topic using keywords under the “Find Article” heading.

JSTOR

Historical full-text coverage of arts and sciences journals. Does not contain recent issues of journals (last 3-5 years), only older issues. To obtain a list of available journals dealing specifically with ecology, select “Browse,” and then select “Ecology.” Alternatively, you can search for specific articles on your topic using keywords under the “Search” heading.

Project Muse

Over 100 full-text electronic journals in the humanities and social sciences, including the journal Ethics and the Environment. Search for specific articles on your topic using keywords under the “Search” heading.

Reports
The following three databases provide access to government reports and research publications on topics relating to environmental science.