Research Guides: Environmental Studies: News

Select Newspapers Online Access

Newspapers' Websites

New York Times: Online Access
Register for a seven-day pass. After seven days, come back and register for another pass as many times as you want.
Wall Street Journal: Online Access
Direct access to issues of the Wall Street Journal.
Access note: Log in required. Register for a free account with your colorado.edu email address.
Politico Pro
This resource provides in-depth and timely policy analysis of the latest topics and news from Washington DC. The document drawer offers relevant primary and secondary source material, while the Data Point service provides infographics and other visuals to supplement hot topics.

Newspapers via Newspaper Databases

Boulder Daily Camera
We subscribe to numerous databases with articles from the Boulder Daily Camera. Select the database based on the years the articles were published.
Colorado Daily (Online)
Scattered holdings online from 2008 to present.
Denver Post
Select the database based on the years the articles were published.
LA Times 1985-Present
New York Times 1857-Present
Wall Street Journal 1959-Present
Washington Post 1974-Present

Newspaper Aggregator Databases

Search multiple newspapers at once with the following databases:

Factiva
Includes worldwide local, regional, national, and international newspapers.
Tip: Find same-day news coverage of major U.S. newspapers. Hoover the mouse on "News Pages" and click on "Factiva Pages".
Nexis Uni
Comprehensive source for local, regional and national newspapers in the United States, plus some international sources.
Access World News Research Collection
Online access to major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles. Also includes newswires, blogs, web-only content, videos, journals, magazines, transcripts and more.
ProQuest News and Newspapers
Includes major U.S. and international newspapers.
Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)
Comprehensive full-text databases of articles from ethnic, minority, and native presses in English and Spanish, from 1959 to the present.

Recommended Environmental News

Use news sources when you need up-to-date information about a research topic that is very recent. News sources are handy when your topic has not had a lot of scholarly research conducted on it yet. Pay close attention to bias and authority in news sites.

Google News: Environment Section
Google News aggregates news related to energy and the environment in its Environment Section.
Earth and Energy
Leading publisher of comprehensive daily news on environmental and energy policy and markets.
Scientific American
American popular science magazine aimed at the general educated public, with a category focused on environmental sustainability.
NCSE News Online
An aggregator of environmental news published by major media outlets, maintained by the National Council for Science and the Environment.