The following books and websites are good sources for research on environmental issues:
Websites:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Student Site
http://www.epa.gov/students/
The Jane Goodall Institute
http://www.janegoodall.org
National Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org
Repower America
http://www.repoweramerica.org
World Wildlife Fund
http://www.worldwildlife.org/home-full.html
Wildlife Conservation Society
http://www.wcs.org
Earth Rangers
http://www.earthrangers.com
United Nations Environment Program
http://www.unep.org/Tunza/
Books:
Our Choice by Al Gore, Viking Children's Books, 2009
Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World by Gary Braasch, University of California Press, 2007
The End of Nature by Bill McKibben, Random House, 2006
Good News For A Change: How Everyday People are Helping the Planet by David Suzuki, Greystone books, 2007
The Ten Trusts by Jane Goodall, HarperOne 2002
Hope for Animals and Their World by Jane Goodall, Grand central Publishing, 2009
The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids by Michael Pollan, Dial, 2009