• Environmental Science — G. Tyler Miller & Scott Spoolman

• Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future — Richard Wright & Dorothy Nebel

• Campbell Biology — Urry et al.

• Ecology: Concepts and Applications — Manuel Molles

• Energy for Sustainability — Jefferson Tester et al.

• Chemistry in the Community — American Chemical Society

• AP Environmental Science Course Framework — College Board

• Thinking in Systems — Donella Meadows

• Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation — Ignacio Cabezas et al.

• World Commission on Environment and Development — Our Common Future

• Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade — Berrien Moore​

• Environmental Science: A Global Concern — William P. Cunningham & Mary Ann Cunningham

• The Climate System: Modelling and Feedbacks — A. Henderson-Sellers & K. McGuffie 

• Introduction to Modern Climate Change — Andrew Dessler

• Energy Systems Evaluation (Volume 1): Sustainability Assessment  — Jingzheng Ren

• Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among Options — Jefferson Tester et al.

• Water Resources Engineering — Larry W. Mays

• Introduction to Hydrology — Warren Viessman & Gary Lewis

• Organic agriculture in the twenty-first century — John P. Reganold* and Jonathan M. Wachter

• Environmental Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Control — Andrew J. Harrison

• Handbook of Solid Waste Management — George Tchobanoglous & Frank Kreith

• ​Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice — Paul Anastas & John Warner

• Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice — Michael F. Ashby

• Environmental Economics: An Introduction — Barry Field & Martha Field

• Environmental Policy: New Directions for the 21st Century​ — Norman J. Vig & Michael Kraft

• Thinking in Systems: A Primer — Donella H. Meadows

 

Questions in the National Sustainability Bee & Bowl are based on widely used secondary-school textbooks, AP-level curricula, and established sustainability frameworks.