Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study, Phase I (open access)

Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study, Phase I

A report assessing climate change and its potential impacts on transportation systems located in the Central Gulf Coast between Galveston, Texas and Mobile, Alabama.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Benefits and Burdens of OCS Activities on States, Labor Markets Areas, Coastal Counties, and Selected Communities (open access)

Benefits and Burdens of OCS Activities on States, Labor Markets Areas, Coastal Counties, and Selected Communities

A report assessing the effects of past and future OCS development.
Date: November 2008
Creator: Petterson, John S.; Glazier, Edward; Stanley, Laura; Mencken, Carson; Eschbach, Karl; Moore, Patrick et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study, Phase I (open access)

Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study, Phase I

This report summarizes a case study which investigated how climate change may affect the transportation sector in the United States.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States (open access)

History of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States

This report discusses the history of the destruction and conversion of wetlands throughout the continental United States from 1600's to the present. Many maps trace the losses of wetlands related to increased population, settlement, and advances in culture, technology, and policies affecting wetlands. Estimates of the amount of wetlands loss and remaining are provided.
Date: 1996
Creator: Dahl, Thomas E. & Allford, Gregory J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico Fact Book (open access)

OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico Fact Book

Fact book describing Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas-related infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Date: June 2004
Creator: United States. Department of Interior
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities: Volume 2. Narrative Report (open access)

Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities: Volume 2. Narrative Report

"This study examines historical, social, and economic changes in three coastal areas -- South Louisiana (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes), Coastal Bend, Tex. (San Patricio County), and Mobile Bay (Baldwin and Mobile counties) -- since 1930 and the roles of the offshore oil industry in those change."
Date: April 2001
Creator: Wallace, Barbara; Kirkley, James; McGuire, Thomas; Austin, Diane & Goldfield, David
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Summaries from Selected Environmental Studies of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Technical Summaries from Selected Environmental Studies of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Report contains a collection of environmental studies conducted by the MMS in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico to guide and ensure responsible stewardship of the coastal and marine environments of the NE Gulf of Mexico and balance this against energy needs for the American public.
Date: July 1996
Creator: United States. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
OCS-Related Infrastructure Fact Book, Volume 2: Communities in the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

OCS-Related Infrastructure Fact Book, Volume 2: Communities in the Gulf of Mexico

A comprehensive compilation of all types of infrastructure supporting offshore activities in the Gulf of Mexico Region.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Kaplan, M. F.; Laughland, A. & Mott, J.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Department of Transportation Climate Adaptation Plan 2014: Ensuring Transportation Infrastructure and System Resilience (open access)

U.S. Department of Transportation Climate Adaptation Plan 2014: Ensuring Transportation Infrastructure and System Resilience

This report includes information on the Department of Transportation's identification and assessment of climate change related impacts on the reis of the agency's ability to accomplish its missions, operations, and programs.
Date: 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Socioeconomic Baseline and Projections of the Impact of an OCS Onshore Base for Selected Florida Panhandle Communities, Volume 1: Final Report (open access)

Socioeconomic Baseline and Projections of the Impact of an OCS Onshore Base for Selected Florida Panhandle Communities, Volume 1: Final Report

"The purpose of this study was to develop a projection of the effects of this potential offshore activity on the Florida Panhandle."
Date: May 2002
Creator: Luke, Ronald T.; Schubert, Eric S.; Olsson, Greg & Leistritz, F. Larry
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium Topic 6: Ditches (open access)

Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium Topic 6: Ditches

This compendium, as part of the Response to Comments Document, provides a compendium of the technical comments about ditches submitted by commenters on the proposed rule (79 FR 22188 (Apr. 21, 2014)). Comments have been copied into this document "as is" with no editing or summarizing.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inventory and Analysis of Archaeological Site Occurence on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (open access)

Inventory and Analysis of Archaeological Site Occurence on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf

The goals of this project were to identify potential areas on the Atlantic OCS where submerged prehistoric sites might be located, and to provide historic context for historic shipwrecks within the Atlantic OCS region.
Date: May 2012
Creator: TRC Environmental Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cultural Resources Evaluation of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf, Volume 2: Historical Cultural Resources (open access)

Cultural Resources Evaluation of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf, Volume 2: Historical Cultural Resources

This report describes a study on the historical shipping trade on the Gulf of Mexico since 1520. The study studies shipwrecks, archaeology, and navigation.
Date: 1977
Creator: Coastal Environments, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary Report 2010 National Resources Inventory (open access)

Summary Report 2010 National Resources Inventory

A report which presents summary results from the 2010 National Resource Inventory (NRI). It provides updated information on the status, condition, and trends of land, soil, water, and related sources on the Nation's non-federal lands.
Date: 2013
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
OCS-Related Infrastructure Fact Book, Volume 1: Post-Hurricane Impact Assessment (open access)

OCS-Related Infrastructure Fact Book, Volume 1: Post-Hurricane Impact Assessment

"This report examines a wide range of energy infrastructure assets along the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) that supports, or is supported by, offshore oil and gas production."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Dismukes, David E.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium Topic 11: Costs/Benefits (Volume 1) (open access)

Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium Topic 11: Costs/Benefits (Volume 1)

A compendium of responses to public comments that were received regarding volume 1 of the costs/benefits section of the preamble to the final Clean Water Rule (79 FR 22188 (Apr. 21, 2014)).
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Best Practices & Key Considerations for Enhancing Federal Facility Security and Resilience to Climate-Related Hazards (open access)

Best Practices & Key Considerations for Enhancing Federal Facility Security and Resilience to Climate-Related Hazards

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance and security planning and climate impact considerations for agencies housed in nonmilitary Federal facilities.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Interagency Security Committee (U.S).
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium (open access)

Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium

A report by the Environmental Protection Agency in which the organization answers questions pertaining to the Clean Water Rule with a specific focus on adjacent waters.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Energy Outlook 2014: with Projections to 2040 (open access)

Annual Energy Outlook 2014: with Projections to 2040

This report was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and presents long-term annual projections of energy supply, demand, and prices focused on the U.S. through 2040, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: April 2014
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Volume 1: Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry (open access)

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Volume 1: Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry

This study examines the expansion of offshore oil and gas development and its effects on shaping Louisiana's culture, geography, society and economy.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Austin, Diane; Priest, Tyler; Penney, Lauren; Pratt, Joseph; Pulsipher, Allan G. & Abel, Joseph
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis, Volume 1: Narrative Report (open access)

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Synthesis, Volume 1: Narrative Report

A report addressing the need for a comprehensive search and integration of environmental and socioeconomic data for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Date: July 2000
Creator: Continental Shelf Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium Topic 10: Legal Analysis (open access)

Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium Topic 10: Legal Analysis

A compendium of responses to public comments that were received regarding the legal analysis section of the preamble to the final Clean Water Rule (79 FR 22188 (Apr. 21, 2014)).
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium (open access)

Clean Water Rule Comment Compendium

A report by the Environmental Protection Agency in which the organization answers questions pertaining to the Clean Water Rule with a specific focus on process concerns and administrative requirements.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States (open access)

Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States

This report not only addresses climate change, but also other change in the global environment, including water resources, oceans, atmospheric chemistry, land productivity, and ecological systems that may alter the capacity of Earth to sustain life.
Date: May 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library