A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As with conventional oil and gas development, requirements from eight federal environmental and public health laws apply to unconventional oil and gas development. For example, the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates discharges of pollutants into surface waters. Among other things, CWA requires oil and gas well site operators to obtain permits for discharges of produced water—which includes fluids used for hydraulic fracturing, as well as water that occurs naturally in oil- or gas-bearing formations—to surface waters. In addition, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) governs the management and disposal of hazardous wastes, among other things. However, key exemptions or limitations in regulatory coverage affect the applicability of six of these environmental and public health laws. For example, CWA also generally regulates stormwater discharges by requiring that facilities associated with industrial and construction activities get permits, but the law and its regulations largely exempt oil and gas well sites. In addition, oil and gas exploration and production wastes are exempt from RCRA hazardous waste requirements based on a regulatory determination made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1988. EPA generally retains its authorities under federal …

This resource by the EPA assesses the many benefits of using clean energy.

A document which provides information about climactic changes in brownfields. The paper offers information about land reuse considering the conditions of the brownfields.

Summary report of the first-ever meeting of the Arctic Science Ministerial. Includes meeting list, participating countries (24 countries and EU), White House fact sheet, media reports and a Joint Statement of Ministers. Includes goals, points of contact, policy, research initiatives and research infrastructure.

Summary describing the work completed at Industrial Economics, Incorporated for the Identification of Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Space-Use Conflicts and Analysis of Potential Mitigation Measures. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

A report of a study which identified potential space-use conflicts between OCS renewable energy development and other uses of the ocean environment.

This report serves as an Annual Report for the Regional Laboratory Network for the Environmental Protection Agency. It discusses the highlights of the ten regional laboratory networks and includes appendices detailing the regional laboratories core capabilities, unique capabilities, and methods in development.

A document containing fish tissue results from the 2010 Great Lakes Human Health Fish Tissue Study.

A report which has a primary focus on the uncertain boundaries of religious freedom under the Free Exercises and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment and under some federal statutes.

This is a handbook to aid transgender Service members with their transition, assist commanders with rules and regulations, and teach Service members of polices.

A summary of the data collected from a review of discharges from water treatment plants completed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

A report analyzing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on tourism in the Gulf of Mexico Region.

This document looks at options for paid leave for families. The document looks at data related to doing nothing on the paid leave issue.

Summary describing the work completed at Eastern Research Group, Inc. for Examination of the Relationship between Tourism and OCS Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

A report on the costs and benefits of paid family and medical leave for employees working in Washington, D.C.

Summary describing the work completed at Eastern Research Group, Inc. for 'Examination of the Relationship between Tourism and OCS Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Report about how the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) used the Food for Peace Act, Section 202(e) funding in Fiscal Year 2015 to improve the impact of the Office of Food for Peace's Title II programming.

Annual report detailing USAID's biodiversity conservation and forestry programs, including results and funding, for the fiscal year 2012.

This is a report by the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the Review of the Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line Replacement. Issues covered is blood level of lead in children, tap water sampling, partial vs. full service replacement, galvanic corrosion, and costs.

This document discusses how attackers can exploit the downgrade dance and break the cryptographic security of SSL 3.0.

This report discuss the findings of whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) followed key federal and Agency regulations and policies in developing and reviewing the technical data used to make and support its greenhouse gases endangerment finding.

This guide is designed to direct people with disabilities and their advocates to the information and resources they need to begin an effective job search for green occupations.

This report assesses the condition of the nation's estuaries and costal embayments, including the coastal waters of the conterminous United States, Southeastern Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A report that evaluates the implementation and performance of a remedy in order to determine if the remedy is protective of human health and the environment.