Revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Special Rule for the African Elephant (open access)

Revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Special Rule for the African Elephant

This report answers questions about the revisions to the Endangered Species Act Special Rule for the African elephant. Questions include: why didn't the Service ban all ivory trade, What is the U.S. role in illegal elephant ivory trade, how do the changes to the African elephant rule affect trade in African elephant ivory. Additional questions and answers are included in the report.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: United States. Fish and Wildlife Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans

Report describing four pathways for incorporating energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) policies in State and Tribal Implementation Plans (SIPs/TIPs). The purpose of the report is to reduce the barriers for state, tribal, and local agencies to incorporate EE/RE policies in SIPs/TIPs by clarifying existing EPA guidance.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Incorporating RE and Demand-Side EE Impacts into State Plan Demonstrations (open access)

Incorporating RE and Demand-Side EE Impacts into State Plan Demonstrations

"This technical support document details certain demonstration requirements for Clean Power Plan (CPP) state plan submittals that must include a projection of carbon dioxide emission performance by affected electric generating units."
Date: July 31, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix K: State, Tribal and Local Examples and Opportunities (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix K: State, Tribal and Local Examples and Opportunities

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing states and tribal governments that have implemented EE/RE policies and programs in their SIPs as well as opportunities opportunities to reduce electricity consumption and nitrogen oxides emissions through renewable energy certificates credits and storm water mitigation requirements.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
White Paper U.S. Arctic Research Commission recommends Steps to Expanded U.S. Funding for Arctic/Subarctic Oil Spill Research (open access)

White Paper U.S. Arctic Research Commission recommends Steps to Expanded U.S. Funding for Arctic/Subarctic Oil Spill Research

A report in which the U.S. Arctic Commission (USARC) emphasizes the growing need for more-effective spill prevention and response i the Arctic region, and a greater understanding of oil and gas metabolism and toxicity in the Arctic marine ecosystem.
Date: July 6, 2010
Creator: United States. Arctic Research Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System (open access)

California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System

Report for the proposed California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) project. The proposed plan amendment adds the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project site to those identified in the current California Desert Conservation Area Plan, as amended, for solar energy production.
Date: July 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix H: Weight of Evidence Pathway (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix H: Weight of Evidence Pathway

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the weight of evidence pathway.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to use eGrid for Carbon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (open access)

How to use eGrid for Carbon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories

The purpose of this paper is to provide some recommendations (and caveats) regarding which year(S) of eGROD subregion GHG emissions factors to use for estimating Scopes 2 and 3 GHG emissions from electricity use under various conditions.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Diem, Art & Quiroz, Cristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Advisory: Safe Storage, Handling, and Management of Solid Ammonium Nitrate Prills (open access)

Chemical Advisory: Safe Storage, Handling, and Management of Solid Ammonium Nitrate Prills

This advisory provides guidance on the handling, storage and standards fr solid ammonium nitrate prills.
Date: July 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix F: Control Strategy Pathway (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix F: Control Strategy Pathway

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the tradeoffs, level of effort, methods, and other key criteria involved in incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE/RE) polices and programs in a SIP/TIP as a control strategy.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instructions for Using Microsoft Excel to Import the Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) Results (open access)

Instructions for Using Microsoft Excel to Import the Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) Results

An instructional document for using Microsoft excel to import Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Results.
Date: July 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix I: Methods for Quantifying Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Emission Reductions (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix I: Methods for Quantifying Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Emission Reductions

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the best emissions quantification approach when accounting for energy efficiency/renewable energy (EE/RE) policies and programs in state implementation plans/tribal implementation plans (SIPs/TIPs).
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water-Smart Landscapes start with WaterSense (open access)

Water-Smart Landscapes start with WaterSense

Report discussing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WaterSense program that concerns water conservation and use.
Date: July 2013
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix A: Glossary (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, including a glossary.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix E: Baseline Emissions Projection Pathway (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix E: Baseline Emissions Projection Pathway

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the baseline emissions projection pathway.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix G: Emerging/Voluntary Measures Pathway (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix G: Emerging/Voluntary Measures Pathway

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the emerging and voluntary measures pathway.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix D: Understanding State Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies and Programs (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix D: Understanding State Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies and Programs

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing state energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and programs.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix B: Overview of the U.S. Electric System (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix B: Overview of the U.S. Electric System

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing an overview of the United States electric system, how the system is likely to respond to the introduction of clean energy resources, and the location of emission reductions relative to the siting of clean energy resources.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Renewable Energy Technical Potentials: A GIS-Based Analysis (open access)

U.S. Renewable Energy Technical Potentials: A GIS-Based Analysis

This document describes the methodology and assumptions for estimating the technical potential of each energy generation potential technology. It then describes the resulting estimates.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Lopez, Anthony; Roberts, Billy; Heimiller, Donna; Blair, Nate & Porro, Gian
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix J: Draft Methodology for EPA's Analysis of Existing State Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Polices (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix J: Draft Methodology for EPA's Analysis of Existing State Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Polices

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the draft methodology for EPA's Analysis of Existing State Energy Efficiency/Renewable energy Policies.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
US EPA Regional Laboartory Network: Annual Report 2013 (open access)

US EPA Regional Laboartory Network: Annual Report 2013

This report discusses progress made by the Environmental Protection Agencies' Regional Laboratory System in the United States.
Date: July 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix C: Existing EPA Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Guidance (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix C: Existing EPA Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Guidance

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing information on existing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidance that relates to energy efficiency/renewable energy and state implementation plans.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) (open access)

The Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3)

A paper that provides a dataset that represents the eleventh NCOD release of analytical results for UCMR 3. The Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) program is used by the EPA to collect data for contaminants suspected to be present in drinking water.
Date: July 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revised Policy to Address Reconsideration of Interpollutant Trading Provisions for Fine Particles (PM) (open access)

Revised Policy to Address Reconsideration of Interpollutant Trading Provisions for Fine Particles (PM)

A memorandum that announces a change in the policy that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency originally set forth in 2008 New Source Review Implementations Rule concerning the development and adoption of interpollutant trading provisions.
Date: July 21, 2011
Creator: MCarthy, Gina
System: The UNT Digital Library