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Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance (open access)

Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance

This executive order establishes sustainability and energy efficiency as priorities in the operations of the federal government.
Date: October 5, 2009
Creator: United States. President (2009- : Obama)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emissions Caps for Electricity (open access)

Emissions Caps for Electricity

This map shows states that cap greenhouse gas emissions through performance standards or through cap and trade systems.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency Standards and Targets (open access)

Energy Efficiency Standards and Targets

This map shows states with policies to promote efficient generation, transmission, and use of energy.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets

This map shows states with greenhouse gas emissions targets.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Registries (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Registries

This map shows states with common systems for consistent and transparent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan (open access)

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

This action plan articulates the most significant ecosystem problems for the Great Lakes, and describes efforts to address them. The five areas are toxic substances, invasive species, health and pollution, wildlife and habitat preservation and restoration, and finally a component that covers accountability and evaluation.
Date: February 21, 2010
Creator: United States. Council on Environmental Quality.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Green Pricing Programs (open access)

Green Pricing Programs

This map shows states that allow utilities customers to pay a premium price to guarantee that a percentage of their energy comes from renewable sources.
Date: 2009
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Building Standards for State Buildings (open access)

Building Standards for State Buildings

This map shows states with energy efficiency standards for government buildings.
Date: 2009
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes (open access)

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes

This guide describes steps that people can take to protect themselves from disease, disability, and injury that may result from health hazards in the home. The guide also describes society-wide measures to improve public health through healthy homes.
Date: 2009
Creator: United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low Carbon Fuel Standard (open access)

Low Carbon Fuel Standard

This map identifies states that are either considering, or have already adopted a low carbon fuel standard.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modernizing NEPA Implementation (open access)

Modernizing NEPA Implementation

This report presents recommendations to change the NEPA implementation process, based on the review of an appointed task force.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard (open access)

A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard

This introductory guide to the National Environmental Policy Act describes the NEPA process and provides information on how citizens can get involved.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Environmental Policy Act: A Study of Its Effectiveness After Twenty-five Years (open access)

The National Environmental Policy Act: A Study of Its Effectiveness After Twenty-five Years

This report provides a detailed perspective on how the National Environmental Policy Act has affected federal agency decision making. The report summarizes how the Act has been implemented, how federal agency performance aligns with the intent of NEPA's framers, reactions from the public, NEPA stakeholders, and federal decision makers, and future challenges with ensuring the Act's continued effectiveness.
Date: January 1997
Creator: United States. Executive Office of the President.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Net Metering Programs (open access)

Net Metering Programs

This map shows states with net metering schemes to measure a site's electricity generation versus a site's electricity production, with customers only paying for the net electricity consumed.
Date: 2009
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Green Jobs Training: A Catalog of Training Opportunities for Green Infrastructure Training (open access)

Green Jobs Training: A Catalog of Training Opportunities for Green Infrastructure Training

This catalog provides information on training and certification opportunities for jobs and careers categorized as part of the "green economy." The catalog includes federal and state listings.
Date: September 2010
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The State of the Hudson 2009 (open access)

The State of the Hudson 2009

This report describes the environmental quality of the Hudson River and its watershed, including issues such as pollution, population growth, and biodiversity. The report also describes the habitats of estuaries, watersheds, and rivers in general.
Date: 2009
Creator: New York (State). Hudson River Estuary Program.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook (open access)

Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook

This report discusses likely energy prices and weather over the winter of 2010-2011.
Date: October 13, 2010
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed National Objectives, Principles and Standards for Water and Related Resources Implementation Studies (open access)

Proposed National Objectives, Principles and Standards for Water and Related Resources Implementation Studies

This document reflects planning efforts by the Executive Office of the President to design federal policy for the use of water resources.
Date: December 3, 2009
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force (open access)

Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force

This report provides recommendations for a strengthened governance structure to provide sustained, high-level, and coordinated attention to ocean, coastal, and Great Lake issues with a framework that addresses conservation, economic activity, user conflict, and sustainable use of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.
Date: July 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interim Report of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force (open access)

Interim Report of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force

This report discusses the direction of a national policy to protect oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes while coordinating with national security and foreign policy interests. The priorities include ecosystem restoration, water quality, resiliency to climate change and acidification, and improved environmental observation systems.
Date: September 10, 2009
Creator: United States. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Order - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes (open access)

Executive Order - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

This order establishes a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with national security and foreign policy interests. This order also provides for the development of coastal and marine spatial plans that build upon and improve existing Federal, State, tribal, local, and regional decision making and planning processes.
Date: July 19, 2010
Creator: United States. President (2009- : Obama)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) (open access)

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

This map shows states using property-assessed clean energy (PACE) programs to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plug-in Electric Vehicles (open access)

Plug-in Electric Vehicles

This map shows states that have laws and regulations that incentivize the use of plug-in electric passenger vehicles. Policies include mandates for states to acquire plug-in electric vehicles for state fleets, access to High Occupancy Vehicle lanes or designated parking for plug-in electric vehicles, and financial incentives to private owners of such vehicles.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Benefit Funds (open access)

Public Benefit Funds

This map shows states with funds dedicated to supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
System: The UNT Digital Library