[Project Summary: Gulf of Mexico University Initiative: Studies of Long-Term Effects of Oil and Gas Production] (open access)

[Project Summary: Gulf of Mexico University Initiative: Studies of Long-Term Effects of Oil and Gas Production]

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium for 'Gulf of Mexico University Initiative: Studies of Long-Term Effects of Oil and Gas Production.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: January 1995
Creator: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trace Metals and Hydrocarbons in Sediments of the Beaufort Lagoon, Northeast Arctic Alaska, Exposed to Long-term Natural Oil Seepage, Recent Anthropogenic Activities and Pristine Conditions (open access)

Trace Metals and Hydrocarbons in Sediments of the Beaufort Lagoon, Northeast Arctic Alaska, Exposed to Long-term Natural Oil Seepage, Recent Anthropogenic Activities and Pristine Conditions

This is a study on anthropogenic contaminants discharged from uses of petroleum products in Alaskan coastal waters. The reports also looks at metals and hydrocarbons in sediments.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Naidu, A. Sathy; Kelley, John J.; Misra, Debasmita & Venkatesan, M. Indira
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings: Twenty-first Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting (open access)

Proceedings: Twenty-first Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting

Proceedings of the 21st Information Transfer Meeting on environmental issues related to the offshore oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Summary reports include studies of marine life, coastal environmental issues, socioeconomic impact of offshore drilling on coastal communities, removal of offshore structures, technology allowing expansion into deepwater, Gulf currents, and more.
Date: January 2002
Creator: McKay, Melanie & Nides, Judith
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessing Rhode Island's Temporary Caregiver Insurance Act: Insights from a Survey of Employers (open access)

Assessing Rhode Island's Temporary Caregiver Insurance Act: Insights from a Survey of Employers

A report which provides evidence on Rhode Island's Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) law, which took effect in January 2014, based on a survey of small and medium-sized businesses in the food services and manufacturing sectors in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Bartel, Ann; Rossin-Slater, Maya; Ruhm, Christopher & Waldfogel, Jane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of Space and Use Conflicts Between the Fishing and Oil Industries, Volume 4: Catch Loss Model (open access)

Assessment of Space and Use Conflicts Between the Fishing and Oil Industries, Volume 4: Catch Loss Model

Fourth volume of results from a study done to assess potential interactions between the fishing industry and on going oil/gas development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. This volume describes the methodology and analysis of lease sale scenarios for six regions: North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Southern California, and Central and Northern California. It also contains an appendix containing "Literature of Movement Behavior."
Date: January 1981
Creator: Centaur Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baseline Bioacoustic Characterization for Offshore Renewable Energy Development in the North Carolina and Georgia Wind Planning Areas (open access)

Baseline Bioacoustic Characterization for Offshore Renewable Energy Development in the North Carolina and Georgia Wind Planning Areas

This is a study on technologies developments for harnessing energy from the ocean environment. Technological improvements in offshore renewable energy like wind and hydrokinetic captured energy. Passive acoustics allow researchers to analyze how the construction and use of such technologies affect marine species.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Rice, Aaron N.; Morano, Janelle L.; Hodge, Kristin B.; Muirhead, Charles A.; Frankel, Adam S.; Feinblatt, Michael et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient's Request for Medical Payment (open access)

Patient's Request for Medical Payment

This is fill-out form for patient's to request payment for medical services.
Date: January 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessing Rhode Islands Temporary Caregiver Insurance Act-Insights from a Survey of Employers (open access)

Assessing Rhode Islands Temporary Caregiver Insurance Act-Insights from a Survey of Employers

This report adds new evidence Rhode Island's Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) law.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Bartel, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impact Assessment of Exploratory Wells Offshore South Florida (open access)

Impact Assessment of Exploratory Wells Offshore South Florida

This report investigates five older and two newer exploration oil wells to determine the environmental impact in a tropical climate. The five older sites were created prior to the OCS and MMS regulations for drilling, and the newer two were created with the OCS and MMS regulations. This investigation was set to determine if these sites had a positive, negative, or no impact on the environment.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Shinn, Eugene A.; Lidz, Barbara H. & Dustan, Philip A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks (open access)

Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks

This report is a continuation of a similar study conducted from 1989-1991 when permanent stations were established to monitor the coral in the area to assess how environmental factors were affecting the reefs. Growth rates and declines were observed, as well as the rates of coral bleaching in the East and West Garden Banks to determine the state of the coral reefs. There are four appendices that present the data gathered.
Date: January 1997
Creator: Continental Shelf Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings: Twenty-Second Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting (open access)

Proceedings: Twenty-Second Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting

Proceedings of the 22nd Information Transfer Meeting on environmental issues related to the offshore oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Summary reports include studies of marine life, coastal environmental issues, air quality, Gulf current, and more.
Date: January 2003
Creator: McKay, Melanie & Nides, Judith
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions of Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana (open access)

Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions of Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana

An analysis of how barium and radium-laced fluid seeps affect the climate and habitats of the Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana.
Date: January 2011
Creator: Aharon, Paul; Gent, Dan Van; Fu, Baoshun & Scott, L. Max
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done (open access)

Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done

A document which reviews trends in occupational segregation during the past several decades.
Date: January 2014
Creator: Hegewisch, Ariane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Coastal Marine Ecosystem Program: Distribution and Abundance of Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Mexico (GulfCet II)] (open access)

[Project Summary: Coastal Marine Ecosystem Program: Distribution and Abundance of Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Mexico (GulfCet II)]

Summary describing the work completed at Texas A & M University for 'Coastal Marine Ecosystem Program: Distribution and Abundance of Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Mexico (GulfCet II).' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Texas A & M University
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gender Pay Gap on the Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (open access)

The Gender Pay Gap on the Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

A report discussing the gender wage gap and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act intended to eliminate it. The paper discusses potential causes for the differences in pay.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Council of Economic Advisors
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of the CCSP Research Elements (open access)

Overview of the CCSP Research Elements

This is a fact-sheet for U.S. Climate Change Science Program. It is an overview of the CCSP's research elements.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of the U. S. Climate Change Science Program (open access)

Overview of the U. S. Climate Change Science Program

This is an overview fact-sheet for the U. S. Climate Change Science Program.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Triennial Update (open access)

The National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Triennial Update

This report is the third triennial update of the National Global Change Research Plan based on scientific research from 13 Federal agencies. The purpose of each update is to "advance science, inform decisions, conduct...assessments" and communicate/educate the impact of scientific advancement on the global environment and society.
Date: January 2017
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Valuation Techniques and Metrics for Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation Options: Methodological Perspectives for the National Climate Assessment (open access)

Valuation Techniques and Metrics for Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation Options: Methodological Perspectives for the National Climate Assessment

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Date: 2011-01-12/2011-01-13
Creator: Sussman, Frances; Clarke, Leon; Grambsch, Anne; Vallario, Robert; Langer, Linda; O'Brien, Shiela et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
DoD Directive 4715.21: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience (open access)

DoD Directive 4715.21: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience

In accordance with the direction in Executive Order 13653, this issuance establishes policy and assigns responsibilities to provide the DoD with the resources necessary to assess and manage risks associated with the impacts of climate change. This involves deliberate preparation, close cooperation, and coordinated planning by the DoD to: Facilitate federal, State, local, tribal, private sector, and nonprofit sector efforts to improve climate preparedness and resilience, and to implement the 2014 DoD Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap. Help safeguard U.S. economy, infrastructure, environment, and natural resources. Provide for the continuity of DoD operations, services, and programs.
Date: January 14, 2016
Creator: United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Compliance (open access)

Environmental Compliance

A paper that establishes Defense Logistics Agency-wide policy and directives for maintaining compliance with all environmental laws, regulations, directives, executive orders, international treatise and standards, and other controlling legal authorities.
Date: January 28, 2010
Creator: United States. Defense Logistics Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Considerations in Project Level NEPA Analysis (open access)

Climate Change Considerations in Project Level NEPA Analysis

A document that provides initial Forest Service guidance on how to consider climate change in project-level National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis and documentation.
Date: January 13, 2009
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Federal Register: Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators] (open access)

[Federal Register: Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators]

Section of the Federal Register related to rules and regulations established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as of January 2017. This text addresses the final rule for 40 CFR parts 171: Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators.
Date: January 4, 2017
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emission Trading 101: Introductory Concepts of Mass-and Rate-based Emission Trading Programs (open access)

Emission Trading 101: Introductory Concepts of Mass-and Rate-based Emission Trading Programs

The document is on the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan webinar on emission trading.
Date: January 11, 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library