Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network (open access)

Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Established in 1971, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) library network provides access to critical environmental information that the agency needs to fulfill its mission of protecting human health and the environment. The library network also provides information and services to the public. In fiscal year 2006, the network included 26 libraries across headquarters, regional offices, research centers, and laboratories. These libraries were independently operated by several different EPA program offices, depending on the nature of the libraries' collections. In 2006, facing proposed budget cuts, EPA issued a plan to reorganize the network beginning in fiscal year 2007. The plan proposed a phased approach to closing libraries and dispersing, disposing of, and digitizing library materials. GAO was asked to summarize the findings in its report being released today, Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Ensure That Best Practices and Procedures Are Followed When Making Further Changes to Its Library Network (GAO-08-304). GAO made four recommendations in this report aimed at best practices and procedures that EPA should follow when continuing to reorganize its library network. The agency agreed with the recommendations."
Date: March 13, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2006 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2006

This report was written to fulfill the mission of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, a public advisory committee authorized under Section 6 of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act, 7 USC, Section 5404.
Date: March 2006
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2008 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2008

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on the environmental effects of natural disasters that occur along the border.
Date: March 2008
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advancing Oil Spill Response in Ice - Covered Waters (open access)

Advancing Oil Spill Response in Ice - Covered Waters

"The objective of this project is to identify programs and research and development projects that improve the ability of responders to deal with accidental oil spills in fresh or salt-water marine environments where there is ice."
Date: March 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2009 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2009

Report discussing the activities of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Boar regarding pollution prevention and projects to solve environmental problems around the U.S.-Mexico border. It outlines the goals of the agency, describes case studies, and reflects on plans and recommendations for the future.
Date: March 2009
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indicators of Ecological Stress and Their Extent in the Population of Northeastern Lakes: A Regional-Scale Assessment (open access)

Indicators of Ecological Stress and Their Extent in the Population of Northeastern Lakes: A Regional-Scale Assessment

Article reporting findings from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) conducted on a sample of lakes in the Northeastern United States from 1991 to 1996.
Date: March 2002
Creator: Whittier, Thomas R.; Paulsen, Steven G.; Larsen, David P.; Peterson, Spencer A.; Herlihy, Alan T. & Kaufmann, Philip R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Procedures for Conducting Status and Trends of the Nations Wetlands (open access)

Technical Procedures for Conducting Status and Trends of the Nations Wetlands

This report discusses the technical procedures necessary to produce accurate wetland acreage estimates. The goal in following these procedures is to produce data to support national decisions.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Dahl, Thomas E. & Bergeson, Mitchell T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Safety Alert: Anhydrous Ammonia Theft (open access)

Chemical Safety Alert: Anhydrous Ammonia Theft

This publication of Alert presents the Environmental Protection Agency's analysis of anhydrous ammonia as used for agricultural fertilizer and industrial refrigerant.
Date: March 2000
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitat Proposed Research Plan for the Alaska Region (open access)

Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitat Proposed Research Plan for the Alaska Region

This report summarizes a research plan which focuses on the effects of fishing activities on benthic habitats in Alaska.
Date: March 2000
Creator: unknown
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

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
Annual Report to the Congressional Defense Committees (open access)

Annual Report to the Congressional Defense Committees

2008 Annual Report measuring and updating the accomplishments and priorities of the Department of Defense (DoD) in regards to business transformation and the Military Health System. The report offers extensive documentation of the DoD Business Enterprise Priorities, reporting on milestones, modernization, property accountability, and visibility in regards to personnel, acquisitions, and finances.
Date: March 15, 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2007 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2007

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on undocumented human crossings and hazardous materials crossings.
Date: March 2007
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science (open access)

Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science

This report presents information that is deemed important for individuals and communities to know and understand about the Earth's climate, impacts of climate change, and approaches to adaptation or mitigation.
Date: March 2009
Creator: United States. Global Change Research Group.
Object Type: Report
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
Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science (open access)

Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science

The Unites States Global Change Research Program produced this guide to present information deemed important to understand the Earth's climate and the effects of climate change.
Date: March 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Deepwater Program: OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico] (open access)

[Project Summary: Deepwater Program: OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico]

Report summary describing the work completed at The Louis Berger Group, Inc. for 'Deepwater Program: OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: March 2004
Creator: The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY 2000 Accountability Report (open access)

FY 2000 Accountability Report

This report summarizes USAID's consolidated financial statements and the adequacy of its controls over the obligation and expenditure of budgetary resources.
Date: March 2001
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Working With Communities to Save Lives in Africa (open access)

Working With Communities to Save Lives in Africa

This report summarizes USAID's efforts in controlling malaria in Africa.
Date: March 2009
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses (open access)

Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses

This report contains meteorological and air quality data from May 1997 to July 1998 gathered from monitoring stations located on Dauphin and Breton Islands in the northeast section of the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: March 2000
Creator: Hsu, S. A. & Blanchard, B. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Simultaneous Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Hypoxia, and Prior Exposure on the Tolerance and Sublethal Responses of Marine Animals: Blue Crabs and Killifish (open access)

Effects of Simultaneous Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Hypoxia, and Prior Exposure on the Tolerance and Sublethal Responses of Marine Animals: Blue Crabs and Killifish

A report on the effects of gradients of oxygen tension and the water soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil on marine and estuarine fauna.
Date: March 2002
Creator: Stickle, William B., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses] (open access)

[Project Summary: Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses]

Summary describing the work completed at Coastal Studies Institute for "Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses." It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: March 2000
Creator: Coastal Studies Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Refining and Revising the GOM OCS Region High Probability Model for Historic Shipwrecks (open access)

Refining and Revising the GOM OCS Region High Probability Model for Historic Shipwrecks

Summary describing the work completed at Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region for refining and revising data on historic shipwrecks. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: March 2004
Creator: James, Stephen R., Jr. & Pearson, Charles E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and the Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography (open access)

Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and the Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography

This report is about the study of interactions of the Gulf of Mexico eddies with topography and the dynamical of submarine canyons in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: March 2004
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Impact of recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Economic Impact of recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico

This report is about offshore oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: March 2002
Creator: Hiett, Robert L. & Milon, J. Walter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library