Nitrogen Oxides and Electric Utilities: Revising the NSPS (open access)

Nitrogen Oxides and Electric Utilities: Revising the NSPS

Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from utility boilers, combustion turbines, and combined-cycle units. The current NOx NSPS, set in 1979, does not reflect subsequent advancements in Nox control technology. As a part of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments,
Date: July 25, 1997
Creator: Parker, Larry
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Mad Cow Disease" or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Scientific and Regulatory Issues (open access)

"Mad Cow Disease" or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Scientific and Regulatory Issues

This report discusses the regulatory issues regarding cattle disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and a rare, fatal human illness, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
Date: July 9, 1997
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Vogt, Donna U.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Tobacco Settlement: An Overview (open access)

The Tobacco Settlement: An Overview

On June 20, a group of state attorneys general, plaintiffs' lawyers, public health advocates, and lawyers representing cigarette manufacturers announced an historic settlement that would restructure the tobacco industry and revolutionize the nation's tobacco control efforts. The proposed settlement is currently under congressional consideration, and would require legislation and the President's approval before taking effect
Date: July 31, 1997
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO Enlargement: The Process and Allied Views (open access)

NATO Enlargement: The Process and Allied Views

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Date: July 1, 1997
Creator: Gallis, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO: Article V and Collective Defense (open access)

NATO: Article V and Collective Defense

Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty does not guarantee the use of force to assist an ally under attack. Nonetheless, the U.S. pledge to assist an ally under attack has been the core of the alliance. Despite growing political functions, the NATO views collective defense, and not collective security, as its core function.
Date: July 17, 1997
Creator: Gallis, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO: Congress Addresses Expansion of the Alliance (open access)

NATO: Congress Addresses Expansion of the Alliance

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Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Gallis, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free and Reduced-Rate Television Time for Potential Candidates (open access)

Free and Reduced-Rate Television Time for Potential Candidates

This report provides an overview of free and reduced-rate TV time and discusses the policy, constitutional, and legal issues it raises.
Date: July 7, 1997
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.; Rutkus, Denis Steven & Greely, Kevin B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO: July 1997 Madrid Summit Outcome (open access)

NATO: July 1997 Madrid Summit Outcome

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Date: July 14, 1997
Creator: Sloan, Stanley R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forest Roads: Construction and Financing (open access)

Forest Roads: Construction and Financing

This report gives an overview of Forest Roads construction and Financing. It discusses the current road system, statistics over the years.
Date: July 16, 1997
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons from the 1983 Amendments (open access)

Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons from the 1983 Amendments

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Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Koitz, David Stuart
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD's Dual-Use Strategy (open access)

DOD's Dual-Use Strategy

In an effort to reduce the costs of its military systems and gain greater access to state-of-the-art technologies, the Department of Defense is pursuing what is being called a "dual-use" strategy. This strategy seeks to make greater use of the commercial sector in developing and manufacturing military goods. This report discusses issues raised over the implementation of this strategy.
Date: July 3, 1997
Creator: Moteff, John D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO Enlargement: The Process and Allied Views (open access)

NATO Enlargement: The Process and Allied Views

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Date: July 1, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amtrak Reauthorization: S. 738 (open access)

Amtrak Reauthorization: S. 738

The report discusses the bill that was introduced on May 14,1997, by the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, and the bill was referred to that committee.
Date: July 3, 1997
Creator: Thompson, Stephen J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free and Reduced-Rate Television Time for Political Candidates (open access)

Free and Reduced-Rate Television Time for Political Candidates

This report provides an overview of free and reduced-rate TV time and discusses the policy, constitutional, and legal issues it raises.
Date: July 7, 1997
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.; Rutkus, Denis Steven & Greely, Kevin B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Korea: Improved South Korean-Chinese Relations -- Motives And Implications (open access)

Korea: Improved South Korean-Chinese Relations -- Motives And Implications

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Date: July 8, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kenya: The Challenges Ahead (open access)

Kenya: The Challenges Ahead

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Date: July 29, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Indecency: The Supreme Court Decision on the Communications Decency Act (open access)

Internet Indecency: The Supreme Court Decision on the Communications Decency Act

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Date: July 1, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons From the 1983 Amendments (open access)

Social Security Financing Reform: Lessons From the 1983 Amendments

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Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO’s Evolution: A Selected Chronology from the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Madrid Summit 1989-1997 (open access)

NATO’s Evolution: A Selected Chronology from the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Madrid Summit 1989-1997

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Date: July 22, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forest Roads: Construction and Financing (open access)

Forest Roads: Construction and Financing

This report gives an overview of Forest Roads construction and Financing. It discusses the current road system, statistics over the years.
Date: July 16, 1997
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO: July 1997 Madrid Summit Outcome (open access)

NATO: July 1997 Madrid Summit Outcome

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Date: July 14, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO: Article V and Collective Defense (open access)

NATO: Article V and Collective Defense

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Date: July 17, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (open access)

The Civilian Marksmanship Program

This report covers the Civilian Marksmanship Program and its relationship with Congress. It also covers issues and controversial nature of the government initiated program.
Date: July 18, 1997
Creator: Hawthorne, Jeri & Burrelli, David F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Student Loans: Reconciliation Provisions (open access)

Student Loans: Reconciliation Provisions

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Date: July 30, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library