This document focus's on the use of natural gas as a major combustion fuel and offers information on firing practices, emissions, and controls.

This is a report covering the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is responsibility on leasing offshore lands for oil and gas exploration and development. The reports looks to expand air quality models.

A model of the cumulative ecological significance of offshore oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico.

A user manual for ArcView, a computer program that brings geographic information to the desktop.

Phase 1, final report on the use of information searches and ecological modeling to assess the impact of petroleum platforms on the habitat and biota of the Gulf of Mexico in order to determine the potential changes that might occur with the removal of spent platforms.

A review of how oil spills effect vegetation in U.S. Gulf coastal marshes.

This report is done by the Environmental Protection Alliance (EPA) on emission factors.

A report on the environmental and safety risks involved in the expanding exploration and production of independent oil producers.

Final revisions by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding guidelines for coastal states to develop programs to reduce polluted runoff in accordance with the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (CZARA). The text outlines administrative changes to the program including targeting, enforceable policies and mechanisms, timeframes, program implementation/evaluation, and resources. It also includes the transmittal letter, outlining the purpose.

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 status of Executive Branch and other implementation of prior years' recommendations, as reported by the federal agencies' represented on the Board.

Summary describing the work completed at Texas A&M University Center for Coastal Studies for 'Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

A report characterizing the velocity structure of the Mississippi River coastal plume as well as its hydrographic, pollutant chemistry, and biological properties.

Annual report of the U.S. Global Change Research Program documenting activities and progress, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 1998.

The purpose of this report, which was prepared under the auspices of the President's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), is to provide highlights of the Program's recent research and to describe future plans and directions.

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) Coastal Studies Institute for the Mississippi River Plume Hydrography Study (LATEX-B). It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at McNeese State University Louisiana Environmental Research Center for 'Planning Workshops for Oil Spill Remediation for Habitats and Resources in the Gulf of Mexico.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at Texas A&M University for the Texas-Louisiana Shelf Circulation and Transportation Processes Study. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University for the study on the effects of simultaneous exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons, hypoxia, and prior exposure on the tolerance and sublethal responses of marine animals. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies for The Environmental and Safety Risks of Increasing Activity by Independents on the Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

A report presenting the results of Study Unit A of the Texas-Louisiana Shelf Circulation and Transport Processes Study.

A report presenting the results of Study Unit A of the Texas-Louisiana Shelf Circulation and Transport Processes Study.

A workshop in which issues concerning deepwater expansion and its impact on the environment were discussed.