State CO2 Emission Rate Goals in EPA's Proposed Rule for Existing Power Plants (open access)

State CO2 Emission Rate Goals in EPA's Proposed Rule for Existing Power Plants

This report discusses the methodology EPA used to establish state-specific CO2 emission rate goals that apply to states' overall electricity generation portfolio.
Date: July 21, 2014
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unlawfully Present Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis (open access)

Unlawfully Present Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis

This report surveys key legal issues pertaining to unlawfully present alien students' access to higher education, in-state tuition, and financial aid.
Date: July 21, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq Crisis and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iraq Crisis and U.S. Policy

This report provides an overview of the situation in Iraq and discusses the U.S. response, Syria and Iran dimension, and addresses selected additional issues raised by this crisis.
Date: July 21, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M.; Margesson, Rhoda & Tiersky, Alex
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (open access)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements

This report provides an overview of many of the key arms control and nonproliferation agreements and endeavors of the past 40 years. It is divided into three sections: (1) arms control efforts between the United States and the states of the former Soviet Union, (2) multilateral nuclear nonproliferation efforts, and (3) treaties and agreements that address chemical, biological, and conventional weapons.
Date: July 21, 2014
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.; Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shipping U.S. Crude Oil by Water: Vessel Flag Requirements and Safety Issues (open access)

Shipping U.S. Crude Oil by Water: Vessel Flag Requirements and Safety Issues

This report provides an introduction to new shipping routes, vessel types and capacities and maritime safety issues. The report discusses the Jones Act, recent U.S. shipbuilding activity, and current legislation.
Date: July 21, 2014
Creator: Frittelli, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uvalde Alternate Groundwater Supply Infrastructure Planning Report (Final) (open access)

Uvalde Alternate Groundwater Supply Infrastructure Planning Report (Final)

City of Uvalde report on alternative water sources to groundwater.
Date: July 21, 2014
Creator: CDSmuery Engineers & Surveyors
System: The Portal to Texas History