Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children (open access)

Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children

Report evaluating seven Social and Character Development (SACD) programs designed to positively impact behavior and academic performance of a cohort of elementary students during their third through fifth grade years (2004-2007). The impact of each program is evaluated both together and separately.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Allen, Ruby & Doolittle, Emily
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Stakeholder Meeting on Long-term Revision Issues

A presentation discussing the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and how the EPA is in the process of developing revisions to the rule.
Date: November 4, 2010
Creator: Burneson, Eric.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Hydropower in Southeast Alaska: Planning for a robust Energy Future (open access)

Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Hydropower in Southeast Alaska: Planning for a robust Energy Future

This is a report on climate changes effect on planning the implementation of hydroelectric power infrastructures.
Date: November 2010
Creator: Cherry, J. E.; Walker, S.; Fresco, N.; Trainor, S. & Tidwell, A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change: Selecting Indicators and Integrating Observational Networks (open access)

Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change: Selecting Indicators and Integrating Observational Networks

Report documenting the proceedings of a workshop held in Washington D.C. during 2010 to discuss ecological monitoring in the Untied States. The workshop included plenary presentations, discussions, breakout groups, and other activities with the intention of determining indicators for climate change and identifying opportunities for collaboration among existing groups and programs.
Date: 2010-11-30/2010-12-01
Creator: ICF International
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A human Health Perspective on Climate Change: A report Outlining the Research Needs on the Human Health Effects of Climate Change (open access)

A human Health Perspective on Climate Change: A report Outlining the Research Needs on the Human Health Effects of Climate Change

The Interagency Working Group on Climate Change and Health (iWGCCH) is an ad hoc group formed by participating federal agencies and organizations at the invitation of the National institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following the January 2009 'Workshop on a Research Agenda for Managing the Health Risks of Climate Change, ' sponsored by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, research, and medicine. This report identifies gaps in knowledge of the consequences for human health of climate change, and suggests research to address them. The content, views, and perspectives presented in this report are solely those of the authors, and do not reflect the official views, policies, or implied endorsement of any of the individual participating federal agencies or organizations.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: Interagency Working Group on Climate Change and Health (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2008 (open access)

Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2008

Annual report of the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) describing the program and data collection. It also presents information on air quality and recorded concentrations of pollutants such as ozone, sulfur, gases, and other elements of concern.
Date: February 2010
Creator: MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States National Climate Assessment (open access)

The United States National Climate Assessment

This document pertains to climate change and developing a strategic plan for protecting the environment.
Date: February 2010
Creator: National Climate Assessment Strategic Planning Workshop
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paying for Health Insurance Reform (open access)

Paying for Health Insurance Reform

A report about paying for the health insurance reform. Half the cost of the bill is paid for by targeting waste, fraud, and inefficiency in Medicare and Medicaid.
Date: March 23, 2010
Creator: Office of the Speaker
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Key Provisions that Take Effect Immediately (open access)

Key Provisions that Take Effect Immediately

A paper about affordable health care in the united states. It pertains to changes taking place for small businesses, seniors, the privately insured, and the uninsured.
Date: May 3, 2010
Creator: Pelosi, Nancy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency Through Program Offerings (open access)

Customer Incentives for Energy Efficiency Through Program Offerings

This is a brief to summarize the approaches used by energy efficiency program adminstrators when assessing incentives to be used in energy efficiency programs (p. 1, para. 1).
Date: February 2010
Creator: Prindle, William
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ruby Pipeline Project Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan (open access)

Ruby Pipeline Project Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan

This report discusses upland erosion control, revegetation activities, and long-term maintenance plans for the Ruby Pipeline Project, a pipeline that extends from Wyoming to Oregon.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Ruby Pipeline LLC
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gulf of Mexico Regional Oil Spill Response Plan (open access)

Gulf of Mexico Regional Oil Spill Response Plan

A guide of actions that should be immediately taken and notifications that must be made in the event Shell Offshore, Inc. experiences an oil spill.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Shell Offshore, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Modeling and Downscaling (open access)

Climate Change Modeling and Downscaling

The National Climate Assessment (NCA) Report Series summarizes regional, sectoral, and process-related workshops and discussions being held as part of the third National Climate Assessment process. This workshop focused on questions, issues, and methodological perspectives regarding the use of mathematical models for the NCA, as well as the complexities that arise when applying data and models to multiple spatial and temporal scales.
Date: 2010-12-08/2010-12-10
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planning Regional and Sectoral Assessments for the National Climate Assessment (open access)

Planning Regional and Sectoral Assessments for the National Climate Assessment

This report is a summary of a workshop on planning regional and sectoral assessments as a part of the 2013 NCA, which was held in Reston, Virginia on November 15-17, 2010.
Date: 2010-11-15/2010-11-17
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report from the National Climate Change Assessment Knowledge Management Workshop (open access)

Report from the National Climate Change Assessment Knowledge Management Workshop

This report discusses a workshop on strategies for knowledge management for the 2013 NCA that was held in Reston, Virginia in September 2010.
Date: 2010-09-20/2010-09-22
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2010 (open access)

Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2010

Annual report of the U.S. Global Change Research Program documenting activities and research, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 2010.
Date: 2010
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program (2009-2010)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Climate Change Roadmap (open access)

Navy Climate Change Roadmap

This is the assessment by the United States Navy on shaping plans as they relate to the effects of global warming.
Date: April 2010
Creator: United States Navy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs: 2010 Report (open access)

Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs: 2010 Report

This report summarizes biodiversity conservation and forestry programs supported by the United States Agency for International Development in fiscal year 2009.
Date: October 2010
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
White Paper U.S. Arctic Research Commission recommends Steps to Expanded U.S. Funding for Arctic/Subarctic Oil Spill Research (open access)

White Paper U.S. Arctic Research Commission recommends Steps to Expanded U.S. Funding for Arctic/Subarctic Oil Spill Research

A report in which the U.S. Arctic Commission (USARC) emphasizes the growing need for more-effective spill prevention and response i the Arctic region, and a greater understanding of oil and gas metabolism and toxicity in the Arctic marine ecosystem.
Date: July 6, 2010
Creator: United States. Arctic Research Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Form CJ-7, Annual Parole Survey: 2010 (open access)

Form CJ-7, Annual Parole Survey: 2010

Blank parole data survey containing a series of questions related to the parole population in a particular location, with instructions for filling out the survey.
Date: November 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Form CJ-8, Annual Probation Survey: 2010 (open access)

Form CJ-8, Annual Probation Survey: 2010

Blank probation data survey containing a series of questions related to the probationary population in a particular location, with instructions for filling out the survey.
Date: November 3, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System (open access)

California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System

Report for the proposed California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) project. The proposed plan amendment adds the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project site to those identified in the current California Desert Conservation Area Plan, as amended, for solar energy production.
Date: July 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan for the Calico Solar (formerly SES Solar One) Project (open access)

Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan for the Calico Solar (formerly SES Solar One) Project

This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) addresses the possible Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval of an amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan to allow solar energy development on a proposed project site, up to 8,230 acres in size, 37 miles east of Barstow, California.
Date: August 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Compilation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (open access)

Compilation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

This document is of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act consolidating the amendments made by title X of the Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Date: June 9, 2010
Creator: United States. Congress. House.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library