A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As with conventional oil and gas development, requirements from eight federal environmental and public health laws apply to unconventional oil and gas development. For example, the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates discharges of pollutants into surface waters. Among other things, CWA requires oil and gas well site operators to obtain permits for discharges of produced water—which includes fluids used for hydraulic fracturing, as well as water that occurs naturally in oil- or gas-bearing formations—to surface waters. In addition, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) governs the management and disposal of hazardous wastes, among other things. However, key exemptions or limitations in regulatory coverage affect the applicability of six of these environmental and public health laws. For example, CWA also generally regulates stormwater discharges by requiring that facilities associated with industrial and construction activities get permits, but the law and its regulations largely exempt oil and gas well sites. In addition, oil and gas exploration and production wastes are exempt from RCRA hazardous waste requirements based on a regulatory determination made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1988. EPA generally retains its authorities under federal …

Text of the per curiam decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding a series of petitions on the review of actions by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Report describing four pathways for incorporating energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) policies in State and Tribal Implementation Plans (SIPs/TIPs). The purpose of the report is to reduce the barriers for state, tribal, and local agencies to incorporate EE/RE policies in SIPs/TIPs by clarifying existing EPA guidance.

"This report examines variation in testing of ER, PR, HER2, BRCA, and lymph nodes in women ages 65 and older who were enrolled in the Medicare program and diagnosed with DCIS between 2004 and 2007."

"The goal of the Mertarvik Strategic Management Plan is to set a common vision for relocating the village of Newtok through a plan that provides guidance to all activities at Mertarvik, with a focus on priority actions during the next three years."

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing states and tribal governments that have implemented EE/RE policies and programs in their SIPs as well as opportunities opportunities to reduce electricity consumption and nitrogen oxides emissions through renewable energy certificates credits and storm water mitigation requirements.

A report that discusses when, how, and why health care providers should screen women for interpersonal and domestic violence.

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This tool provides a one-page technical report that assesses the comparability of a PM₂₅ continuous monitor when collocated with an FRM Sampler.

A paper explaining the benefits, tasks, and strategies of the United States Forest Service to mitigate Climate Change.

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the weight of evidence pathway.

The purpose of this paper is to provide some recommendations (and caveats) regarding which year(S) of eGROD subregion GHG emissions factors to use for estimating Scopes 2 and 3 GHG emissions from electricity use under various conditions.

OIG analysis of EPA response to OIG Report No. 11-P-0702, "Procedural Review of Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes", September 26, 2011.

EPA response to Office of the Inspector General (OIG) final report "Procedural Review of Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes" (Project No. OPE-FY10-0017), dated September 26, 2011.

This report provides details on the then-current Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Section 1417 requirements as well as amendments to the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act.

This guide looks at women's equal pay rights.

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the tradeoffs, level of effort, methods, and other key criteria involved in incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE/RE) polices and programs in a SIP/TIP as a control strategy.

Version 1.0 glossary of terms for converting National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data to hate crime data.

This report discusses progress made by the Environmental Protection Agencies' Regional Laboratory System in the United States.

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Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the best emissions quantification approach when accounting for energy efficiency/renewable energy (EE/RE) policies and programs in state implementation plans/tribal implementation plans (SIPs/TIPs).

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.

This is the United States Department of Agriculture's environmental justice strategic plan for 2012-2014.

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