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Assessing Rhode Island's Temporary Caregiver Insurance Act: Insights from a Survey of Employers (open access)

Assessing Rhode Island's Temporary Caregiver Insurance Act: Insights from a Survey of Employers

A report which provides evidence on Rhode Island's Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) law, which took effect in January 2014, based on a survey of small and medium-sized businesses in the food services and manufacturing sectors in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Bartel, Ann; Rossin-Slater, Maya; Ruhm, Christopher & Waldfogel, Jane
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Indicators in the United States: 2016 (open access)

Climate Change Indicators in the United States: 2016

This report was published to communicate information about the science and impacts of climate change, assess trends in environmental quality, and inform decision-making.
Date: 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2015 Conference Report (open access)

Fiscal Year 2015 Conference Report

This report provides a summary of expenses incurred by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for conferences held during fiscal year 2015, along with more detailed information on conferences where the net expenses associated with the event exceeded $100,000.
Date: 2016
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gender Pay Gap on the Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (open access)

The Gender Pay Gap on the Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

A report discussing the gender wage gap and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act intended to eliminate it. The paper discusses potential causes for the differences in pay.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Council of Economic Advisors
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Standards fir the Practice if Ecological Restoration- Including Principles and Key Concepts (open access)

International Standards fir the Practice if Ecological Restoration- Including Principles and Key Concepts

A document that provides standards to guide practitioners, operational personnel, planners, managers, regulators, and funding agencies involved in restoring degraded ecosystems anywhere in the world- whether terrestrial, freshwater, coastal or marine.
Date: 2016
Creator: McDonald, Tein; Gann, George D.; Jonson, Justin & Dixon, Kingsley W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2016 (open access)

Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2016

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 2016.
Date: 2016
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program (2009- )
System: The UNT Digital Library
USDA Rural Development Summary of Major Programs (open access)

USDA Rural Development Summary of Major Programs

A list of programs related to rural housing, community facilities, rural utilities, rural development, and rural business.
Date: February 2016
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA Releases Scientific Report Showing U.S. Coastal Waters a Mix of Good and Fair Health (open access)

EPA Releases Scientific Report Showing U.S. Coastal Waters a Mix of Good and Fair Health

A presentation which explains National Aquatic Resource Surveys, results of the National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA), national results, and change in condition.
Date: February 25, 2016
Creator: Lehmann, Sarah & Sullivan, Hugh
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Rivers and Streams Assessment 2008-2009 Technical Report (open access)

National Rivers and Streams Assessment 2008-2009 Technical Report

This report presents the general overview and results of an unprecedented sampling effort undertaken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its state and tribal partners.
Date: March 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corp of Engineers Dakota Access Pipeline Public Meeting (open access)

Army Corp of Engineers Dakota Access Pipeline Public Meeting

A list of questions pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Date: March 28, 2016
Creator: DeVille, Lisa
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to Congress: The U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity (open access)

Annual Report to Congress: The U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity

Annual report that summarizes the collaborative humanitarian work done by U.S. Government departments in specific priority countries during 2014 and provides an outline of the progress made by the Action Plan on Children in Adversity through the Calendar Year 2015.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Rob Horvath
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimating Monetized Benefits of Groundwater Recharge from Stormwater Retention Practices (open access)

Estimating Monetized Benefits of Groundwater Recharge from Stormwater Retention Practices

A report intended to inform valuation of groundwater recharge from stormwater retention in areas projected for new development and redevelopment.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Tetra Tech
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States : a Scientific Assessment (open access)

The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States : a Scientific Assessment

"The purpose of this assessment is to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based, and, where possible, quantitative estimation of observed and projected climate change related health impacts in the United States."
Date: April 2016
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of Stocks 2015: Annual Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries (open access)

Status of Stocks 2015: Annual Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries

This is a short report discussing which fish stocks in 2015 have been overfished and which stocks have been rebuilt. NOAA has been managing fish stocks for over 40 years.
Date: April 2016
Creator: United States. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trans-Pacific Partnership Opportunities by Market (open access)

Trans-Pacific Partnership Opportunities by Market

Country factsheets of U.S. export opportunities under the Trans-pacific Partnership (TPP) for each of the eleven partnership countries.
Date: April 2016
Creator: U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014 (open access)

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014

A report which summarizes the latest information on U.S. anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission trends from 1990 through 2014.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2013 National Ocean Dumping Site Monitoring Assessment Report (open access)

2013 National Ocean Dumping Site Monitoring Assessment Report

This national report presents EPA's ocean dumping monitoring activities in fiscal year 2013. EPA conducted 13 surveys at 20 ocean disposal sites offshore from Puerto Rico, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and Oregon. This report summarizes each survey's objectives(s), activities, conclusions, and recommended environmental management actions.
Date: May 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Final Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources (open access)

Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Final Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources

A report which analyzes an action which amends the new source performance standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas source category by setting standards for both methane and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for certain equipment, processes and activities across this source category.
Date: May 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials (open access)

Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials

This report is designed to help local public health officials prepare for smoke events, to take measures to protect the public when smoke is present, and communicate with the public about wildfire smoke and health.
Date: May 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary for Policy-makers (open access)

Summary for Policy-makers

Report summarizing the policy-relevant findings of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme' 2015 assessments of short-lived climate pollutants (Methane, Black carbon, and Ozone).
Date: May 23, 2016
Creator: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security 2016 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (open access)

Department of Homeland Security 2016 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

A report that reflects the DHS's strategic vision for doing business in a more efficient and sustainable way.
Date: June 2016
Creator: United States. Department of Homeland Security.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pay Secrecy (open access)

Pay Secrecy

This issue brief discusses pay secrecy policies that nearly half of workers nationally reported that they were either contractually forbidden or strongly discouraged from discussing their pay with their colleagues. Includes a listing of state laws that protect employees in discussing pay and compensation.
Date: June 2016
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan (open access)

Preliminary 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan

This report identifies any new or existing industrial categories selected for effluent guidelines rule making and provides a schedule for such rule making. It also discusses the results of EPA's annual review of effluent limitations guidelines and pre-treatment standards.
Date: June 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instructions for Using Microsoft Excel to Import the Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) Results (open access)

Instructions for Using Microsoft Excel to Import the Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) Results

An instructional document for using Microsoft excel to import Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Results.
Date: July 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library