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Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix K: State, Tribal and Local Examples and Opportunities (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix K: State, Tribal and Local Examples and Opportunities

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.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Accidents from Electric Power Outages (open access)

Chemical Accidents from Electric Power Outages

A report about preventing, dealing with, and identifying electric power outages.
Date: September 2001
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
US EPA Regional Laboratory Network: Annual Report 2012 (open access)

US EPA Regional Laboratory Network: Annual Report 2012

This report serves as an Annual Report for the Regional Laboratory Network for the Environmental Protection Agency. It discusses the highlights of the ten regional laboratory networks and includes appendices detailing the regional laboratories core capabilities, unique capabilities, and methods in development.
Date: September 2013
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recommendations for Independent Science Review (open access)

Recommendations for Independent Science Review

A document pertaining to water resource development projects in the United States. These projects are complex and the Corps of Engineers must balance local and national goals with a limited budget used to manage river and coastal systems.
Date: May 13, 2004
Creator: Environmental Advisory Board
System: The UNT Digital Library
Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2013 Brownfields Area-Wide Planning (BF AWP) Program (open access)

Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2013 Brownfields Area-Wide Planning (BF AWP) Program

A paper answering questions about working on brownfield sites, grant opportunities, applicant eligibility, and general guideline clarifications.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Report of The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing (open access)

Final Report of The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing

This is a report on President Barack Obama's executive order that created the Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
Date: May 2015
Creator: President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan Final Rule (open access)

Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan Final Rule

This is a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) as it relates to greenhouse gases and climate change.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wetlands Losses in the United States 1780's to 1980's (open access)

Wetlands Losses in the United States 1780's to 1980's

Report to Congress on the status of wetland resources in the United States. This report, a one-time effort, focuses on documenting historical wetland losses that occurred from colonial times through the 1980s.
Date: 1990
Creator: Dahl, Thomas E.
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Note - PM₂₅ Continuous Monitor Comparability Assessment (open access)

Technical Note - PM₂₅ Continuous Monitor Comparability Assessment

This tool provides a one-page technical report that assesses the comparability of a PM₂₅ continuous monitor when collocated with an FRM Sampler.
Date: February 22, 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (open access)

Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States

This report represents methodology for wetland classification and culminates a long-term effort involving many wetland scientists.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Cowardin, Lewis M.; Carter, Virginia; Golet, Francis C. & LaRoe, Edward T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2010 GLHHFTS Fish Tissue Data Dictionary for Mercury, PFC, PBDE, and PCBs (open access)

2010 GLHHFTS Fish Tissue Data Dictionary for Mercury, PFC, PBDE, and PCBs

A document containing fish tissue results from the 2010 Great Lakes Human Health Fish Tissue Study.
Date: September 2014
Creator: United States. Office of Science and Technology.
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
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
Shaft Blow-Out Hazard of Check and Butterfly Valves (open access)

Shaft Blow-Out Hazard of Check and Butterfly Valves

A report about check and butterfly valves which can fail catastrophically. This can cause gas releases, fires, and vapor cloud explosions.
Date: September 1997
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Air Capture of CO₂ with Chemicals (open access)

Direct Air Capture of CO₂ with Chemicals

This report explores direct air capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere with chemicals. DAC involves a system in which ambient air flows over a chemical sorbent that selectively removes the CO₂. The CO₂ is then released as a concentrated stream for disposal or reuse, while the sorbent is regenerated and the CO₂-depleted air is returned to the atmosphere.
Date: June 1, 2011
Creator: American Physical Society. Panel on Public Affairs
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tribal Consultation Comment Perspective (open access)

Tribal Consultation Comment Perspective

A document pertaining to Tribes of the Great Sioux Nation who put forth broad based comments/initiatives for change regarding the consultation process.
Date: October 17, 2016
Creator: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safe and Sustainable Water Resource: Strategic Research Action Plan 2016-2019 (open access)

Safe and Sustainable Water Resource: Strategic Research Action Plan 2016-2019

A report that discusses water and how it impacts ecosystem health, economic prosperity, and social well-being.
Date: November 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix H: Weight of Evidence Pathway (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix H: Weight of Evidence Pathway

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the weight of evidence pathway.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Unconventional Natural Gas Production (open access)

Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Unconventional Natural Gas Production

A report summarizing results from a technical review of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data used to develop the EPA's national inventory and the 2010 inventory updates. This paper also discusses collaborations between companies to gather information about emissions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ritter, Karin; Emmert, Amy; Lev-On, Miriam & Shires, Terri
System: The UNT Digital Library
The EPA Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (open access)

The EPA Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

This report is an inventory of the profiles of the Environmental Justice Small Grants awarded for FY 2003. It shows each regions grants awards depending on socioeconomic balance, diversity of recipients, and sustainability of benefits.
Date: October 26, 2004
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to use eGrid for Carbon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (open access)

How to use eGrid for Carbon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories

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.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Diem, Art & Quiroz, Cristina
System: The UNT Digital Library