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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
TCEQ_Groundwater Conservation Districts (open access)

TCEQ_Groundwater Conservation Districts

A paper that serves as a management and planning tool to support the statewide groundwater programs conducted by Texas state agencies.
Date: December 4, 2015
Creator: United States. Texas Commission on Environmental Policy.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Best Practices & Key Considerations for Enhancing Federal Facility Security and Resilience to Climate-Related Hazards (open access)

Best Practices & Key Considerations for Enhancing Federal Facility Security and Resilience to Climate-Related Hazards

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance and security planning and climate impact considerations for agencies housed in nonmilitary Federal facilities.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Interagency Security Committee (U.S).
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System (open access)

Climate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System

Assessment of experts in four countries that identifies climate change effects on global food security through 2100 and analyzes the United States' likely connections with that world.
Date: December 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA's 2011 National-scale Toxics Assessment (open access)

EPA's 2011 National-scale Toxics Assessment

This document describes the data and approaches used to conduct the EPA's National-scale Air Toxics Assessment, an ongoing comprehensive evaluation of air toxics in the United States.
Date: December 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paid Leave in Four States: Lessons for Montana Policymakers and Advocates (open access)

Paid Leave in Four States: Lessons for Montana Policymakers and Advocates

A report about paid leave in the United States. This report focuses on the four states which have enacted paid family leave programs and includes the various components of their policies in four sections.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Montana Budget & Policy Center
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Between-Case Effect Size in Conducting, Interpreting, and Summarizing Single-Case Research (open access)

The Role of Between-Case Effect Size in Conducting, Interpreting, and Summarizing Single-Case Research

The field of education is increasingly committed to adopting evidence-based practices. Although randomized experimental designs provide strong evidence of the causal effects of interventions, they are not always feasible. For example, depending upon the research question, it may be difficult for researchers to find the number of children necessary for such research designs (e.g., to answer questions about impacts for children with low-incidence disabilities). A type of experimental design that is well suited for such low-incidence populations is the single-case design (SCD). These designs involve observations of a single case (e.g., a child or a classroom) over time in the absence and presence of an experimenter-controlled treatment manipulation to determine whether the outcome is systematically related to the treatment. Research using SCD is often omitted from reviews of whether evidence-based practices work because there has not been a common metric to gauge effects as there is in group design research. To address this issue, the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) commissioned a paper by leading experts in methodology and SCD. Authors William Shadish, Larry Hedges, Robert Horner, and Samuel Odom contend that the best way to ensure that SCD research is …
Date: December 2015
Creator: Shadish, William R.; Hedges, Larry V.; Horner, Robert H. & Odom, Samuel L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women in the Labor Force: a Databook (open access)

Women in the Labor Force: a Databook

This report presents historical and recent labor force and earnings data for women and men from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a national monthly survey of approximately 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Date: December 2015
Creator: United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air, Climate, and Energy: Strategic Research Action Plan 2016-2019 (open access)

Air, Climate, and Energy: Strategic Research Action Plan 2016-2019

A report which outlines a research approach to address the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) objectives and mandates to take action on climate change and improve air quality.
Date: November 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Helping People Balance Work and Family: It's Within Montana's Reach (open access)

Helping People Balance Work and Family: It's Within Montana's Reach

A report about family and medical leave pertaining to Montana.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Montana Budget & Policy Center
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paid Family Leave, Fathers' Leave-Taking, and Leave-Sharing in Dual-Earner Households' (open access)

Paid Family Leave, Fathers' Leave-Taking, and Leave-Sharing in Dual-Earner Households'

A report which provides quasi-experimental evidence on the impact of paid leave legislation on fathers' leave taking, as well as on the division of leave between mothers and fathers in dual-earner households.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Bartel, Ann; Rossin-Slater, Maya; Ruhm, Christopher; Stearns, Jenna & Waldfogel, Jane
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
Science to Protect Public Health and the Environment: EPA Research Program Overview 2016-2019 (open access)

Science to Protect Public Health and the Environment: EPA Research Program Overview 2016-2019

This document provides and overview of EPA's research programs within the Office of Research and Development. It provides the science needed to address the biggest problems facing environmental science, the Agency, and the world.
Date: November 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2014 (open access)

U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2014

This report provides graphs and analysis of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States.
Date: November 2015
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, Book 2 (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, Book 2

EPA report establishes the final ruling on state guidelines for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (specifically CO2) from existing electric generating units powered by fossil fuels. Interim emission goals are established for each state in years 2022-2029, and final goals start with years 2030-2031.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
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
Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program (open access)

Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program

This technical report discusses the analysis of data on deaths that occurred in the process of arrest.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Banks, Duren; Couzens, Lance & Planty, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Montana's Labor Shortage and Paid Family Leave: Recruiting Workers by Supporting Families (open access)

Montana's Labor Shortage and Paid Family Leave: Recruiting Workers by Supporting Families

A report pertaining to Montana's labor force and how their may not exist enough workers in the economy within the next few years. The paper discusses ways to increase the labor force participation so businesses have enough employees.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Glover, Annie
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Plans: More State Options, Lower Costs (open access)

State Plans: More State Options, Lower Costs

A chart which shows some of the compliance pathways available to states under the final Clean Power Plan.
Date: August 5, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2015 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (open access)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2015 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

A report updating the progress made by The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the implementation of established health-related climate sustainability goals and strategies. Each objective and strategy is thoroughly discussed and the report also includes appendices that highlight successful examples of sustainability by individual HHS employees..
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Kozak, Ted
System: The UNT Digital Library