This report is an edited compilation of the views of the panel of experts convened by the United States Arctic Research Commission to assist the Navy in considering the effects of climate change on their operations in and around the Arctic Ocean in the mid to lat Twenty First Century.

This document provides information on environmental justice small grant awards for the fiscal year 2002.

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This report outlines a Presidential Initiative for an accelerated, focused research strategy designed to reduce key scientific uncertainties and to develop more reliable scientific predictions upon which sound national and international policies and responses to global change can be based.

Annual report of the U.S. Global Change Research Program documenting activities and progress, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 2002.

Proceedings of the 21st Information Transfer Meeting on environmental issues related to the offshore oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Summary reports include studies of marine life, coastal environmental issues, socioeconomic impact of offshore drilling on coastal communities, removal of offshore structures, technology allowing expansion into deepwater, Gulf currents, and more.

Summary describing the work completed at Texas A & M University for Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Chemical Oceanography and Hydrography Study. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

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Summary describing the work completed at University of Texas at Austin for 'A Socioeconomic and Environmental Issues Analysis of Oil and Gas Activity in the Outer Continental Shelf of the Western Gulf of Mexico'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

A report about USAID's consolidated financial statements and the adequacy of its controls over the obligation and expenditure of budgetary resources. It also describes USAID's operations and its performance.

This report summarizes NOAA's budget request for the 2003 fiscal year.

This report is about offshore oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico.

A report on the effects of gradients of oxygen tension and the water soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil on marine and estuarine fauna.

Article reporting findings from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) conducted on a sample of lakes in the Northeastern United States from 1991 to 1996.

A continuation of the long-term monitoring of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary coral reef habitats, using a variety of methods to asses the changes in said reef communities.

Summary describing the work completed at Coastal Fisheries Institute, Louisiana State University for "Across-Shelf Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and a Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta." It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

"This report provides a brief history of OCS activities in Gulf waters, describes the current expansion in exploration, development, and production activities on the OCS, and examines the prospect for future activities."

Summary describing the work completed at Vaisala Inc. for Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

This document summarizes an economic projection model is third in a series of investigations concerning the social and economic impacts of the Coastal Alabama offshore gas industry. In addition to Alabama, this forecast concerns the economies of Texas and Louisiana as well. The results are based off the results from the study "Economic Effects of Coastal Alabama and Destin Dome Offshore Natural Gas Exploration, Development and Production."

"This report reflects the advice and recommendations that resulted from pre-meeting preparations, on-site discussions, public comments, and subsequent analysis."

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University for 'A Socioeconomic Analysis of the Port Expansion at Port Fourchon'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at Foster Associates, Inc. for 'The Social and Economic Consequences of Onshore - OCS-Related Activities in Coastal Alabama.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

"The purpose of this study was to develop a projection of the effects of this potential offshore activity on the Florida Panhandle."

"The purpose of this study was to develop a projection of the effects of potential offshore activity on the Florida Panhandle."