Supporting Arctic Science 1: A Summary of the White House Arctic Science Ministerial Meeting September 28, 2016- Washington, DC (open access)

Supporting Arctic Science 1: A Summary of the White House Arctic Science Ministerial Meeting September 28, 2016- Washington, DC

Summary report of the first-ever meeting of the Arctic Science Ministerial. Includes meeting list, participating countries (24 countries and EU), White House fact sheet, media reports and a Joint Statement of Ministers. Includes goals, points of contact, policy, research initiatives and research infrastructure.
Date: September 28, 2016
Creator: United States. Arctic Research Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal & Industrial Wastewater Outfalls (open access)

Municipal & Industrial Wastewater Outfalls

This is used to identify the geographical locations of wastewater outfalls within the state of Texas.
Date: September 27, 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards Air Force Base, California (open access)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards Air Force Base, California

A report that evaluates the implementation and performance of a remedy in order to determine if the remedy is protective of human health and the environment.
Date: September 20, 2016
Creator: United States. Department of the Air Force.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of the Unauthorized Disclosures of Former National Security Agency Contractor Edward Snowden (open access)

Review of the Unauthorized Disclosures of Former National Security Agency Contractor Edward Snowden

Declassified and heavily redacted intelligence report. From Executive Summary: "In June 2013, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden perpetrated the largest and most damaging public release of classified information in U.S. intelligence history. In August 2014, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) directed Committee staff to carry out a comprehensive review of the unauthorized disclosures. The aim of the review was to allow the Committee to explain to other Members of Congress--and, where possible, the American people--how this breach occurred, what the U.S> Government knows about the man who committed it, and whether the security shortfalls it highlighted had been remedied."
Date: September 15, 2016
Creator: United States. Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe V. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (open access)

Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe V. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

A report about the Dakota Access pipeline and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Date: September 9, 2016
Creator: United States. Department of Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists (open access)

Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists

This report analyzes the demographic shifts within the population of growing and diversifying arts in the general public.
Date: September 2016
Creator: Center for Cultural Innovation for National Endowment for the Arts
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Findings from the 2014 Paid Leave Analysis Grants Program (open access)

Findings from the 2014 Paid Leave Analysis Grants Program

This report provides and analysis of the Paid Leave Analysis grants awarded in 2014 to Massachusetts, Montana, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia. Additionally it identifies general lessons learned about what t takes to study, develop, and implement a state-level paid family and medical leave program.
Date: September 2016
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Nondiscrimination Principles with Civil Liberties. (open access)

Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Nondiscrimination Principles with Civil Liberties.

A report which has a primary focus on the uncertain boundaries of religious freedom under the Free Exercises and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment and under some federal statutes.
Date: September 2016
Creator: United States Commission on Civil Rights
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA Review of American Samoa 2016 Section 303(d) List (open access)

EPA Review of American Samoa 2016 Section 303(d) List

Review document describing the rationale for the Environmental Protection Agencies' approval of American Samoa's 2016 Section 303(d) water quality limited waters list.
Date: August 10, 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Pressure Wave and Acoustic Properties Generated by the Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures in the Gulf of Mexico] (open access)

[Project Summary: Pressure Wave and Acoustic Properties Generated by the Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures in the Gulf of Mexico]

Summary describing the work completed at CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc. for 'Pressure Wave and Acoustic Properties Generated by the Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures in the Gulf of Mexico'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: August 2, 2016
Creator: CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Energy Outlook 2016: with Projections to 2040 (open access)

Annual Energy Outlook 2016: with Projections to 2040

This report, prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand and prices through 2040, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases (open access)

Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases

"This indicator describes how the levels of major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have changed over time."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2016 (open access)

Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2016

A report that provides technical supporting information for the 37 indicators and five chapter-specific call-out features that appear in EPA's report known as "Climate Change Indicators in the United States" and the accompanying website.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Indicators in the United States: Antarctic Sea Ice (open access)

Climate Change Indicators in the United States: Antarctic Sea Ice

"This indicator tracks the extent of sea ice around Antarctica."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Indicators in the United States: Ocean Acidity (open access)

Climate Change Indicators in the United States: Ocean Acidity

"This indicator describes changes in the chemistry of the ocean that relate to the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the water."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Indicators in the United States: Ragweed Pollen Season (open access)

Climate Change Indicators in the United States: Ragweed Pollen Season

This indicator depicts changes in the length of ragweed pollen season in 11 cities in the central United States and Canada.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Changes Indicators in the United States: Bird Wintering Ranges (open access)

Climate Changes Indicators in the United States: Bird Wintering Ranges

"This indicator examines changes in the winter ranges of North American birds."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Forcing (open access)

Climate Forcing

This indicator measures the "radiative forcing" or heating effect caused by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Closer Look: Land Loss Along the Atlantic Coast (open access)

A Closer Look: Land Loss Along the Atlantic Coast

This climate change indicator examines rising sea levels along the Atlantic Coast.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Closer Look: Temperature and Drought in the Southwest (open access)

A Closer Look: Temperature and Drought in the Southwest

This indicator reports present information about unusually high and low temperatures and drought in the Southwest.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coastal Flooding (open access)

Coastal Flooding

This indicator shows how the frequency of coastal flooding along U.S. coasts has changed over time.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Connection: Cherry Blossom Bloom Dates in Washington, D.C. (open access)

Community Connection: Cherry Blossom Bloom Dates in Washington, D.C.

This report shows how the peak bloom date of the Yoshino cherry trees has changed since 1921 in Washington, D.C.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Connection: Ice Breakup in Two Alaskan Rivers (open access)

Community Connection: Ice Breakup in Two Alaskan Rivers

This indicator highlights how the river ice breakup dates in Nenana and Dawson City in the state of Alaska have changed over time.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drought (open access)

Drought

"This indicator measures drought conditions of U.S. lands."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library