Federal Disaster Assistance after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gustav, and Ike (open access)

Federal Disaster Assistance after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gustav, and Ike

Report that provides information on federal financial assistance provided to the Gulf States after major disasters were declared in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas in response to the widespread destruction that resulted from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005 and Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008. This includes a brief summary of each hurricane and a discussion concerning federal to state cost-shares.
Date: July 5, 2013
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R. & Nagel, Jared Conrad
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Deepwater Horizon Response: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response

This website served as the focal point for the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command, a group of organizations that had involvement with the British Petroleum (BP) explosion and oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. The website includes news feeds and information about health concerns, volunteer opportunities, contact information, and ongoing plans for the area. Various maps of the event and other resources are also available, chronicling the problem and the steps taken by the member organizations to deal with the effects.
Date: September 10, 2010
Creator: Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's proposal to homeport a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Mayport, FL. Transferring a CVN from Norfolk, VA, to Mayport would shift from Norfolk to Mayport the local economic activity associated with homeporting a CVN, which some sources estimate as being worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
Date: May 12, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thinking critically about models used to predict emergency evacuation in Gulf Coast states (open access)

Thinking critically about models used to predict emergency evacuation in Gulf Coast states

Report examining evacuation procedures using existing forecasting models in the gulf coast states and discusses ways to improve the use of forecasting models by government officials.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Moseley, Brandon; Wynn, Garlin & Lewis, Carol Abel
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Climate Change Means for Florida (open access)

What Climate Change Means for Florida

Fact sheet describing state-specific impacts that global warming will have on the people, ecosystems, and wildlife in Florida.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's desire to homeport a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Mayport, FL. Prior to the submission of the FY2013 budget, Navy plans called for having Mayport ready to homeport a CVN in 2019.
Date: April 26, 2013
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Deepwater Horizon Response and Trial Websites]

Websites related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, recovery efforts, and trial. It includes sites established to document corporate and governmental actions to clean up the Gulf of Mexico after the oil spill in 2010, and ongoing efforts to restore ecosystems in the region as well as documentation related to the civil action filed against BP and the subsequent trial.
Date: 2010/2017
Creator: Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
Everglades Restoration: The Federal Role in Funding (open access)

Everglades Restoration: The Federal Role in Funding

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Date: March 11, 2010
Creator: Stern, Charles V.; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Everglades Restoration and the River of Grass Land Acquisition (open access)

Everglades Restoration and the River of Grass Land Acquisition

This report provides an overview of the everglades restoration and the river of grass land acquisition.
Date: August 25, 2010
Creator: Stern, Charles V.; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Jurenas, Remy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: Florida (open access)

Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: Florida

Document outlining state-specific goals for carbon dioxide emissions and energy efficiency through 2030 for the state of Florida.
Date: August 3, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Everglades Restoration: The Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) (open access)

Everglades Restoration: The Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP)

This report presents an overview, developments and congressional interest on the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) related to Everglades Restoration.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Florida (open access)

FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Florida

The Disaster Relief Fund is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the primary source of funding used to provide assistance following a major disaster declaration. This report contains information on funding provided as a result of a major disaster declaration in Florida from fiscal years 2000 to 2013.
Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Richardson, Daniel
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abundance and Distribution of Mangrove Landbirds in Florida (open access)

Abundance and Distribution of Mangrove Landbirds in Florida

Summary of extensive surveys on Florida mangrove landbirds conducted during 2008-2011, with results quantifying distribution and estimating breeding-season abundance of mangrove landbirds.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Lloyd, John D. & Slater, Gary L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ecology of the Cooper's Hawk in North Florida (open access)

Ecology of the Cooper's Hawk in North Florida

Summary of two study areas of the Cooper's Hawk in north Florida, including diet, foraging, home range, and predation.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Millsap, Brian A.; Breen, Timothy F. & Phillips, Laura M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multistate Surveys on the Regulation of Equine Performance-Enhancing Drugs (open access)

Multistate Surveys on the Regulation of Equine Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Report on state laws regarding performance-enhancing drugs for show and race horses in California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. Research Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History