Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public WorksPublisher:
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Category : Waterfowl management
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2006
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Waterfowl management
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2006, September 20, 2006, 109-2 Senate Report 109-340
Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Activities of the House Committee on Government Reform
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government ReformPublisher:
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Category : Legislative oversight
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
Author: Publisher: Nova Science Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9781606920565
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service manage about 628 million acres of public land, mostly in the 11 western states and Alaska. Under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA), revenue raised from selling BLM lands is available to the agencies, primarily to acquire non-federal land within the boundaries of land they already own -- known as in-holdings, which can create significant land management problems. To acquire land, the agencies can nominate parcels under state-level interagency agreements or the Secretaries can use their discretion to initiate acquisitions. FLTFA expires in 2010. The author was asked to determine (1)FLTFA revenue generated, (2)challenges to future sales, (3)FLTFA expenditures, and (4)challenges to future acquisitions. This is an edited and indexed edition.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZAION ACT OF 2006 REPORT REPORT 109-639 U.S. CONGRESS, 109TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION.
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation
Author: Division on Earth and Life StudiesPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309185408
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS) have released the pre-publication version of TRB Special Report 290, The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation, which explores the consequences of climate change for U.S. transportation infrastructure and operations. The report provides an overview of the scientific consensus on the current and future climate changes of particular relevance to U.S. transportation, including the limits of present scientific understanding as to their precise timing, magnitude, and geographic location; identifies potential impacts on U.S. transportation and adaptation options; and offers recommendations for both research and actions that can be taken to prepare for climate change. The book also summarizes previous work on strategies for reducing transportation-related emissions of carbon dioxide--the primary greenhouse gas--that contribute to climate change. Five commissioned papers used by the committee to help develop the report, a summary of the report, and a National Academies press release associated with the report are available online. DELS, like TRB, is a division of the National Academies, which include the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.
Ocean Acidification
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030916155X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean decreases the pH of the water and leads to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean acidification. The long term consequences of ocean acidification are not known, but are expected to result in changes to many ecosystems and the services they provide to society. Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean reviews the current state of knowledge, explores gaps in understanding, and identifies several key findings. Like climate change, ocean acidification is a growing global problem that will intensify with continued CO2 emissions and has the potential to change marine ecosystems and affect benefits to society. The federal government has taken positive initial steps by developing a national ocean acidification program, but more information is needed to fully understand and address the threat that ocean acidification may pose to marine ecosystems and the services they provide. In addition, a global observation network of chemical and biological sensors is needed to monitor changes in ocean conditions attributable to acidification.
An Act, To Reauthorize The North American Wetlands Conservation Act. October 11, 2006, Public Law 109-322, *
Author: Anticipatory Policymaking
Author: Rob A. DeLeoPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317604962
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Public policy analysts and political pundits alike tend to describe the policymaking process as a reactive sequence in which government develops solutions for clearly evident and identifiable problems. While this depiction holds true in many cases, it fails to account for instances in which public policy is enacted in anticipation of a potential future problem. Whereas traditional policy concerns manifest themselves through ongoing harms, "anticipatory problems" are projected to occur sometime in the future, and it is the prospect of their potentially catastrophic impact that generates intense speculation and concern in the present. Anticipatory Policymaking: When Government Acts to Prevent Problems and Why It Is So Difficult provides an in depth examination of the complex process through which United States government institutions anticipate emerging threats. Using contemporary debates over the risks associated with nanotechnology, pandemic influenza, and global warming as case study material, Rob A. DeLeo highlights the distinctive features of proactive governance. By challenging the pervasive assumption of reactive policymaking, DeLeo provides a dynamic approach for conceptualizing the political dimensions of anticipatory policy change.
Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms: State of the Science and Research Needs
Author: H. Kenneth HudnellPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387758658
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 955
Book Description
With the ever-increasing incidence of harmful cyanobacterial algal blooms, this monograph has added urgency and will be essential reading for all sorts of researchers, from neuroscientists to cancer research specialists. The volume contains the proceedings of the 2005 International Symposium on Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms, and has been edited by H. Kenneth Hudnell, of the US Environmental Protection Agency. It contains much of the most recent research into the subject.