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go directly to report, PDF _ RL34266 - Climate Change: Science Highlights
23-Feb-2009; Jane A. Leggett; 24 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
January 7, 2009
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Abstract: In 2007, the fourth major assessment of technical information on climate change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was published in November. The year also saw continued release of new scientific findings on various aspects of climate change.

The IPCC “Fourth Assessme.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Climate Change, Information

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go directly to report, PDF _ RS22653 - Animal Identification: Overview and Issues
19-Feb-2009; Geoffrey S. Becker; 10 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
April 26, 2007
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Abstract: Livestock industry groups, animal health officials, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been working to establish a nationwide identification (ID) system capable of quickly tracking animals from birth to slaughter, in order to combat a serious animal disease and/or to satisfy foreign .... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Risk & Reform, Agriculture, Information
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL34059 - The Carbon Cycle: Implications for Climate Change and Congress
18-Feb-2009; Peter Folger; 13 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
June 25, 2007
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Abstract: Carbon is stored in the atmosphere, in the oceans, in vegetation, and in soils on the land surface. Huge quantities of carbon are actively exchanged between the atmosphere and the other storage pools of carbon. The exchange, or flux, of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, and land surface is ca.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Climate Change, Government, Information
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL31796 - The Endangered Species Act and Claims of Property Rights “Takings”
3-Feb-2009; Robert Meltz; 22 p.
 Update: Previously Releaseds:
January 14, 2008
December 18, 2006
December 5, 2005
October 14, 2005
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Abstract: The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) has long been one of the major flash points in the “property rights” debate. This report first outlines the ESA provisions most relevant to the act’s impacts on private property, and then surveys the major ESA-relevant principles of Fifth Amendment takings l.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Biodiversity, Legislative, Information
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33462 - Heritage Areas: Background, Proposals, and Current Issues
6-Feb-2009; Carol Hardy Vincent and David L. Whiteman; 17 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
November 2, 2007
November 29, 2006
August 28, 2006
June 7, 2006

MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:

For FY2007, the President requested $7.4 million for the NPS for Heritage Partnership Programs, a 44% decrease from the $13.3 million appropriated for FY2006..... [expand]  [read report]
Abstract: Over the past two decades, Congress has established 37 National Heritage Areas (NHAs) to commemorate, conserve, and promote areas that include important natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources. NHAs are partnerships among the National Park Service (NPS), states, and lo.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Public Lands, Federal Agencies, Information

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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33525 - Recreation on Federal Lands
28-Oct-2008; Kori Calvert, Sandra L. Johnson, Carol Hardy Vincent, Ross W. Gorte, Nicole T. Carter, Nic Lane, David L. Whiteman, and M. Lynne Corn; 35 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
August 25, 2008
February 12, 2008
September 12, 2007
March 10, 2007
February 2, 2007
Novemeber 7, 2006
August 28, 2006
July 11, 2006 (www.NCSEonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/06Jul/RL33525.pdf)
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Abstract: The growing and diverse nature of recreation on federal lands has increased the challenge of balancing different types of recreation with each other and with other land uses. Motorized recreation has been particularly controversial, with issues centering on access and environmental impacts. The 1.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Public Lands, Forests, Information
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33990 - Wildfire Funding
17-Oct-2008; Ross W. Gorte ; 23 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
April 48, 2008
June 4, 2007
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Abstract: The Forest Service (FS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are responsible for protecting most federal lands from wildfires. Wildfire appropriations nearly doubled in FY2001, following a severe fire season in the summer of 2000, and have remained at substantially higher levels. The acres bur.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Government, General, Information
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL34174 - What Happens to the Bald Eagle Now That It Is Not Protected Under the Endangered Species Act?
17-Sep-2007; Kristina Alexander ; 25 p.
 Update: Previous updates:
September 17, 2007
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Abstract: In 2007 the American bald eagle was removed from the list of species protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). However, the ESA was not the only statute protecting the eagle. Among the federal statutes protecting the bald eagle are the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) and the .... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Legislative, General Interest, Information
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go directly to report, PDF _ RS22602 - Public Health and Medical Preparedness and Response: Issues in the 110th Congress
1-Aug-2008; Sarah A. Lister; 6 p.
 Update: Previous Editions:
August 1, 2008
March 23, 2008
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Abstract: The 2001 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and concerns about an influenza (“flu”) pandemic have sharpened congressional interest in the nation’s systems to track and respond to public health threats. The 109th Congress reauthorized or established relevant programs in the Departments of Healt.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Risk & Reform, Government, Information
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go directly to report, PDF _ RS21605 - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Estimated Allocations
26-Jun-2008; Libby Perl; 6 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
June 26, 2008
July 5, 2007
March 22, 2007
October 10, 2006
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Abstract: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a block grant program under which the federal government gives annual grants to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and commonwealths, and Indian tribal organizations to operate multi-component home energy assistance program.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Energy, Information, General Interest
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