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97-290 - Stormwater Permits: Status of EPA’s Regulatory Program25-Aug-2010; Claudia Copeland; 13 p. Update: Previous Releases: August 26, 2008 May 27, 2008 December 14, 2006 November 1, 2005 August 25, 2005 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and states are implementing a federally mandated program for controlling stormwater discharges from industrial facilities and municipalities. Large cities and most industry sources are subject to rules issued in 1990, and EPA issued permit rules to cover .... [expand] [read report] Topics: Risk & Reform, Federal Agencies, Legislative |
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RL34331 - Nuclear Power Plant Security and Vulnerabilities 23-Aug-2010; Mark Holt and Anthony Andrews ; 14 p. Update: Previous releases: January 18, 2008 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: The physical security of nuclear power plants and their vulnerability to deliberate acts of terrorism was elevated to a national security concern following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Since the attacks, Congress has repeatedly focused oversight and legislative attention on nuclear power pl.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Energy, Legislative, Risk & Reform |
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RL34234 - Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power5-Mar-2010; Mary Beth Nikitin, Anthony Andrews and Mark Holt; 45 p. Update: Previous releases: July 1, 2009 September 3, 2008 March 7, 2008 January 30, 2008 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: After several decades of widespread stagnation, nuclear power is attracting renewed interest. New license applications for 30 reactors have been announced in the United States, and another 160 are under construction or planned globally. In the United States, interest appears driven, in part, by t.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Energy, Risk & Reform, International |
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RS21212 - Agricultural Disaster Assistance21-May-2010; Dennis Shields, Ralph M. Chite; 12 p. Update: Previous releases: March 11, 2010 July 3, 2008 May 29, 2007 April 2, 2007 August 28, 2006 June 30, 2006 May 8, 2006 November 2, 2004 Januayr 21, 2003 December 18, 2002 November 5, 2007 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers several permanently authorized programs to help farmers recover financially from a natural disaster, including federal crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), and emergency disaster loans. The federal crop insurance p.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Agriculture, Risk & Reform, Information |
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RL33461 - Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal16-Jul-2010; Mark Holt; 26 p. Update: Previous releases: November 26, 2007 March 14, 2007 September 19, 2006 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: Management of civilian radioactive waste has posed difficult issues for Congress since the beginning of the nuclear power industry in the 1950s. Federal policy is based on the premise that nuclear waste can be disposed of safely, but proposed storage and disposal facilities have frequently been c.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Waste Management, Energy, Risk & Reform |
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RL34198 - U.S. Food and Agricultural Imports: Safeguards and Selected Issues16-Dec-2009; Geoffrey S. Becker ; 20 p. Update: Previous Releases: February 2, 2009 August 14, 2008 April 16, 2008 January 2, 2008 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: U.S. officials continue to assert that the U.S. food supply, including the portion provided through imports, is among the safest in the world. One challenge has been how to keep it safe in the face of rapidly rising imports, a result of globalization and consumer desire for a wider variety of foo.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Economics & Trade, Risk & Reform, Agriculture |
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RL32205 - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminals: Siting, Safety and Regulation14-Dec-2009; Paul W. Parfomak, Adam S. Vann; 33 p. Update: Previous Releases: February 24, 2009 May 15, 2008 July 15, 2005 April 20, 2005 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a hazardous fuel shipped in large tankers to U.S. ports from overseas. While LNG has historically made up a small part of U.S. natural gas supplies, rising price volatility, and the possibility of domestic shortages have significantly increased LNG demand. To meet t.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Energy, Risk & Reform, Economics & Trade |
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RS22653 - Animal Identification: Overview and Issues19-Feb-2009; Geoffrey S. Becker; 10 p. Update: Previous Releases: April 26, 2007 .... [expand] [read report] 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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RL34395 - International Illegal Trade in Wildlife: Threats and U.S. Policy2-Feb-2009; Liana Sun Wyler, Pervase Sheikh; 51 p. Update: Previous Editions: August 22, 2008 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: Global trade in illegal wildlife is a growing illicit economy, estimated to be worth at least $5 billion and potentially in excess of $20 billion annually. Some of the most lucrative illicit wildlife commodities include tiger parts, caviar, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and exotic birds and reptile.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Biodiversity, Natural Resources, Risk & Reform |
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RL30647 - National Forest System Roadless Areas Initiatives3-Feb-2009; Kristina Alexander and Ross W. Gorte; 21 p. Update: September 7, 2006
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