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RS22060 - The Sport Fish and Restoration Boating Trust Fund17-Mar-2009; Eugene H. Buck; 9 p. Update: Previous Releases: May 19, 2005 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: The Aquatic Resources Trust Fund was created in 1984 and subsequently amended to support a variety of programs. This report details sources of funding for this trust fund?s two accounts ? the Sport Fish Restoration Account and the Boat Safety Account ? and summarizes the various programs and activit.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Natural Resources, Water |
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RL34429 - Coal Mine Safety and Health23-Feb-2009; Linda Levine; 17 p. Update: Previous editions: September 5, 2008 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: Safety in the coal mining industry is much improved compared to the early decades of the twentieth century, a time when hundreds of miners could lose their lives in a single accident and more than 1,000 fatalities could occur in a single year. Fatal injuries associated with coal mine accidents fell .... [expand] [read report] Topics: Energy, General Interest, Natural Resources |
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RL34403 - Whales and Sonar: Environmental Exemptions for the Navy’s Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training Program18-Feb-2009; Kristina Alexander; 18 p. Update: Previous Editions: September 27, 2009 April 15, 2008 .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: Mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar emits pulses of sound from an underwater transmitter to help determine the size, distance, and speed of objects. The sound waves bounce off objects and reflect back to underwater acoustic receivers as an echo. MFA sonar has been used since World War II, and the Na.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Natural Resources, Science & Technology |
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RL33347 - Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs17-Feb-2009; Paul W. Parfomak; 21 p. Update: Previous editions: February 29, 2008 February 26, 2007 October 11, 2006
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RS22567 - Royalty Relief for U.S. Deepwater Oil and Gas Leases4-Feb-2009; Marc Humphries; 9 p. Update: Previous releases: September 18, 2008 February 27, 2008 December 7, 2007 (www.NCSEonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/07Apr/RS22567.pdf) .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: The most common incentives for offshore oil and gas development include various forms of royalty relief. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant royalty relief to promote increased oil and gas production (43 U.S.C. 1337). The Deep Water Roya.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Energy, Economics & Trade, Natural Resources |
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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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R40202 - Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain6-Feb-2009; Mark Holt; 27 p. Abstract: Congress designated Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation’s sole candidate site for a permanent high-level nuclear waste repository in 1987, following years of controversy over the site-selection process. Over the strenuous objections of the State of Nevada, the Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Waste Management, Natural Resources |
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RL32838 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress Through the 110th Congress19-Nov-2008; M. Lynne Corn and Beth A. Roberts; 37 p. Update: Previous releases: September 2, 2008 January 10, 2008 April 9, 2007 June 3, 2005 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 108th Congress March 30, 2005 (/nle/crsreports/05mar/RL32838.pdf) .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: A major part of the energy debate has been whether to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in northeastern Alaska, and if so, under what conditions, or whether to continue to prohibit development to protect the area’s biological resources. ANWR is rich in fauna, .... [expand] [read report] Topics: Public Lands, Energy, Natural Resources |
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RL33493 - Outer Continental Shelf: Debate Over Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue Sharing27-Oct-2008; Marc Humphries; 23 p. Update: Previous Releases: September 17, 2009 January 22, 2008 August 28, 2006 /NLE/CRSreports/06Jul/RL33493.pdf MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: President Bush announced on June 18, 2008, that he would like to open areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for oil and gas develop.... [expand] [read report] Abstract: Oil and gas leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) has been an important issue in the debate over energy security and domestic energy resources. The Department of the Interior (DOI) released a comprehensive inventory of OCS resources in February 2006 that estimated reserves of 8.5 billion b.... [expand] [read report] Topics: Natural Resources, Marine, Energy |
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RL32956 - Great Lakes Water Withdrawals: Legal and Policy Issues7-Oct-2008; Pervaze A. Sheikh, Cynthia Brougher; 26 p. Update: Previous Updates: .... [expand] [read report] Abstract: The Great Lakes and their connecting waters form the largest fresh surface water system on Earth and support substantial social, economic, and ecological interests in the United States and Canada. Because less than 1% of Great Lakes water, on average, is renewed annually, many are concerned with .... [expand] [read report] Topics: Water, Natural Resources, Wetlands |
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