June 8, 2000

The online National Library for the Environment includes many free resources, including 692 excellent (objective, nonpartisan, technically accurate) reports produced by the Congressional Research Service.* The full list of updated reports is here. Among the 76 reports added or updated this week are:

• Agriculture and the 106th Congress: A Summary of Major Issues
• Soil and Water Conservation Issues

• Clean Air Act Issues in the 106th Congress
• Clean Water Act Reauthorization
• Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act

• The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2001 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding
• Research and Development: Priority Setting and Consolidation in Science Budgeting

• Global Climate Change
• Climate Change Technology Initiative (CCTI): Research, Technology, and Related Programs
• Global Climate Change: Market Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
• Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Implementation Issues

• Energy Tax Policy
• Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: Is CAFE Up to Standards?
• Coping With High Oil Prices: A Summary of Options
• Nuclear Energy Policy
• Magnetic Fusion: The DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Program
• Electricity: The Road Toward Restructuring
• Energy Efficiency: Budget, Climate Change, and Electricity Restructuring Issues

• Endangered Species: Continuing Controversy
• The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Next Chapter
• Conserving Land Resources: The Clinton Administration Initiatives and Legislative Action
• The 1872 Mining Law: Time for Reform?
• Wetlands Issues

• NAFTA: Related Environmental Issues and Initiatives
• Multilateral Development Banks:Issues for the 106th Congress

• Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 106th Congress
• The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy

• Property Rights: House Judiciary Committee Reports H.R. 2372

• The Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Environmental Protection

• Superfund and the Brownfields Issue
• Superfund Reauthorization Issues in the 106th Congress

Waste

• Solid Waste Issues in the 106th Congress