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Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Established in 1971, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) library network provides access to critical environmental information that the agency needs to fulfill its mission of protecting human health and the environment. The library network also provides information and services to the public. In fiscal year 2006, the network included 26 libraries across headquarters, regional offices, research centers… more
Date: March 13, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unconventional Oil and Gas Development: Key Environmental and Public Health Requirements

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As with conventional oil and gas development, requirements from eight federal environmental and public health laws apply to unconventional oil and gas development. For example, the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates discharges of pollutants into surface waters. Among other things, CWA requires oil and gas well site operators to obtain permits for discharges of produced water—which includes fluids used for … more
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Employment and Training: Labor's Green Jobs Efforts Highlight Challenges of Targeted Training Programs for Emerging Industries

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Of the $595 million identified by Labor as having been appropriated or allocated specifically for green jobs activities since 2009, approximately $501 million went toward efforts with training and support services as their primary objective, with much of that funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). Because the Recovery Act directed federal agencies to spend… more
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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