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Congressional Research Service Reports
Endangered Species: Difficult Choices
Date: August 26, 2004
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne
Description: This report discusses issues debated in the 108th Congress while is considering various proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Major issues in recent years have included changing the role of science in decision-making, changing the role of critical habitat, reducing conflicts with Department of Defense activities, incorporating further protection for property owners, and increasing protection of listed species, among others. In addition, many have advocated including significant changes to ESA regulations made during the Clinton Administration in the law itself.
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Endangered Species: Difficult Choices
Date: October 26, 2004
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne
Description: This report discusses issues debated in the 108th Congress while is considering various proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Major issues in recent years have included changing the role of science in decision-making, changing the role of critical habitat, reducing conflicts with Department of Defense activities, incorporating further protection for property owners, and increasing protection of listed species, among others. In addition, many have advocated including significant changes to ESA regulations made during the Clinton Administration in the law itself.
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lands and National Forests
Date: October 29, 2004
Creator: Gorte, Ross W
Description: In the second session, Congress continues to confront an array of issues related to the public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the national forests managed by the U.S. Forest Service (FS). The Administration continues to address public lands and national forests through budgetary, regulatory, and other actions. Several key issues of ongoing congressional and administrative interest are covered in this report.
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Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks
Date: June 3, 2004
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
Description: None
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Oil and Gas Exploration and Development on Public Lands
Date: March 26, 2004
Creator: Humphries, Marc
Description: None
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Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management
Date: May 21, 2004
Creator: Hardy-Vincent, Carol
Description: None
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Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress
Date: November 19, 2004
Creator: Gorte, Ross W
Description: The 2000 and 2002 fire seasons were, by most standards, among the worst in the past 50 years. Many argue that the threat of severe wildfires has grown in recent years because of unnaturally high fuel loads (e.g., dense undergrowth and dead trees), raising concerns about damage to property and homes in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) — forests near or surrounding homes. Debates about fire control and protection, including funding and fuel treatments (e.g., thinning and prescribed burning), have focused on national forests and other federal lands, but nonfederal lands are also at risk.
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Soil and Water Conservation Issues
Date: July 16, 2004
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A
Description: None
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Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management
Date: August 2, 2004
Creator: Vincent, Carol Hardy
Description: None
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Coastal Louisiana: Attempting to Restore an Ecosystem
Date: October 25, 2004
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A
Description: Congress continues to consider legislative options to address wetlands loss in coastal Louisiana. Some legislative proposals would dedicate some federal revenues from offshore oil and gas development to restoration efforts. Other proposals would authorize specific restoration projects or activities, or further examination of the causes and effects of loss. These projects are neutralizing conditions that lead to loss at some sites, and are reestablishing some wetlands. These projects are expected to have many ecological, economic, and social benefits. A July 2004 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report, a draft ecosystem restoration study, identifies more than 150 possible remedies.
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