Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: A Summary of Superfund Cleanup Authorities and Related Provisions of the Act
Date: June 14, 2012
Creator: Bearden, David M.
Description: This report discusses the background and current status of CERCLA (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980), which was a response to a growing desire for the federal government to ensure the cleanup of the nation's most contaminated sites to protect the public from potential harm. Concerns for Congress include funding for this act; most funding comes from potentially responsible parties (PRPs), but some also comes from the CERCLA established Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund.
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Federal Programs Related to Indoor Pollution by Chemicals
Date: July 23, 2012
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
Description: This report describes common indoor pollutants, discusses federal statutes that have been used to address indoor pollution, and analyzes key issues surrounding some general policy options for federal policy makers. The focus is on indoor chemical contaminants, rather than on temperature, humidity, or pollution from animals, fungal or bacterial organisms, or plant pests.
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Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2001
Date: January 17, 2001
Creator: Bearden, David M
Description: The Department of Defense operates six environmental programs: cleanup of past contamination at military facilities, acceleration of cleanup at military bases designated for closure, compliance with environmental laws and regulations that apply to ongoing military operations, pollution prevention, natural resource conservation, and environmental technology. In addition to these activities, the Department of Energy is responsible for managing defense nuclear waste and remediating contaminated sites. This report discusses the federal laws that established these programs, describes their scope and purpose, provides a history of appropriations, indicates the President’s budget request for FY2001, examines authorization and appropriations legislation for FY2001, and discusses other relevant legislation considered in the 106th Congress.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1584/
Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2001
Date: August 21, 2000
Creator: Bearden, David M
Description: The Department of Defense operates six environmental programs: cleanup of past contamination at military facilities, acceleration of cleanup at military bases designated for closure, compliance with environmental laws and regulations that apply to ongoing military operations, pollution prevention, natural resource conservation, and environmental technology. In addition to these activities, the Department of Energy is responsible for managing defense nuclear waste and remediating contaminated sites. This report discusses the federal laws that established these programs, describes their scope and purpose, provides a history of appropriations, indicates the President’s budget request for FY2001, examines authorization and appropriations legislation for FY2001, and discusses other relevant legislation considered in the 106th Congress.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1144/
The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2000 Federal Budget: A Description of Programs and Funding
Date: January 14, 2000
Creator: Bearden, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1274/
The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2001 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding
Date: April 17, 2000
Creator: Bearden, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1276/
Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense
Date: May 1, 2008
Creator: Bearden, David M.
Description: Whether broader expansions from federal environmental laws are needed to preserve military readiness has been an issue. Questions have been raised as to whether environmental requirements have limited military training activities to the point that readiness would be compromised. The potential impacts of broader exemptions on environmental quality have raised additional questions. Although certain exemptions the Department of Defense (DOD) first requested in FY2003 have been enacted into law, Congress has opposed others. From FY2003 to FY2008, DOD requested exemptions from the Clean Air Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. To date, Congress has not enacted these three latter exceptions. The Administration's FY2009 defense authorization bill does not include these exemptions.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10640/
Military Base Closures: Cleanup of Contaminated Properties for Civilian Reuse
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Bearden, David M.
Description: In 2005, the 109th Congress approved a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. As the Department of Defense (DOD) implements the new round, issues for Congress include the pace and costs of closing and realigning the selected installations and the impacts on surrounding communities. The disposal of surplus property has stimulated interest among affected communities in how the land can be redeveloped to replace jobs lost as a result of the planned closures. Environmental contamination can limit the potential for economic redevelopment if the availability of funding or technological capabilities constrains the degree of cleanup needed to make the land suitable for its intended use.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10627/
National Environmental Education Act of 1990: Overview, Implementation, and Reauthorization Issues
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Bearden, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10106/
Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup
Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: Bearden, David M
Description: None
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10175/