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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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Pay Secrecy

Description: This issue brief discusses pay secrecy policies that nearly half of workers nationally reported that they were either contractually forbidden or strongly discouraged from discussing their pay with their colleagues. Includes a listing of state laws that protect employees in discussing pay and compensation.
Date: June 2016
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct Air Capture of CO₂ with Chemicals

Description: This report explores direct air capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere with chemicals. DAC involves a system in which ambient air flows over a chemical sorbent that selectively removes the CO₂. The CO₂ is then released as a concentrated stream for disposal or reuse, while the sorbent is regenerated and the CO₂-depleted air is returned to the atmosphere.
Date: June 1, 2011
Creator: American Physical Society. Panel on Public Affairs
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2013 Fact Sheet

Description: Fact sheet related to solid waste management in the United States.
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of EPA's Climate Change Indicators Workshop

Description: This report is a summary of a workshop held on March 2011 by the Climate Change Division (CCD) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The workshop was organized with experts on various aspects of climate change. The workshop was intended to gather feedback on EPA's 2010 report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States and to solicit suggestions for future versions of the report and its contents.
Date: June 17, 2011
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation. Climate Change Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Safe and Sustainable Water Resources

Description: A document detailing ways to better manage water consumption and retrieve scientific information about water. It aims to inform readers about water supply and aquatic ecosystems.
Date: June 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The President's Climate Action Plan

Description: A report about minimizing climate change in the United States. It focuses on carbon pollution, preparing for the impacts of climate change, and leading international efforts to fight global climate change and prepare for its impacts.
Date: June 2013
Creator: United States. The White House.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013

Description: This report discusses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies collected and reported data on the generation and disposal of wast in the United States over a 30 year period.
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clean Power Plan: Meeting State Goals

Description: A presentation pertaining to a proposal to reduce carbon pollution.
Date: June 26, 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Use Multiple Data Sources for Safer Emergency Response

Description: A report intended to increase awareness of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) limitations, so that first responders can take proper precautions, and identify additional sources of chemical information, which could help prevent death or injury.
Date: June 1999
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2010

Description: Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on the principal chronic environmental issues that plague the border region.
Date: June 2010
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Atmospheric Deposition and Biogeochemistry of Mercury and other Trace Contaminants in Aquatic Ecosystems, Final Project Report Part II: Mercury Studies 2002-2004

Description: This report summarizes the mercury studies, and has two main objectives. First to summarize the findings of biogeochemical investigations in the Devils Lake watershed during 2002, 2003, and 2004 and compare them to findings for other lakes. The second objective is to compile and tabulate the large amount of mercury data that are collected so that they will be usefule to the Tribe in future studies.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Morrison, K. A. & Watras, C. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Energy Outlook 2012: with Projections to 2035

Description: The Annual Energy Outlook 2012 (AEO2010), prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2035, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: June 2012
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan

Description: This report identifies any new or existing industrial categories selected for effluent guidelines rule making and provides a schedule for such rule making. It also discusses the results of EPA's annual review of effluent limitations guidelines and pre-treatment standards.
Date: June 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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OPM Cybersecurity Incident Information

Description: A report about OPM dealing with a cyber security incident which suggested that approximately 4 million individuals whose information that may have been compromised.
Date: June 4, 2015
Creator: United States. Office of Personnel Management.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DHS Climate Action Plan: Addendum

Description: This report discusses the action plan for the Department of Homeland Security related to climate change. It stats that "as a result of the uncertainties associated with climate change affects, historically successful strategies for managing resources and infrastructure will become less effective over time, requiring new paradigms, policies and procedures".
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Homeland Security.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review

Description: This report provides an update to the five basic homeland security missions set forth by the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review in 2010. They include: prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage our borders, enforce and administer our immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace, and strengthen national preparedness and resilience.
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Homeland Security.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Department of Homeland Security 2014 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

Description: This report reflects the Department of Homeland Securities' strategic vision for doing business in a more efficient and sustainable way. The report includes sections on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, sustainable building, fleet management, water use efficiency and management, pollution prevention and waste reduction, sustainable acquisition, electronic stewardship and data centers, renewable energy, climate change resilience, and energy performance contracts.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Homeland Security.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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