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EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the United States"
ISBN: 9781508602897 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track?
ISBN: 9781505554946 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Since Barack Obama was sworn in as President in 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed and promulgated numerous regulations implementing the pollution control statutes enacted by Congress. Critics have reacted strongly. Many, both within Congress and outside of it, have accused the agency of reaching beyond the authority given it by Congress and ignoring or underestimating the costs and economic impacts of proposed and promulgated rules. The House has conducted vigorous oversight of the agency in the 112th and 113th Congresses, and has approved several bills that would...
Since Barack Obama was sworn in as President in 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed and promulgated numerous regulations impl...
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Annotated Checklist of Vascular Flora: Curecanti National Recreation Area
ISBN: 9781492197959 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 2006, the National Park Service (NPS) estab-lished a cooperative agreement with the Univer-sity of Wyoming, through the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, to produce a series of technical reports summarizing the vas-cular plant fl ora of each of the 16 national park units of the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN).
In 2006, the National Park Service (NPS) estab-lished a cooperative agreement with the Univer-sity of Wyoming, through the Rocky Mountains Cooperative...
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U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
ISBN: 9781505589146 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This CRS Report, updated through the 113th Congress, discusses policy issues regarding military-to-military (mil-to-mil) contacts with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and records major contacts and crises since 1993. The United States suspended military contacts with China and imposed sanctions on arms sales in response to the Tiananmen Crackdown in 1989. In 1993, President Clinton reengaged with the top PRC leadership, including China's military, the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Renewed military exchanges with the PLA have not regained the closeness reached in the 1980s, when...
This CRS Report, updated through the 113th Congress, discusses policy issues regarding military-to-military (mil-to-mil) contacts with the People's Re...
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Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Johnstown Flood National Memorial
ISBN: 9781492210900 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Vegetation classification and mapping was conducted at Johnstown Flood National Memorial, creating a current digital geospatial vegetation database for the park. Seven vegetation associations, Red Maple - Black Cherry Successional Forest / Woodland, Eastern Hemlock - Northern Hardwood Forest, Conifer Plantation, Silky Willow Shrub Swamp, Old Field, Cattail Marsh, and Riverine Scour Vegetation, that occur within the park were identified and described in detail.
Vegetation classification and mapping was conducted at Johnstown Flood National Memorial, creating a current digital geospatial vegetation database fo...
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Veterans Affairs: Presumptive Service Connection and Disability Compensation
ISBN: 9781505203318 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Sex Trafficking of Children in the United States: Overview and Issues for Congress
ISBN: 9781507868058 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The trafficking of individuals within U.S borders is commonly referred to as domestic human trafficking, and it occurs in every state of the nation. One form of domestic human trafficking is sex trafficking. Research indicates that most victims of sex trafficking into and within the United States are women and children, and the victims include U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike. Recently, Congress has focused attention on domestic sex trafficking, including the prostitution of children, which is the focus of this report. Federal law does not define sex trafficking per se. However, the term...
The trafficking of individuals within U.S borders is commonly referred to as domestic human trafficking, and it occurs in every state of the nation. O...
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North Coast and Cascades Network Climate Monitoring Report: Olympic National Park; Water Year 2010
ISBN: 9781492914280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Climate and weather events define the ecological characteristics found in national parks and are key to understanding and interpreting changes in natural resources. Everyday park operations including; fire management, search and rescue, maintenance of park infrastructure, and visitor use are influenced by weather. Collecting weather data and maintaining climate records provides essential information needed to support park operations and to monitor park resources.
Climate and weather events define the ecological characteristics found in national parks and are key to understanding and interpreting changes in natu...
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Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2014
ISBN: 9781508610755 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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SBA Small Business Investment Company Program
ISBN: 9781502776860 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This report describes the SBIC program's structure and operations and examines legislative proposals to expand the program by increasing the leverage available to SBICs and increasing the SBIC program's authorization amount to $4 billion annually.
This report describes the SBIC program's structure and operations and examines legislative proposals to expand the program by increasing the leverage ...
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Aquatic Invertebrate Monitoring at Homestead National Monument of America 1996-2011 Trend Report
ISBN: 9781492375760 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Homestead National Monument of America (HOME) is located in Omernick's (1987) Central Great Plains ecoregion. The monument is 0.79 km2 in area, including 0.40 km2 of restored tallgrass prairie. Natural vegetation of the park is bluestem prairie (Kuchler 1964, Stubbendieck and Willson 1986). The Cub Creek basin is located in the loess plains of southeastern Nebraska and encompasses 374 km2 (Harris et al. 1991). Cub Creek meanders through the western half of HOME, exiting the park twice before finally leaving the park and joining the Big Blue River approximately 3 km downstream.
Homestead National Monument of America (HOME) is located in Omernick's (1987) Central Great Plains ecoregion. The monument is 0.79 km2 in area, includ...
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A Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Parks of the National Park Service Northeast Region
ISBN: 9781492832737 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Nutrient enrichment of the coastal zone is a worldwide consequence of human population growth. Land clearing, fertilizer production and application, discharge of sewage and septic systems, and fossil fuel combustion have accelerated nitrogen and phosphorus loading to coastal ecosystems since the 1950's (Nixon 1995, Cloern 2001). Estuaries in the northeastern U.S. are particularly threatened by human disturbances within the densely populated coastal zone (Roman et al. 2000).
Nutrient enrichment of the coastal zone is a worldwide consequence of human population growth. Land clearing, fertilizer production and application, d...
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Electoral College Reform: Contemporary Issues for Congress
ISBN: 9781505589177 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The electoral college method of electing the President and Vice President was established in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, as revised by the Twelfth Amendment. It provides for election of the President and Vice President by electors who are themselves elected by the voters. A majority of 270 of 538 electoral votes is necessary to win. For further information on the electoral college system's operations, see CRS Report RL32611, The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections, by Thomas H. Neale. The electoral college has been the subject of reform...
The electoral college method of electing the President and Vice President was established in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, as revised by ...
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Soil Inventory Results and Relationships to Vegetation Monitoring Data at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
ISBN: 9781492359005 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Sonoran Desert Network, as part of the National Park Service's Inventory and Monitoring Program, has identified terrestrial vegetation and dynamic soil functional attributes as important ecosystem monitoring parameters or "vital signs" (NPS 2005) the provide key insights into the integrity of terrestrial ecosystems at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
The Sonoran Desert Network, as part of the National Park Service's Inventory and Monitoring Program, has identified terrestrial vegetation and dynamic...
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Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange: Legislative History, Litigation, and Current Issues
ISBN: 9781505203745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Invasive Exotic Plant Monitoring at Homestead National Monument of America: Year 1 (2006)
ISBN: 9781492375845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. During surveys in 2006, we documented 11 invasive exotic plant taxa at Homestead National Monument of America. Invasive exotic plants occurred in the restored prairies and the forest at the monument. Smooth brome, Osage orange, reed canarygrass, and white mulberry were widespread and abundant. We estimated that each of these plant species covered at least three acres on the monument. Five species occupied less than 0.1 acre. In general, several invasive exotic plants that are difficult to manage are a moderate problem at Homestead National Monument of America, but successful control is...
During surveys in 2006, we documented 11 invasive exotic plant taxa at Homestead National Monument of America. Invasive exotic plants occurred in the ...
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House Office of Congressional Ethics: History, Authority, and Procedures
ISBN: 9781507868089 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The House Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) was established on March 11, 2008, with the passage of H.Res. 895. It was reauthorized by the House as part of the rules package (H.Res. 5) adopted by the 114th Congress on January 6, 2015. This action followed years of efforts by groups within and outside Congress to create an independent entity to investigate allegations of misconduct by members, officers, and employees of Congress. During the 110th Congress (2007-2008), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner created the bipartisan Special Task Force on Ethics...
The House Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) was established on March 11, 2008, with the passage of H.Res. 895. It was reauthorized by the House as ...
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Inventory of Mammals (Excluding Bats) of Colonial National Historical Park
ISBN: 9781491097885 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A survey of mammals (excluding bats) at Colonial National Historical Park (COLO) was conducted from 2003 to 2004 to document the presence of > 90% of the mammals in the park, describe their distributions and relative abundances, quantify habitat-specific species diversity, and provide recommendations for management and conservation. Surveys relied on live trapping with Sherman, Tomahawk, and pitfall traps for small to medium-size mammals, direct observation of individuals and their sign (e.g. tracks, scats), and remote photography. We identified nine principal habitats - field (grasslands,...
A survey of mammals (excluding bats) at Colonial National Historical Park (COLO) was conducted from 2003 to 2004 to document the presence of > 90% of ...
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Landbird Inventory of San Juan Island National Historical Park Final Report (2002)
ISBN: 9781492914426 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The National Park Service (NPS) is charged with the responsibility of managing park natural resources and preventing their loss or impairment. To meet this responsibility, NPS established the Natural Resource Inventory and Monitoring Program (I&M) to provide funding and technical support to approximately 269 national park units. The goals of this program are to help park units collect scientifically credible ecological resource information and to develop or improve field and analytical monitoring techniques to aid park managers in managing, planning, and protecting their natural resources. As...
The National Park Service (NPS) is charged with the responsibility of managing park natural resources and preventing their loss or impairment. To meet...
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Export-Import Bank Reauthorization: Frequently Asked Questions
ISBN: 9781508640462 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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