Superfund: Interagency Agreements and Improved Project Management Needed to Achieve Cleanup Progress at Key Defense Installations

Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10348.pdf Before the passage of federal environmental legislation in the 1970s and 1980s, Department of Defense (DOD) activities contaminated millions of acres of soil and water on and near DOD sites. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certain oversight authorities for cleaning up contaminants on federal property, and has placed 1,620 of … Continue reading »

Private Forests, Public Benefits: Increased Housing Density and Other Pressures on Private Forest Contributions

USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station / by Susan M. Stein, Ronald E. McRoberts, Lisa G. Mahal, Mary A. Carr, Ralph J. Alig, Sara J. Comas, David M. Theobald, and Amanda Cundiff http://www.fs.fed.us/openspace/fote/benefits_download.html Over half (56 percent) of America’s private forests are privately owned and provide a vast array of public goods and services, … Continue reading »

Overview and Summary of America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation

National Academy Press (download after free registration) http://tinyurl.com/23qbwsk This Overview and Summary highlights key findings and major topics discussed in America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation. It also reflects results presented in the additional three books that comprise the America’s Energy Future project.