US EPA, National Center for Environmental Assessment http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/global/recordisplay.cfm?deid=205305 The final Geographic Information System (GIS) tool and User’s Guide entitled, ICLUS v1.3 User’s Manual: ArcGIS Tools and Datasets for Modeling US Housing Density Growth. ICLUS stands for Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios, a project which is described in the 2009 EPA Report, “Land-Use Scenarios: National-Scale … Continue reading »
Posted on September 16, 2010 …
EPA Should Revise Outdated or Inconsistent EPA-State Clean Water Act Memoranda of Agreement
US EPA http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2010/20100914-10-P-0224.pdf NPDES MOAs between EPA and States do not ensure Agency management control and effective oversight over a national program administered by States that is capable of providing equal protection to all Americans. EPA Headquarters does not hold EPA regional or State offices accountable for updating their MOAs when necessary and relies on … Continue reading »
From New Zealand: Land Resource Information System (LRIS) Portal
Landcare Research http://lris.scinfo.org.nz/ New Zealand has a powerful new online resource to assist people in understanding its diverse natural environments and resources. With the launch of the Land Resource Information System (LRIS) Portal, individuals working in regional and central government, industry, research and education now have quick and easy access to environment data held by … Continue reading »
BP Oil Spill: the Official Deepwater Horizon Disaster Timeline
Data Blog via The Guardian (Sept. 9 2010) / by Simon Rogers http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/sep/09/bp-oil-spill-deepwater-horizon-timeline Includes: A Visualization (embeded at the bottom of article) of “What Went Wrong” From BP, Released September 8, 2010: Deepwater Horizon Accident Investigation Report (Executive Summary) Spreadsheet: Timeline of Deepwater Horizon Disaster (Embeded at the Bottom of Article), Also Available For Download … Continue reading »
