Statement by the President on the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Announcement by the president about the withdrawal of the proposed draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. From the White House
Statement by President Obama on Robert Gates Becoming Chancellor of William and Mary
President Obama salutes the 24th Chancellor of the College . From the White House
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/171371.pdf
Examines the transition toward democracy in Iraq, the shaky status of human rights, and the implications for the political situation of the impending American withdrawal. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center
Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Foreign Countries: Issues for Congress
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/171374.pdf
Discusses U.S. nuclear cooperation agreement, current proliferation barriers and disincentives, and additional issues for Congressional consideration. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center
The Ethanol Decade: An Expansion of U.S. Corn Production, 2000-2009
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB79/EIB79.pdf
Examines how rising gasoline prices and federal energy policies affected land-use decisions by farmers. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Live Free: Annual Report on Fair Housing, 2010
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=ANNUALREPORT2010.PDF
Latest federal report on the effort to end housing discrimination in America. From the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Waste Opportunities: Past and Future Climate Benefits from Better Municipal Waste Management in Europe
http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/waste-opportunities-84-past-and/at_download/file
This report analyzes the greenhouse gas emissions from municipal solid waste management in the EU, plus Norway and Switzerland and how improvement can be achieved. From the European Environment Agency
Apocalypse Then: The Evolution of the North Atlantic Economy and the Global Crisis
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2011/wp11212.pdf
Argues that transatlantic financial relationships were a crucial conduit in transmitting U.S. housing collapses into a global financial crisis. A working paper of the International Monetary Fund