Government Information

http://epa.gov/carbonpollutionstandard/pdfs/20120327proposal.pdf

Proposed rule which limits carbon dioxide emissions from new electricity-generating power plants to 1,000 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour of electricity produced.  The proposed rule, a response to a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, is seen by some as the end of the coal-fired power plant.  From the Environmental Protection Agency.

http://www.frbatlanta.org/documents/pubs/wp/wp1204.pdf

Finds that a documented worker employed by a firm that hires undocumented workers can expect to earn 0.15% less that if employed by a firm that does not hire undocumented workers.  From the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/docs/WEG_final.pdf

These voluntary guidelines provide a structured, scientific process for addressing wildlife conservation concerns at all stages of land-based wind energy development.  The guidelines discuss various risks to species of concern from aspects of wind energy projects and are designed to minimize impacts of such projects on wildlife and their habitats.  From the Interior Department

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/pakaid.pdf

One page chart which lists U.S. aid levels to Pakistan year by year by program or account.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41838.pdf

Since the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, public debt in advanced economies has increased substantially.  This report provides background definitions and concepts, trends in sovereign debt, and  potential policy issues for the U.S. Congress.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34256.pdf

This report summarizes what is known from open sources about North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, including warhead estimates, and assesses current developments in achieving denuclearization.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42377.pdf

Discusses the economic problems in the European Union related to the debt crisis which began in Greece in 2009, the policy responses by European leaders, and the potential exposure of the U.S. and its economy to the European problems.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R42385.pdf

Explains how the Arms Export Control Act  places restrictions on the use of U.S. supplied defense items and provides examples of U.S. responses to possible violations by Argentina, Israel, Indonesia, and Turkey.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists