http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/
Reports there were 11 weather or climate-related disaster events in 2012 in the U.S. with losses exceeding $1 billion. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Warns that the world is drifting into apathy about greenhouse gas emissions and sets out four specific measures to help keep the 2 degree Celsius target alive at no net economic cost. From the International Energy Agency
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41836.pdf
Describes what the RGGI is, which states are involved, and the long-term importance of this first mandatory cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43086.pdf
Discusses the president’s request for funds for research and development, changes from past funding, and the major multi-agency funding initiatives. . From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40097.pdf
Discusses the rising amounts of damage done by tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, what might be causing the increasing damage, and what Congress can do to mitigate the problem. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44223_Carbon_0.pdf
This study examines how a carbon tax, combined with alternative uses of the revenues–such as reducing budget deficits, decreasing existing marginal tax rates, or offsetting the costs that a carbon tax would impose on certain people—might affect the economy and the environment. From the Congressional Budget Office.
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/global/recordisplay.cfm?deid=247495
Reports on the vulnerability of 20 urban U.S. watersheds to a range of plausible mid-21st Century climate change and urban development scenarios. From the Environmental Protection Agency
http://match.globalchange.gov/geoportal/catalog/main/home.page
Interactive tool for climate researchers that offers access to metadata about thousands of federal government datasets related to health, the environment, and climate science. From the U.S. Global Change Research Program