http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130523_hurricaneoutlook_atlantic.html
Predicts a 70% chance there will be 13 to 20 named storms of which 3 to 6 could become major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0064347
Reports results of research on U.S. habitats which revealed that amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders are declining more rapidly than previously realized. At current rates of decline, the species are expected to disappear from half of their habitats in 6-20 years. From the Public Library of Science and the U.S. Geological Survey
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://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/765/pubs765/index.html
Contains dune elevations and mean-high-water shoreline position datasets for most sandy beaches from Cape Lookout, North Carolina to Fire Island, New York. From the U.S. Geological Survey
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/protect/ppw/pdfs/2013_potentiallypollutingwrecks.pdf
Warns of the danger to coastal and marine resources from 36 sunken ships across the U.S. seafloor that could leak fuel oil or oil cargo. The most comprehensive assessment to date of the potential for oil pollution from shipwrecks in U.S. waters. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
New proposed regulations for public comment on hydraulic fracturing which would require wider disclosure of chemicals used in drilling and greater assurances against toxic fluids leaking into groundwater. From the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Interior Department
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2013/5079/SIR2013-5079.pdf
Evaluates long-term cumulative depletion volumes in 40 separate aquifers in the U.S. Finds the rate of groundwater depletion has increased markedly since about 1950 with maximum rates occurring during the most recent period. From the U.S. Geological Survey
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