Examines the impacts of climate change on roads and bridges, wastewater systems, and NASA centers; the extent to which climate change is incorporated into infrastructure planning; factors that enabled some adaptive measures to be enacted; and federal efforts to address local adaptation needs.  From the Government Accountability Office

Examines alternative approaches to cleaning up hazardous waste sites by the Environmental Protection Agency, by using the Superfund approach or by placing them on the National Priorities List, and how they compare in completing the cleanup process.  From the Government Accountability Office

Details planning activities and associated funding for the period from July 2014 to June 2015.  From the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Annual reporting on toxic chemical releases to land, air, and water by Virginia business establishments.  Claims chemicals released onsite decreased by 12.7% in 2011.  From the Virginia Department of  Environmental Quality

A collection of six databases that allow citizens to search for critical chemical information that had previously been restricted as confidential business information.  From the Environmental Protection Agency.

Provides an overview of the way materials are recycled in England and how their economic value can be better exploited.  From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

Summarizes the results from detailed information on disposal or other releases of more than 650 chemicals from thousands of U.S. facilities that are required to report to TRI.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

Press release announcing availability of annual Toxic Release data on toxic chemical releases to the air, ground, and water in American communities.  Offers links to the full TRI.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42879.pdf

Covers amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce costs and delays, expansion of disclosure requirements, overlapping authorities for pesticide discharges to water, international treaties, and lead-based paint.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Claims 6.6 million pounds of pollution and hazardous waste reduced, eliminated or treated due to enforcement actions.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

Discusses the pros and cons of nuclear energy, including the potential for vast amounts of energy  with low consumption of resources and low greenhouse gas emissions but at the risk of nuclear arms proliferation and hazardous waste.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reports that the state’s recycling rate was 43.5% in 2011 compared to 40.5% in 2010.  Provides an overview of the material recycled, the amount of waste disposed, and the recycling rate by city, county, or other reporting unit.  From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Examines regulatory issues that affect the need, timing, and costs of cleaning up 250 sites in 40 states and the District of Columbia where chemical weapons were stored.  Also calls for an alternative approach to identifying and cleaning such sites.  From the National Research Council

Reports that 20.7 million tons of solid waste were received at 208 licensed facilities in Virginia during 2011, a 5% increase over 2010.   Also reports on sources and amounts of solid waste received from sources outside Virginia during the year.  From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Reviews how the Superfund law works, the responsibilities for federal and state authorities for cleaning up the hazardous sites, and the financial responsibilities for the private owners or former owners of the sites.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Summarizes the provisions of the act and the major regulatory programs that mandate reporting by industrial facilities of releases of potentially hazardous chemicals to the environment.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Offers detailed appendices covering historical trends, summary of facilities and releases, and facility rankings.  From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Contains information on the release or management of listed chemicals as reported by Virginia industries and by federal facilities located in Virginia.  Virginia facilities reported the release, transfer, or on-site management of 911.4 million pounds of TRI chemicals during the year, a 1.1% increase from 2009.  From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

The federal government discards 10,000 computers each week.  This report examines key initiatives aimed at improving federal recycling of electronics, the accomplishments attained, and challenges that impede progress.  From the Government Accountability Office

Argues that recent advantages in treating municipal wastewater with new technology could increase total available water resources for drinking water, irrigation, and industry, especially in coastal areas facing water shortages .  The report examines a wide range of treatment technologies and reuse applications.  From the National Research Council

Provides statistics on management of toxic chemicals in Virginia during 2010 and map for retrieving county level data.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

On the 25^th anniversary of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, EPA has released the latest national analysis of trends and developments on how over 3.9 billion pounds of more than 650 toxic chemicals  were managed last year, where they ended up, and how 2010 compares to previous years.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

Reports that Virginia localities achieved a recycling rate for calendar year 2010 of 40.5% of their municipal and other solid wastes.  Also contains recycling rates for individual localities.  From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Provides details on waste generation by European country and economic sector, and country details on total waste treatment and energy recovery.  From Eurostat

Examines the potential for anaerobic digestion to divert waste from landfills and produce biogas, a source of renewable energy and fertilizer.  From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

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

Provides an overview and analysis of solid waste management plans for various localities in South Hampton Roads.  Also presents projections of future solid waste quantities and their characteristics.

From the Hampton Roads Plan District Commission

Press release on the details of the directive which requires members of the European Union to establish final repositories for nuclear waste from nuclear power plants.  Provides links to further information about treatment of nuclear wastes in the EU  From the European Commission

Describes trends in municipal waste generation and treatment from 1995 to 2009.  From Eurostat

Annual report on the amount of solid waste managed in Virginia in 2010 and the amounts and sources generated outside the state.  The amount received at Virginia facilities increased by about 146,000 tons from 2009.  From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality