Background The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency of the federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency ...
Posts by Category: Environmental Issues
Technology Forces at Work. Profiles of Environmental Research and Development at DuPont, Intel, Monsanto, and Xerox, 1998
Background The environmental literature recognizes the importance of involving multiple stakeholders in the environmental policy development process. Stakeholders include a diverse set of individuals and organizations-local citizens and community ...
Rising to the Urgent Challenge Strategic Plan for Responding to Accelerating Climate Change, September 2010
Background As a Service and Department we must act decisively, recognizing that climate change threatens to exacerbate other existing pressures on the sustainability of our fish and wildlife resources. We must act boldly, without having all the ...
Possible Determination of an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence at Three Mile Island Unit 2, April 2, 1979
Background The following documents is a COMMISSIONER ACTION memo, labeled SECY-79-235 from Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, dated April 2, 1979. The purpose of the action report is listed as: To advise the ...
Atmospheric Effects of Chemical Rocket Propulsion, October 1991
Background The AIAA convened a workshop to identify and quantify the key environmental issues that relate to the effects on the atmosphere of rocket testing and use, and to recommend actions to resolve the issues. Communities represented at the ...
