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…

July 28, 2017

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…

March 9, 2017

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,…

November 22, 2016

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…

October 12, 2016

Final Governing Standards for Environment Protection Reports; DOD Instruction 4715.5

Background DOD Instruction 4715.5 establishes policy and assigned responsibilities for managing environmental compliance to protect human health and safety outside…

August 17, 2016

Global Warming / Climate Change

Background "Climate Change" is a hotbed topic among politicians, scientists, environmentalists, and many every-day people that live on Planet Earth.…

July 29, 2016

Global Population

As the world population grows, many problems and questions arise.  This section archives documents dealing with these world issues. How…

February 25, 2015

Oil Spills

Introduction The following are documents relating to oil spills, cleanups, and different R&D efforts by the military, government and private…

February 25, 2015

Potential Implications of Trends in World Population, Food Production, and Climate

Backgroud Excerpt from the August, 1974, CIA report, entitled: Potential Implications of Trends in World Population, Food Production, and Climate.…

February 25, 2015