Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment, and More from CRS
New or updated reports from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following.
Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment, October 21, 2013
Social Security: What Would Happen If the Trust Funds Ran Out?, October 21, 2013
Video Relay Service: Program Funding and Reform, October 22, 2013
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: Federal Aggravated Identity Theft, October 22, 2013
Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues, October 22, 2013
Federal Financial Reporting: An Overview, October 22, 2013
Fatherhood Initiatives: Connecting Fathers to Their Children, October 22, 2013
Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology, October 22, 2013
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress, October 23, 2013
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues, October 22, 2013
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As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.
This report serves as a landscape assessment and toolbox from which local governments can negotiate an informed position when it comes to the levers available to them and includes a first-of-its kind analysis of eight executed community benefits agreements.