Deepwater Horizon: The Fate of the Oil, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new products of the Congressional Research Service include the following reports (all pdf).
“The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States,” December 17, 2010.
“Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Fate of the Oil,” December 16, 2010.
“Keeping America’s Pipelines Safe and Secure: Key Issues for Congress,” December 13, 2010.
“American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat,” updated December 7, 2010.
America’s affordability problem is bigger than home prices and rents. The best housing policies make it easier to build homes, and recognize how housing connects to other domains.
America’s affordability problem, for instance, is bigger than home prices and rents. How we build affects household costs like insurance and utilities.
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.