Below please find a list of select environmental reports published in September 2014.
Congressional Research Service Reports
- Climate Summit 2014: Warm-Up for 2015, CRS Insights, September 24, 2014
- Agriculture in the WTO: Limits on Domestic Support, September 18, 2014
- Energy Policy: 113th Congress Issues, September 18, 2014
- Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements, September 9, 2014
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- FAO Yearbook. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. 2012 (Sept. 2014)
- Contract farming for inclusive market access
- Assessment and management of seafood safety and quality
- Residue evaluation of certain veterinary drugs
- World mapping of animal feeding systems
- Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Information
- Food Security and Nutrition in the Southern and Eastern Rim of the Mediterranean Basin
- Gap analysis of national and regional fisheries and aquaculture priorities and initiatives in Western and Central Africa in respect to climate change and disasters.
International Energy Agency
- Energy Supply Security: The Emergency Response of IEA Countries – 2014 Edition
- Energy Efficiency Indicators: Fundamentals on Statistics
- Energy Efficiency Indicators: Essentials for Policy Making
- Heating Without Global Warming
- Key World Energy Statistics 2014
- Linking Heat and Electricity Systems
National Academies Press
- Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss: A Workshop Report
- Sociality, Hierarchy, Health: Comparative Biodemography: Papers from a WorkshopProgress Toward Restoring the Everglades: The Fifth Biennial Review, 2014
- Gulf Research Program: A Strategic Vision
- Enhancing the Value and Sustainability of Field Stations and Marine Laboratories in the 21st Century
- Sustainability Concepts in Decision-Making: Tools and Approaches for the US Environmental Protection Agency
- The Climate Change Educational Partnership: Climate Change, Engineered Systems, and Society: A Report of Three Workshop
- Spurring Innovation in Food and Agriculture: A Review of the USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Program
- Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 18
- Review of the Formaldehyde Assessment in the National Toxicology Program 12th Report on Carcinogens
- Rethinking the Components, Coordination, and Management of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Laboratories
- The Influence of Global Environmental Change on Infectious Disease Dynamics: Workshop Summary
Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD)
- OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2014
- Nuclear Site Remediation and Restoration during Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations
- R&D and Innovation Needs for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities
- Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2014 OECD Countries
- OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Iceland 2014
- Uranium 2014 Resources, Production and Demand
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
- Climate Finance for Cities and Buildings: A Handbook for Local Governments
- The Importance of Mangroves to People: A Call to Action
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- Downscaled climate projections for the Southeast United States: evaluation and use for ecological applications 2014, Wooten, Adrienne; Smith, Kara; Boyles, Ryan; Terando, Adam J.; Stefanova, Lydia; Misra, Vasru; Smith, Tom; Blodgett, David L.; Semazzi, Fredrick USGS Open-File Report: 2014-1190
- Ecosystem effects in the Lower Mississippi River Basin: Chapter L in 2011 Floods of the Central United States 2014, Turnipseed, D. Phil; Allen, Yvonne C.; Couvillion, Brady R.; McKee, Karen L.; Vervaeke, William C. USGS Professional Paper: 1798-L
- Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Cape Lookout, North Carolina, to Montauk, New York, November 4-6, 2012 2014, Morgan, Karen L. M.; Krohn, M. Dennis
USGS Data Series: 858 - Waterbird egg mercury concentrations in response to wetland restoration in south San Francisco Bay, California 2014, Ackerman, Josh T.; Herzog, Mark P.; Hartman, Christopher A.; Watts, Trevor C.; Barr, Jarred R. USGS Open-File Report: 2014-1189
- Pesticide trends in major rivers of the United States, 1992-2010
2014, Ryberg, Karen R.; Vecchia, Aldo V.; Gilliom, Robert J.; Martin, Jeffrey D. USGS Scientific Investigations Report: 2014-5135 - Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the Klamath Mountains study unit, 2010: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
2014, Bennett, George Luther, V; Fram, Miranda S.; Belitz, Kenneth
USGS Scientific Investigations Report: 2014-5065 - Early detection of invasive plants: principles and practices
2014, Welch, Bradley A.; Geissler, Paul H.; Latham, Penelope
USGS Scientific Investigations Report: 2012-5162
United States Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Drinking Water: Characterization of Injected Fluids Associated with Oil and Gas Production GAO-14-857R: Published: Sep 23, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 23, 2014.
- Army Corps of Engineers: The Corps Needs to Take Steps to Identify All Projects and Studies Eligible for Deauthorization GAO-14-699: Published: Aug 21, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2014.
- Land-Use Agreements: Department of Veterans Affairs Needs to Improve Data Reliability and Monitoring GAO-14-501: Published: Aug 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 2014.
- EPA Regulations and Electricity: Update on Agencies’ Monitoring Efforts and Coal-Fueled Generating Unit Retirements GAO-14-672: Published: Aug 15, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 2014.
- Federal Rulemaking: Agencies Included Key Elements of Cost-Benefit Analysis, but Explanations of Regulations’ Significance Could Be More Transparent [Reissued on September 12, 2014] GAO-14-714: Published: Sep 11, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 11, 2014.
- Missouri River Flood and Drought: Experts Agree the Corps Took Appropriate Action, Given the Circumstances, but Should Examine New Forecasting Techniques GAO-14-741: Published: Sep 12, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 12, 2014.
- Bureau of Reclamation: Availability of Information on Repayment of Water Project Construction Costs Could Be Better Promoted GAO-14-764: Published: Sep 8, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 9, 2014.
- Crop Insurance: Considerations in Reducing Federal Premium Subsidies GAO-14-700: Published: Aug 8, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2014.
World Bank
- Tracking Progress Toward Providing Sustainable Energy for All in East Asia and the Pacific
- Tracking Progress Toward Providing Sustainable Energy for All in East Asia and the Pacific
- Tracking Progress Toward Sustainable Energy for All in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tracking Progress Toward Sustainable Energy for All in the Middle East and North Africa
- Tracking Progress Toward Sustainable Energy for All in South Asia
- Tracking Progress Toward Providing Sustainable Energy for All in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Doubling the Share of Renewable Energy in the Global Energy Mix
- Doubling the Rate of Improvement of Energy Efficiency
World Resources Institute
- Western U.S. Wildfires and the Climate Change Connection
- Heavy Precipitation in the U.S. and the Climate Change Connection
- The Climate Change Connection to U.S. Public Health
World Wildlife Fund