Analysis of the Total System Life Cycle Cost of the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program

http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/about/budget/pdf/TSLCC_2007_8_05_08.pdf

Presents a revised estimate of the cost of operating a spent nuclear fuel repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada from the beginning of the program in 1983 to projected closure in 2133. The cost is now placed at $96 billion, a 38% increase from the previous published estimate of $57.5 billion in 2001. From the Department of Energy.

Solid Waste Managed In Virginia During Calendar Year 2007

http://www.deq.state.va.us/export/sites/default/waste/pdf/swreport2007.pdf

Reports that the total amount of solid waste received at Virginia facilities decreased by about 1.8 million tons from 2006. About 5.6 million tons of municipal solid waste generated outside Virginia came to the state in 2007, a decrease of about 137,000 tons. From the Department of Environmental Quality

Improved Controls Would Reduce Superfund Backlogs

http://www.epa.gov/oigearth/reports/2008/20080602-08-P-0169.pdf

Reports on the results of an investigation into Superfund sites on the National Priorities list for more than 20 years but still awaiting the completion of remedial work. Covers 38 New Jersey Superfund sites of the 144 on the national list. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Water for the Poor Act: Report to Congress, 2008

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/105643.pdf

Annual report on U.S. efforts to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation in developing countries. Reports that $900 million was spent in developing countries over the past year, not including Iraq. From the State Department.

State Fact Sheets: Toxic Release Indicator Explorer

http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/statefactsheet.htm

Offers summary data for toxic chemical releases by industry in each of the 50 states.From the Environmental Protection Agency.

Toxic Release Indicator Explorer Chemical Report

http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/

Latest data for 2006 has been made available on this site which allows citizens to examine data on toxic chemical releases by industry and utilities to the land, water and air in their local area. From the Environmental Protection Agency.

Smart Materials and Systems

http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn299.pdf

Smart materials are materials that sense and respond to their environment in useful ways. This report discusses different types of smart materials, the significance of such materials, and research being done in Britain and elsewhere in such fields as health, engineering, and waste management. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2004 Report to Congress

http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/cwns/2004rtc/toc.htm

Released in January 2008, the 14th national survey on pollution control capital investment needs estimates that spending of $205 billion is required for upgrading wastewater treatment and collection systems, correcting sewer overflows, and managing stormwater. From the Environmental Protection Agency.

Despite Progress, EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Wastewater Upgrades in the Chesapeake Bay Waters

http://www.epa.gov/oigearth/reports/2008/20080108-08-P-0049.pdf

Finds that wastewater treatment facilities in states adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay are at risk of failing to reach goals for nutrient reduction by 2010 as prescribed by the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Administration.

Virginia Annual Recycling Rate Report: Calendar Year 2006 Summary

http://www.deq.state.va.us/recycle/documents/RRRCY2006_000.pdf

Compiles recycling information from 352 cities, counties and towns in Virginia. Reports that 3.7 million tons of materials were recycled in 2006. Offers totals and rates by locality. From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

Toxic Chemical Releases: EPA Actions Could Reduce Environmental Information Available to Many Commu

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08128.pdf

Reacts to actions by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce the number of businesses which must report toxic chemical releases to the air, land, or water in American communities. From the Government Accountability Office.

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