http://www.epa.gov/oigearth/reports/2009/EPAOIGAnnualSuperfundReport_2008.pdf
Latest annual report by the Inspector General on the results of the auditing of the Superfund program. From the Environmental Protection Agency
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD4292008/$file/RD429.pdf
Latest progress report, released for consideration of the General Assembly session of 2009. Covers wastewater, agricultural runoff, and development. Reports that 343 miles of rivers were removed from the impaired list because of cleanup efforts. From the Secretary of Natural Resources.
http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/info_library/program_docs/ES_Interim_Storage_Report_120108.pdf
Reports that the Energy Department has no current authority to accept spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned nuclear power plants at an interim disposal site, and without legislation providing such authority, a demonstration project could not be completed in the near term. An interim disposal site is needed until the Yucca Mountain repository opens in 20 years or so. From the Energy Department.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/eiyp/pdf/eiyp2008.pdf
Covers information on climate change, air and water quality, recycling and waste, and status of wildlife. From the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
http://www.deq.state.va.us/export/sites/default/recycle/pdf/AnnualReport_RRR2007_Final.pdf
Summarizes the recycling rate for 2007 and the tons of material recycled from 325 Virginia cities, counties, and towns. From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn317.pdf
Provides an assessment of nuclear power generation technologies, reviews the designs of new United Kingdom reactors, outlines details of the regulatory design assessment process, especially relating to safety, security and waste, and looks at longer term research into reactor design and waste management. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12486
Argues that existing measures to reduce ocean litter are inadequate and urges the U.S. to adopt a goal of zero discharge of garbage by ships at sea. From the National Research Council.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081044.pdf
Export of discarded electronic equipment, especially cathode ray tubes, represents a hazard to developing countries to which they are shipped. This report examines the fate of exported used electronics, the effectiveness of regulatory controls over these materials as administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, and options for strengthening regulation. From the Government Accountability Office.
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.
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
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.
