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Congress’s Power Over Appropriations: Constitutional and Statutory Provisions
Congressional Research Service · 2020-06-16 · Reports · 43,222 words · PDF available
A body of constitutional and statutory provisions provides Congress with perhaps its most important legislative tool: the power to direct and control federal spending. Congress’s “power of the purse” ...
Environmental Effects of Battery Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles
Congressional Research Service · 2020-06-16 · Reports · 18,557 words · PDF available
Increased deployment of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and other alternative-fueled vehicles in the United States could have a variety of effects on energy security, the economy, and the environment...
Congress’s Power Over Appropriations: A Primer
Congressional Research Service · 2020-06-16 · Resources · 1,745 words · PDF available
A number of constitutional and statutory provisions provide Congress with perhaps its most important legislative tool: the power to direct and control federal spending. This In Focus summarizes releva...
CO2 Underground Injection Regulations: Selected Differences for Enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Sequestration
Congressional Research Service · 2020-06-16 · Resources · 1,531 words
Underground injection and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) has been proposed as a solution for mitigating CO2 emissions into the atmosphere from stationary sources burning fossil fuels. In this process...