Sessions, Adjournments, and Recesses of Congress
The House and Senate use the terms session, adjournment, and recess in both informal and more formal ways, but the concepts apply in parallel ways to both the daily and the annual activities of Congre...
Oil and Gas Pipeline Infrastructure and the Economic, Safety, Environmental, Permitting, Construction, and Maintenance Considerations Associated with That Infrastructure
pipelines, infrastructure, safety, security, oil, natural gas, siting
Hydropower: Comparison of Selected Provisions in S. 2012, as Engrossed in the House, and S. 2012, as Engrossed in the Senate
In the 114th Congress, the House and Senate have passed energy legislation that addresses hydropower. Both the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 (S. 2012, as engrossed in t...
Changes in the U.S. Commercial Space Industry
The Space Economy
Rockets, satellites, and the services they provide, once the domain of governments, are increasingly launched and managed by privately owned companies as well. Commercial activities ...
Earthquake Risk and U.S. Highway Infrastructure: Frequently Asked Questions
Earthquakes and related events, such as soil liquefaction, landslides, tsunamis, flooding, and fires, pose risks to highway infrastructure. Concerns about the U.S. highway system’s seismic vulnerabili...
Pipelines: Securing the Veins of the American Economy
pipelines, pipeline safety, pipeline security, critical infrastructure, Transportation Security Administration, TSA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY2017 President’s Budget Request
Since FY2006, Congress has funded EPA in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations. Title II of Division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113), provided $8...
National Park System: Units Managed Through Partnerships
In recent decades, it has become more common for the National Park Service (NPS) to own and manage units of the National Park System in partnership with others in the federal, tribal, state, local, or...