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| Date Oct. 15, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-11-63 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ DOD Should Improve Adherence to Its Guidance on Open Pit Burning and Solid Waste Management GAO-11-63 October 2010 Accountability • Integrity • Reliability AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ
DOD Should Improve Adherence to Its Guidance on Open Pit Burning and Solid Waste Management Highlig... |
| Date Aug. 25, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-985R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 August 25, 2008 The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman The Honorable James M. Inhofe Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable James L. Oberstar Chairman The Honorable John L. Mica Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Hurrica... |
| Date Nov. 10, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-47 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters ELECTRONIC WASTE Strengthening the Role of the Federal Government in Encouraging Recycling and Reuse GAO-06-47 a November 2005 ELECTRONIC WASTE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-47, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Strengthening the Role of the Federal Governme... |
| Date Dec. 13, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-276R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 December 13, 2002 The Honorable Bob Smith Ranking Minority Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Subject: Waste Management: Observations on the Congressionally Approved New Hampshire-Vermont Solid Waste Compact Dear Senator Smith: Managing garbage and other solid waste poses a significant challenge for man... |
| Date Dec. 14, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-117 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2001 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES Cleanup Costs From Certain DOD Operations Are Not Being Reported GAO-02-117 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Unreported Cleanup Liabilities Are Significant Real Property Records and Cost Estimating Methodologies Are Not Reliable ... |
| Date March 3, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-26 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters U.S.-MEXICO BORDER Despite Some Progress, Environmental Infrastructure Challenges Remain GAO/NSIAD-00-26 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Programs to Address Border Environmental Infrastructure Needs Appendix II: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Appendix III: Comments From the Environmental Protection... |
| Date Feb. 2, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-3 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1995 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate SOLID WASTE State and Federal Efforts to Manage Nonhazardous Waste GAO/RCED-95-3 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-256811 February 2, 1995 The Honorable John Glenn R... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1994 |
Report No. NSIAD-95-38 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters POLLUTION PREVENTION The Navy Needs Better Plans for Reducing Ship Waste Discharges GAO/NSIAD-95-38 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-259190 November 4, 1994 The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman United States Senate The Ho... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-200 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1994 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives ENERGY SUPPLY Energy Potential of Municipal Solid Waste Is Limited /I GAO/RCED-94-200 1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1994 |
Report No. NSIAD-94-221FS |
Title
United States General Accounting, Office GAO
August 1994 _, Fact Sheet for Congressional Requesters ‘ pfj~~g--jpq PREmNTlYYN Chronology of Navy Ship Waste Processing Equipment Development GAO/NSIAD-Sd-221FS GAO United States General Accounting Office Washingtmt, D.C. 20648 National Security and Affairs Division International B-257874 August18,1994 The Honorable United States Joseph Senate I. Lie... |
| Date May 17, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-58 |
Title
1Jnited States Gerwral Accounting Office GAO Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives SOLID WASTE Federal Program Buy Products With Recovered Mate Proceeeds Slowly GAO United States General Accounting Offlce WesNngton, D.C. 20648 Resources,Community, and
Economic Development Division B-261080 May 17,1... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-91-25 |
Title
GAO
~--~ ?r’oE~~‘illtwI’ t000 *. SOLID WASTE Trade-offs Involved in Beverage Container Deposit Legislation 142685 ,” ., .,, “. I. . . . . . .._.___ . . .._________.._. -.- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-240986 November 14,199O The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield United States Senate The Honorable Jam... |
| Date June 1, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-90-64 |
Title
HAZARDOUS WASTE Funding of Postclosure Liabilities Remains Uncertain I&sources, (hmummity, and Economic Development Division B-237663 June 1,lQQO To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 directed that we study options for a program to manage liabilities associated with hazardous waste disposal facilities... |
| Date April 19, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-90-144 |
Title
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April 1WO StgNt,ffs Gt~neral Accounting -- Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committe& on Energy and Commerce, House of’ Representatives HAZARDOUS WASTE Status and Resources of EPA’s Corrective Action Program w 111111 lllllllll
141159 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Dev... |
| Date Dec. 15, 1989 |
Report No. GGD-90-3 |
Title
I)cw~llrlwr l!M!) WASTEPAPER RECYCLING Programs of Civil Agencies Waned During the 1980s United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-232827 December 16, 1989 The Honorable Jim Sasser Chairman, Subcommittee on General Services, Federalism, and the District of Columbia Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Edward R. Royb... |
| Date Oct. 19, 1988 |
Report No. B-232827 |
Title
GenerWl Acounting Office ) 334 Memorandum
DATE: October 19, 1988 TO:
THRO: Associate Director, GGD - L. Nye Stevens _ Assistant General Counsel, OGC - Martin E. Sloane'1 1 FROM: Senior Attorney, OGC - Raymond J. Wyrsch SUBJECT: Disposal and Recycling of Wastepaper (B-232827; Code 014505) This responds to your memorandum of August 2, 198 >, concern:. ing the possible application of 40 U.S.C. 5 *485... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-200 |
Title
-REPOK n I Accounting Office
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Information On Disposal Practices Of Generators f Small uantities Of Hazardous Wastes
The Federal Government and most States impose less stringent requirementson firms that generate small amounts of hazardous wastes than on those that generate large amounts. This report provides information on Federal and State efforts to cont... |
| Date April 1, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-62 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 April
COMMUNITY AN0 LOONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVl,ION 1, 1982 RELEASED The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: RELEASES
Protection (CED-82-62) Subject: Information on the Environmental Agency’s Enforcement Activities ... |
| Date Nov. 5, 1981 |
Report No. 116802 |
Title
U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m., EST Thursday, November 5, 1981 STATEMENTOF ARTHUR J. CORAZZINI DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION ON "NATIONAL EFFECTS OF A BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT LAW" Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: Corazzini, Deputy Director ... |
| Date July 23, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-131 |
Title
UNTING OFFICE Report ToT ert Gore, Jr. House 0 Repre ~&t$Ylves w --Open Dumps Not Identified --States Face Funding Problems
In 1976 the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act was passed to deal with, among other things, the Nation’s open-dumping problem and the lack of a ‘national solid waste management program. Some problems this law was intended to correct still exist because: --The Environm... |
| Date Dec. 5, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-7 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Industrial Targets And Procurement Guldelines Programs Are Not Encouraging Recycling And Have Contract Problems
Two Federal programs were established by the Congress to encourage recycling through the use of procurement guidelines and industrial recycling targets. GAO reviewed the programs and the use of contractors on each. As with other resource re... |
| Date July 28, 1980 |
Report No. 112946 |
Title
c ’ 4 r UN 1TED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at Monday, July 28, 1980 STATEMENTOF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGYAND POWER ON HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ON THE 493 -+J NUCLEAR ISSUES AT !&HEWESTERNNEW tzrcsL YORK NUCLEAR SERVICE CENTER 3 Mr. Chairman and Members... |
| Date May 30, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-92 |
Title
. li;J” BY THECOMPTROLLER’?iENERAL ,I mw rcs;lswp Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES EPAShould Help Small Communities Cope With Federal Pollution Control Requirements
Small communities--under 10,000 populationare generally subject to the same environmental quality regulations as larger ones. Complying with these regulations exacts a much higher economic and social price from small commu... |
| Date May 16, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-59 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ~~llll~~lllllllllllll
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OF THEUNITEDSTATES disposal Of Garbage And Sludge--A Promising To Two Problems
The quantity of sewage sludge and garbage which must be disposed of is rapidly increasing. At the same time, some traditional disposal methods are being restricted or eliminated. GAO believes that combined disposal, or codisposal, of sludge and garbage by therm... |
| Date April 30, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-80 |
Title
H’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CCMMUNIW ANO DEVlLOPMleNi llCOMOMIC DIVISION B-166506 The Honorable Henry M. Jacksoncu United States Senator 802 United States Court House Seattle, Washington 98104 Dear Senator Jackson: APRIL 30, 1979 This letter summarizes the information we obtained to answer your December 6, 1978, and January 25, 1979, requests for a review of... |
| Date April 30, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-81 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CCMMUNITY DWRaCMMT AND ECONOMIC DlVlSlON B-166506 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Warren G. Magnuson Senate Magnuson: I APRIL 30, 1979 This letter summarizes the information we obtained to answer your January 25, 1979, request for a review of the ik!& Eastsound Concerned Citizens Committee's allegations concernWe have ing the s... |
| Date March 15, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-63 |
Title
STUDYB’Y’ THE STAFF OFjTHE U?!!!. I* * General Accounting Office*
Environmental Protection Issues Facing The Nation In recent years the need to protect human health and the environmknt from pollution has become clearty evident. The Federal Government has responded to this need by enacting far-reaching legislation which could cost an estimated half a ?ri//ion dollars over the next decade. Quest... |
| Date Aug. 10, 1978 |
Report No. 098120 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUKTING C)FFICE WASHINGTOX, D.C . 20548 Statement of Dennis J. Dugan, Associate Program Analysis Division U.S. General Accounting Office Director Sefore on Transportation and Commerce of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee United States House of Representatives the Subcommittee EXPECTED DELIVERY 1O:OO a.m. August 10, 1978 I4r . Chairman for the opportunity GAO st... |
| Date Aug. 10, 1978 |
Report No. 106767 |
Title
DOCUBEIT RESOd
06767 - [B2227271] (Potential Iffects of a National Mandatory Deposit on Beverage Containers]. August 10, 1978. 7 pp. Transportation and Commerce Subccamittee; by Vennis J. Duqan, Associate Director, Progras Analysis Div.
Contact: Program Analysis Div.
Congressional Relevance: and Foreign Commerce: Transportation and Cosmerce Subcommittee. Bouse Committee on Interstate Testimony bef... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-78-19 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUNE
04236 - [B3434698] Potential Effects of a National Mandatory Deposit on Beverage Containers. PAD-78-19; B-166506. December 7, 1977. 59 pp. + 2 appendices (22 pp.). Report to the congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery (2206). Contact: Program Analysis Div. Budget Function: Natural R... |
| Date June 2, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-76-345 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02464 - [A612599]3 Improving Military Solid Waste 1anagement: Economic and Environmental Benefits. LCD-76-J35; B-166506. June 2, 1977. 32 pp. + 5 appendices (11 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management: Operation and Maintenance of Facilities (708); Materials: Renewing Resources (1810);Environmental Protec... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-18 |
Title
CEs-7%.lC WJ-77 , REPORT Td ‘THE CONGRESS
By THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LM100235 ~~~~~lll~lll~l~lll Problems And Progress In Regulating Ocean Dumping Of Sewage Sludge And industrial Wastes
Environmental Protection Agency Department of Transportation
This report discusses the following areas: --Some wastes containing harmful substances that exceeded safety levels were dumped in ... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-326 |
Title
RE;PORT TO THE CONGRESSoY@a l~llll~lilllllllllll~llllllllllllllll~
LM095050 Using Solid Waste To Conserve Resources . And To Create Energy
Environmental Protection Agency BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OFTHE UNITED STATES
RED-75-326 @OMPTROLLER GENERAL wAsHINt-ro?4 Of D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2JxMia B-166506 Q
, To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives serve This is ou... |
| Date Nov. 5, 1973 |
Report No. B-178349 |
Title
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 . B-178349 The Honorable 1” L 1 United States /” Dear Senator k. Bob. Dole Senate Dole: 1, ’ |
