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- An Environmental Agenda for the 109th Congress
Issue Paper - This NRDC policy paper, issued in early 2005, summarizes the top environmental priorities NRDC sees ahead for the 109th Congress.
- The Budget Process
How Congress makes the federal budget, step by step.
Overview - Ever wonder how Congress appropriates the hundreds of billions of dollars in the federal discretionary budget each year? Find out with our short step-by-step primer on the budget process.
- The Environmental Record of the 108th Congress
Issue Paper - The 108th Congress was called to order on January 7, 2003, and adjourned on December 8, 2004 (more than two full months after scheduled adjournment). We recount the major environmental battles and outcomes below.
- Holding the Line
The Environmental Record of the 107th Congress
Report - This December 2002 report tracks the environmental record of the 107th Congress and identifies issues to watch in the 108th.
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- Capturing the Value of Public Transportation
- posted by Deron Lovaas, 3/21/13
- Rotten to the Corps: Public Reviews Targeted in New Bill
- posted by Deron Lovaas, 3/20/13
- Assaults on Successful State Renewable Energy Standards Continue
- posted by Peter Lehner, 3/20/13
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