Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2003
U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 2003. This report identifies trends in land, water, and biological resources and commercial input use, reports on the condition of natural resources used in the agricultural sector, and describes and assesses public policies that affect conservation and environmental quality in agriculture. Combining data and information, this report examines the complex connections among farming practices, conservation, and the environment, which are increasingly important components in U.S. agriculture and farm policy.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/arei/ah722/
Complex Environmental Systems: Synthesis for Earth, Life, and Society in the 21st Century
National Science Foundation, Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education, January 2003. The report presents a ten-year outlook for environmental research and education and argues that we need to develop environmental synthesis to frame integrated interdisciplinary research questions and activities to merge data, approaches, and ideas across spatial, temporal, and societal scales.
http://www.nsf.gov/geo/ere/ereweb/acere_synthesis_rpt.cfm
Innovating for Better Environmental Results: A Strategy
to Guide the Next Generation of Innovation at EPA
Environmental Protection Agency, April 2002.
http://www.epa.gov/innovation/strategy/
The United States Experience with Economic Incentives for Pollution Control
Environmental Protection Agency, 2001. This report assesses the role of economic incentives for controlling environmental pollution and documents hundreds of uses of economic incentives for controlling pollution at all levels of government to both supplement and substitute for traditional regulatory approaches.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/webpages/USExeprienceWithEconomicIncentives.html
EPA Strategic Plan 2003-2008
Environmental Protection Agency, September 30, 2003.
http://www.epa.gov/adminweb/budget-goals.htm
The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2003 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding
Congressional Research Service, updated February 10, 2003.
http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/03Feb/RS21154.pdf
Bush Environmental Spending Proposals in 2005 Budget
U.S. Department of State, February 2, 2004. President seeks increases for "high-priority environment and natural resource programs".
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2004/Feb/04-761809.html