CRS Reports: You Paid for Them — You May As Well Read Them

Here are some recent reports by the Congressional Research Service related to the environment/energy beat. Congress does not release them to the public. We thank the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project for doing so.

• "Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy," Congressional Research Service, April 23, 2012, by Peter Folger, R42496.
• "U.S. Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing: Industry Trends, Global Competition, Federal Support," Congressional Research Service, April 27, 2012, by Michaela D. Platzer, R42509.
• "Hydraulic Fracturing and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Selected Issues," Congressional Research Service, April 25, 2012, by Brandon J. Murrill, R42502.
• "U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics," Congressional Research Service, April 11, 2012, by Carl E. Behrens and Carol Glover, R40187.
• "Lean Finely Textured Beef: The “Pink Slime” Controversy," Congressional Research Service, April 6, 2012, by Joel L. Greene,  R42473.
• "Federal Agency Actions Following the Supreme Court's Climate Change Decision in Massachusetts v. EPA: A Chronology," Congressional Research Service, May 1, 2012, by Robert Meltz, R41103.
• "China's Rare Earth Industry and Export Regime: Economic and Trade Implications for the United States," Congressional Research Service, April 30, 2012, by Wayne M. Morrison and Rachel Tang, R42510.
• "Issues and Challenges for Federal Geospatial Information," Congressional Research Service, April 27, 2012, by Peter Folger, R41826.