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April 28, 2008

Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Available online.
Key topics addressed in this second annual report include: the number of homeless persons based on point-in-time counts; the number and characteristics of sheltered homeless persons based on longitudinal data; the nation’s capacity to house homeless persons; where homeless persons receive shelter; and the patterns of shelter use in emergency shelter and transitional housing.
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Income Inequality, Income Mobility, and Economic Policy: U.S. Trends in the 1980s and 1990s

U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"Income inequality has been increasing in the United States over the past 25 years. Several factors have been identified as possibly contributing to increasing income inequality."
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The Role of Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program: Potential Benefits and Concerns

U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"If Congress establishes a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction program (e.g., cap-and-trade system), the treatment of GHG emission offsets would likely be a critical design element. If allowed as part of an emissions program, offsets could provide cost savings and other benefits."
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April 8, 2008

Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-Born Workers

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online.
Based on data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, the BLS reports that foreign-born workers' share of the U.S. labor force continued to grow. "In 2007, 24.0 million persons, or 15.7 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force age 16 and over, were foreign born. Their share of the labor force was up from 15.3 percent in 2006. "
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April 7, 2008

Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study

U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
Available online.
"Major assessment report on the likely impacts of global climate disruption on a wide range of transportation infrastructure in the Gulf Coast region." Release of this report was accompanied by controversy as the Federal Government denied journalists access to the lead authors.
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