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The United States Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the U.S. federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order.

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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Total: 13

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Mid-Atlantic big brown and eastern red bats: Relationships between acoustic activity and reproductive phenology Deeley, S., Ford, W., Kalen, N. Journal Article Bats
Factors Associated with Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in the United States Thompson, M., Beston, J., Etterson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Spatial Demographic Models to Inform Conservation Planning of Golden Eagles in Renewable Energy Landscapes Wiens, J., Schumaker, N., Inman, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
Mortality estimation from carcass searches using the R-package carcass - a tutorial Korner-Nievergelt, F., Behr, O., Brinkmann, R. Journal Article Wind Energy
Will Offshore Energy Face "Fair Winds and Following Seas"?: Understanding the Factors Influencing Offshore Wind Acceptance Teisl, M., McCoy, S., Marrinan, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Predicting and Mapping Potential Whooping Crane Stopover Habitat to Guide Site Selection for Wind Energy Projects Belaire, J., Kreakie, B., Keitt, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Hidden Markov Models for Estimating Animal Mortality from Anthropogenic Hazards Etterson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Catching the Right Wave: Evaluating Wave Energy Resources and Potential Compatibility with Existing Marine and Coastal Uses Kim, C., Toft, J., Papenfus, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Salish Sea Model: Simulation of Tidal Circulation, Nutrients Loading, Transport and Biogeochemical Processes Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Webpage Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Yaquina Bay, Oregon Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites Evaluations Study and Environmental Assessment US Army Corps of Engineers, US Environmental Protection Agency Report Changes in Flow Invertebrates
Weight-of-evidence evaluation in environmental assessment: Review of qualitative and quantitative approaches Linkov, I., Loney, D., Cormier, S. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
A Framework for Net Environmental Benefit Analysis for Remediation or Restoration of Petroleum-Contaminated Sites Efroymson, R., Nicolette, J., Suter II, G. Report Chemicals Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Ecotoxicity and Ecological Risk Assessment Bascietto, J., Hinckley, D., Plafkin, J. Report Physical Environment

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