Changes in the Arctic. : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pollution.

Environmental law.

Fisheries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on Arctic area and relations between the Arctic countries, comprising of the U.S., Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark-by virtue of Greenland, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland. Covers definitions of the Arctic, U.S. Arctic research, Bush Administration Jan. 2009 Presidential Arctic Policy Directive, and establishment of UN Convention on Law of the Sea and its impact on Arctic area. Addresses current and potential policy issues, including climate change and loss of Arctic sea ice; territorial claims and sovereignty; commercial sea transportation; oil, gas, and mineral exploration; oil pollution and pollution response; fisheries; protected species; indigenous populations living in the Arctic; polar icebreaking; search and rescue; U.S. relations with other Arctic countries; and U.S. military forces and operations. Provides appendices providing full texts of Title I of P.L. 98-373, the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984; P.L. 101-609 of 1990, the Amending Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984; and Jan. 2009 Presidential Arctic Policy Directive.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Changes in the Arctic

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