Even in the face of Congressional inaction, President Obama can leverage executive branch power, unleash enterprise and investment, and move America toward a clean energy future that curbs climate change. Featuring 200 specific recommendations developed by more than 100 industry experts and top energy thinkers, Powering Forward provides the Administration with options to move the nation closer to a clean energy economy.
This guidance document has been developed to assist school district personnel and families in becoming familiar with the wide range of characteristics and abilities of their students with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and in applying Colorado's new eligibility category of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to identify students eligible for special education services. Schools have experienced a steady increase in the number of students with autism spectrum disorder over the past 10 years. In 2012 the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that about 1 in 88 young children have an ASD. The information in these guidelines may be used to guide the process of identifying students with ASD and developing appropriate programming, supports and services.
Highway debris represents a traffic safety problem that requires a prompt response from state or local transportation agencies. The most common practice for debris removal currently is for agency personnel to leave their vehicles and remove the debris by hand in the case of large debris (tires, lumber, freight loss, rock fall) or to sweep traveled lanes shoulders, or intersections in the case of crashes, mechanical failure, or embankment erosion. This exposes agency workers to safety risks, especially on high-speed and/or high-volume roadways. Currently, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has no widely distributed formal guidelines for safely and effectively removing debris from the roadway.
The study found that FAST systems have demonstrated the potential to reduce the number of crashes and reduce the cost of winter maintenance activities, if sited at appropriate locations (e.g., high-traffic-volume ice-prone ramps). However, improved installation techniques and involvement of maintenance crews during FAST installation are necessary to further increase the cost-effectiveness of a FAST system deployment. Extra effort will be made in sharing the information gained from this research study by focusing on CDOT personnel involved in planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of FAST systems.
This staff report analyzes and describes the “lessons learned” about Colorados oil and gas industry and the work of Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission during and after the flood of September 2013. The COGCC estimates that more than 5,900 oil and gas wells lie within 500 feet of a Colorado waterway that is substantial enough to be named. When these streams flood nearby oil and gas facilities are at risk of damage, spills, environmental injury and lost production. The flood that struck the Front Range of Colorado in September 2013 was a major disaster and emergency. Damage to the oil and gas industry was significant, but it was only a part of the story of the flood. Many oil and gas facilities located near flooded streams were damaged in the September 2013 flood. Oil, condensate and produced water spilled into the environment.
"This manual contains official policy and procedures required of and established by the Office of Transportation Safety. This version supersedes and replaces all previous Contract Management Manuals. It has been developed to assist State and local agencies in the administration of highway safety projects. It also includes instructions for preparing highway safety project applications and forms."
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is directed to use a risk-based strategy to inspect oil and gas facilities. The Commissions risk-based strategy prioritizes the phases of oil and gas operations that are most likely to experience spills, excess emissions, and other types of violations for inspections. The purposes of a risk-based inspection strategy are to protect public health, minimize environmental contamination, detect spills before they worsen, and strengthen the publics trust in the State of Colorados oversight of the oil and gas industry.
