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Figure 1 - Impacts of Transportation on the Environment

Figure 1 - Impacts of Transportation on the Environment

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Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram (three stages) of the environmental impacts of transportation from a life cycle perspective. Phases (Stage 1) of transportation include fuel production and delivery, infrastructure...

Table 1 - Alleged Negative and Positive Impacts of Sprawl

Table 1 - Alleged Negative and Positive Impacts of Sprawl

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Substantive concern Alleged negative impacts Alleged positive impacts Public-private capital and operating costs Higher infrastructure costs Higher public operating costs More expensive private residential and...

Figure 1 - Reported Oil Spills by Type: 1994-1999

Figure 1 - Reported Oil Spills by Type: 1994-1999

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Volume of Spills by Source, Oil Spill Compendium Data Tables, July 1999, available at http://www.uscg.mil, as of June 8, 2000.

Table 1 - Leaking Underground Storage Tank Releases and Cleanups

Table 1 - Leaking Underground Storage Tank Releases and Cleanups

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  FY 1990 FY 1992 FY 1994 FY 1996 FY 1998 FY 2000 Total confirmed releases 87,528 184,457 270,567 317,488 371,387 412,392 Cleanups initiated 51,770 129,074 209,797 252,615 314,965 367,603 Percentage...