Is the Scientific Mission of the USGS Energy Resources Program Appropriate for a Federal Earth-Science Agency?
The ERP does not have a formal mission statement, but the panel concludes that the mission of the ERP-to provide up-to-date and impartial assessments of geologically based energy resources of the nation and the world—is fully appropriate for a federal earth-science agency. The information and data are essential to the management of federal lands, to the understanding of the environmental impacts of the extraction and use of energy resources, and to the planning of national energy policy. The ERP is the nation’s provider of resource assessments for onshore lands and state waters. If the ERP were to cease providing this information, the private sector or a variety of other federal and state agencies would be forced to undertake similar studies.
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