Chemical Regulation Reporter® Index-Summary

Warnings

Washington

– Ammonia, fruit packaging firm pays fine to EPA to settle allegations of failing to establish risk management plan, 135
– Asbestos, ship engine maker had no duty to warn about insulation made by others (Wash. Ct. App.), 769
– Commencement Bay, Occidental Chem. must pay $1.55M for natural resource damages caused by hazardous substance releases (W.D. Wash.), 458
– PBDEs, state restrictions to include computers, televisions, and furniture, 114
– Pipelines, state files complaint against city of Enumclaw regarding more than 600 alleged violations of natural gas pipeline safety rules, 162

Waste management

– Germany limits use of mercury and cadmium in batteries and creates manufacturer registry, 793
– Japan, data needed on chemicals used to make products, senior official says, 543

Wastes

– Coal combustion wastes

See Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

– Hazardous waste

See Hazardous waste

– Solid waste

See Solid waste

– Waste oil

See Used oil

Wastewater and wastewater treatment

– Argentina, ombudsman accuses state-run utility of dumping raw sewage into Matanza-Riachuelo River, 231; ombudsman accuses government of failing to comply with cleanup orders, 305
– Benzene, BP Prods. N. Am. Whiting petroleum refinery, EPA cites facility for repeated releases in wastewater, 568; EPA orders Ind. regulators to review operating permit, 1050
– Chesapeake Bay, sewage and degraded pesticides might be significant contributors to ecosystem problems, study says, 772
– Crown Chem., former president sentenced for CWA violations involving dumping of chemical wastes into Chicago regional sewer system (N.D. Ill.), 135
– Global Envtl. Methods, EPA and La. state regulators order shutdown of New Iberia facility for permit violations, 159
– Homeland security

– – Enforcement authority, EPA to implement antiterrorism standards for publicly owned facilities, 946
– – House measure

See Legislation, federal, HR 2883

– HPI Prods. president sentenced for illegal discharges to sewers of pesticide waste (W.D. Mo.), 897
– PCBs, Gary Sanitary Dist. lagoon, EPA issues final decision on cleanup of Ind. site, 383
– Pesticides, HPI Prods. owner pleads guilty to illegally discharging manufacturing waste into St. Louis sewer system in violation of CWA (W.D. Mo.), 140
– PFCs, 3 Ala. public water systems near agricultural land unaffected by treated sewage sludge used as soil amendment, EPA says, 589
– Shell Chem. Yabucoa agrees to pay penalty and invest in pollution control and monitoring improvements to settle CWA suit (D.C.P.R.), 48
– Sodium dichromate, Qarmat Ali water treatment plant, Dorgan (D-ND) denounces Army and KBR for response to exposure of soldiers during cleanup, 791
– Titanium dioxide nanoparticles in water treatment facilities, EPA releases draft case studies describing potential exposures and consequences, 789

Water pollution

– Acrolein, EPA publishes updated freshwater standards to protect aquatic life, 923
– Acrolein, EPA updates recommended national water quality criteria, 627
– Argentina, ombudsman accuses state-run utility of dumping raw sewage into Matanza-Riachuelo River, 231; ombudsman accuses government of failing to comply with cleanup orders, 305
– Bayer CropScience agrees to pay more than $1M to resolve violations of CWA, CAA, RCRA, and EPCRA at W. Va. plant, 223
– BP Prods. N. Am. Texas City refinery, state AG charges facility with 46 separate violations of state health, safety, and environmental protection laws (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 569; firm agrees to refrain from future violations and to implement corrective actions, 674
– Chesapeake Bay, sewage and degraded pesticides might be significant contributors to ecosystem problems, study says, 772
– Columbia River Basin, EPA Region 10 report provides first comprehensive gauge of risks from 4 toxic substances, 88
– Commencement Bay, Occidental Chem. must pay $1.55M for natural resource damages caused by hazardous substance releases (W.D. Wash.), 458
– Crown Chem., former president sentenced for CWA violations involving dumping of chemical wastes into Chicago regional sewer system (N.D. Ill.), 135
– Enbridge Energy agrees to settle charges of violating state water pollution, wetland protection, and stormwater control laws during pipeline construction (Wis. Cir. Ct.), 36
– Fish and wildlife, public education, improved research, and drug disposal programs could help curb growing problem, witnesses tell House panel, 588
– Great Lakes

See Great Lakes

– Groundwater

See Groundwater

– Huron River, Univeristy of Mich. study links Ann Arbor fertilizer ban to reduction in phosphorus levels, 846
– Invista to pay fine and to spend more than $500M to correct 680 environmental violations (D. Del.), 381
– Lake Champlain Basin, USGS finds emerging contaminants in water samples, 177
– Mercury, EPA signs agreement with dental group and water officials on establishing voluntary dental amalgam discharge reduction program, 29
– Oil spills

See Oil spills

– Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund site, EPA to outline proposal to contain large undersea deposit of DDT and PCBs, 620; EPA announces plan to cap contaminated sediment, 998
– PCBs

See PCBs (1336-36-3)

– Pesticides

– – Aquatic life control, EPA rule exempting certain applications from NPDES requirements vacated (6th Cir.), 31; weed-control group asks EPA to request rehearing, 336; state officials seek stay of ruling, 337; EPA to seek 2-year stay of ruling, 361; Senators ask EPA to seek rehearing, 362; farm, forest, and pesticide groups seek review of ruling, 388; court grants 2-year stay, 624; petition for rehearing rejected, 794
– – Endangered species, continued use of certain products likely to jeopardize 27 populations of West Coast salmon and steelhead trout, NMFS says, 417; Dow challenge of biological opinion for 3 pesticides dismissed for lack of jurisdiction (D. Md.), 794; EPA announces plans to limit use of 3 organophosphate pesticides, 924
– – HPI Prods. owner pleads guilty to illegally discharging manufacturing waste into St. Louis sewer system in violation of CWA (W.D. Mo.), 140

– Phenol, EPA updates recommended national water quality criteria, 627
– Phosphates in dishwashing and laundry detergents

– – Mich. limits for household detergents, In Brief, 37
– – Wal-Mart to reduce amount in products sold in foreign markets by 70 percent, 115

– Phosphorus

See Phosphorus (7723-14-0)

– Pollution prevention, Or. releases draft list of 140 pollutants as part of long-term plan, 568; environment agency releases draft proposal for determining trigger levels, 893
– Priority persistent pollutants, Ore. lists chemicals with documented adverse effects on human health, wildlife, and aquatic life, 282
– Shell Chem. Yabucoa agrees to pay penalty and invest in pollution control and monitoring improvements to settle CWA suit (D.C.P.R.), 48
– Sludge, former superintendent of Binghamton drinking water filtration plant charged with knowing dumping into Susquehanna River (N.Y. Cnty. Ct.), 282
– Triclosan, researchers may have found faster and cheaper test for detecting traces in water, 45
– Valero Refining to pay Tex. fine for air and water quality violations, 808

Water resources

– Great Lakes

See Great Lakes

– Groundwater

See Groundwater

– Regulatory policy, state legislators urge federal government to coordinate national policy, 772
– Rivers and streams

See Rivers and streams

Weapons

– Chemical

See Chemical weapons

West Virginia

– Bayer CropScience pesticide plant

– – Emergency planning, Bayer CropScience plans 80 percent cut in storage and to improve operational safety at Institute complex, 858
– – Explosion and fire, CSB postpones public hearing on investigation of fatal incident, 223; House panel launches investigation of fatal accident, 303; Coast Guard and CSB agree on details of public hearing presentation, 382; investigators say safety lapses led to thermal runaway reaction, 405; state regulators say tank lacked proper hazardous waste permit, 432; Senate and House committee chairmen ask CSB to investigate use of chemical at plant, 456
– – Penalties, firm agrees to pay more than $1M to resolve violations of CWA, CAA, RCRA, and EPCRA at Institute plant, 223

– C-8 in drinking water, Du Pont Washington Works facility, EPA lowers action level for bottled water in Parkersburg area supplies, 249; interest group calls on EPA to apply stricter standards, 301
– Emergency response, industrial facilities must report unexpected chemical discharges to emergency authorities under new statute, 564
– Herbicides, no evidence links tree trimmer's death to exposure to Dow products (4th Cir.), 389
– Sulfuric acid, Du Pont and Lucite Intl. agree to pay civil penalties and to close Belle plant to resolve alleged CAA violations (S.D.W.Va.), 411
– Vinyl chloride, sophisticated user defense allowed in lawsuit filed by family of deceased Gencorp plant worker (S.D.W.Va.), 922

Wetlands

– Enbridge Energy agrees to settle charges of violating state water pollution, wetland protection, and stormwater control laws during pipeline construction (Wis. Cir. Ct.), 36

White cedarleaf oil

See Cedarwood oil (8000-27-9)

White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

– Agenda, Sutley working to reinvigorate and to restore leadership role of council, 285
– Appointments and personnel changes

– – Guzy nomination as deputy director, Senate Env't and Pub. Works Comm. grants approval, 796; Senate approves nomination, 900
– – Sutley nomination as chair, Senate Env't and Pub. Works Comm. to hold confirmation hearings, 33

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

– Abbott to be nominated as associate director of environment, In Brief, 238
– Holdren to be appointed chief science advisor to Obama administration, 11

Wildlife

See Fish and wildlife

Wisconsin

– Asbestos

– – Brake manufacturer may face supplier liability in negligence claim brought by widow of machine shop employee (Wis. App. Ct.), 492
– – Liberty Mutual Insurance owes coverage for defense and indemnity costs from personal injury claims filed against former manufacturer (Wis.), 136

– Enbridge Energy agrees to settle charges of violating state water pollution, wetland protection, and stormwater control laws during pipeline construction (Wis. Cir. Ct.), 36
– Great Lakes issues

See generally Great Lakes

– Hazardous waste, WRR Envtl. Servs. fine for RCRA violations, In Brief, 927

Witnesses and testimony

– Deposition of former EPA administrator Whitman barred (D.N.J.), In Brief, 162
– Expert witnesses

See Expert witnesses

Women's health

– PFOA and PFOS, impact of exposure on fertility, In Brief, 122

Wood alcohol

See Methanol (67-56-1)

Wood dust

– Proposition 65, Cal. proposes listing as carcinogen, 620

Wood preservatives

– PCP

See Pentachlorophenol (87-86-5)

Wood products

– Formaldehyde in pressed wood products

See Formaldehyde (50-00-0)

– Pesticide-treated wood products, NMFS seeking public comment on draft guidelines for aquatic environments, In Brief, 57
– TRI, EPA proposed rule to include interpretation of articles exemption for wood treating industry, 833

World Wide Web

See generally Internet