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Vol. 40, Nos. 1-44, pp. 1-2592 Jan. 2 - Nov. 6, 2009 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION
– Cleanup schedule, officials announce proposed consent decree and new Tri-Party Agreement (E.D. Wash.), 1957; DOE seeks comments on consent decree, In Brief, 2299
– Columbia River, proposed changes to Tri-Party Agreement put greater focus on protection, 330; agencies seek comments, 561 – Cost estimates, GAO reports uncertainties, questions persist about costs, risks, 2297 – Economic stimulus funds, DOE outlines plans to use on cleanup operations, 828 – EIS, DOE releases draft review of cleanup proposals, 2572 – K East Basin removal complete, 2195 – Mixed hazardous and transuranic waste, Wash. state has regulatory authority (9th Cir.), 560 – Retrieval and treatment of tank waste, Or. seeks to join Wash. suit for enforceable deadlines (E.D. Wash.), 432 – Tax breaks for cleanup contractors, governor signs bill, 1267 – Waste treatment plant construction progress, In Brief, 2464 – Work stoppages, GAO report calls for DOE to establish new tracking, monitoring criteria, 1373
– Environmental impact assessments, climate change impacts, In Brief, 724
– Agricultural exemptions from reporting ammonia and hydrogen sulfide releases from manure
– – Environmental groups sue over final rule (D.C. Cir.), 186
– – Pork processing
– – – Jurisdiction, court declines to declare reporting exemption (W.D. Wis.), 1856
– – – Producers file suit over reporting exemption (D.C. Cir.), 247 – Children's health, Ind. parents file class action lawsuit against 11 companies (Ind. Cir. Ct.), 789 – Digital imaging materials maker to pay fine for violations at R.I. plant, In Brief, 744 – Hydrogen sulfide, environmental groups seek addition to list, 863 – Mercury – Rubberville class actions, judge issues settlement decisions (W.D. Ky.), 1624 – Schools
– Hazardous waste
– – Mass. management company settles permit violations with fine (Mass. Super. Ct.), 1022
– – Spent material definition, focus on initial use affirmed (D.D.C.), 2352 – Radioactive materials, comments sought on international rules, 1303
See also SUPERFUND
– Barrell recycling plant owner sentenced for RCRA violations at Ind. facility (N.D. Ind.), 496 – Basel Convention, OMB reviews rule harmonizing U.S. standards on shipments within OECD, 2352 – Brownfield redevelopment
See generally BROWNFIELDS
– Chlorine gas cylinders, Tex. company president, foreman sentenced for burying waste without permit (E.D. Texas), 1304 – Chromium contamination, PPG agrees to clean up N.J. sites (N.J. Super. Ct.), 457 – Citizen suits
– – Groundwater contamination poses no imminent threat to hypothetical residents (S.D.N.Y.), 232
– – Misrepresentation of historic use, default judgment entered against company (S.D. Ind.), 1506 – – Permit violations, former owner/operator not subject to suit (D. Colo.), 433 – Closure of facility, owners fined $14.7M for failing to comply with Ohio regulations (Ohio C.P.), 2482 – Coal ash
– – Classification as hazardous would cost states millions, survey indicates, 2566
– – Rulemaking, inspector general finds no evidence of wrongdoing during process, 2567 – Collection facilities, class action claiming school children exposure to air toxics falls under federal jurisdiction (N.D. Ind.), 2497 – Compliance audits, Wash. processor faces fine to fund audits, penalties, 1866 – Corrective action, Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–17 – Criminal enforcement, 2008 key cases, 511 – Dental amalgam, mercury content – Drum reconditioning facility, federal court lacks jurisdiction in state's claim alleging violations (N.D. Ill.), 1087 – Electronic manifests, Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–17 – Electronic reporting, Mass. launches paperless filing system for cleanup program, 353 – Electronic waste
See ELECTRONIC WASTE
– Emission-comparable fuels, environmental groups challenge EPA rule (D.C. Cir.), 625; EPA requests delay in proceedings, cites ongoing review of rule, 992; EPA intends to withdraw rule, 1060 – Exclusions, EPA seeks comments on proposals for 2 plant waste streams, 1642; EPA approves WRB Refining sludge exclusion, 1896 – Fees, Colo. county improperly used to pay litigation costs (Colo. Dist. Ct.), 1020 – Fugitive from Utah sentenced to prison for dumping pollutants, brandishing weapon (S.D. Fla.), 2413 – Green cleanup standard under development by ASTM, 1955 – Hauling rental company resolves Cal. violations with $2M (Cal. Super. Ct.), 2076 – 2-Hexanone, final IRIS assessment, In Brief, 2299 – Hexavalent chromium, plaintiff need not demonstrate waste levels exceed standards during pleading stage (C.D. Cal.), 2521 – Hydrocarbon plume cleanup in Ill., cost of RCRA compliance not dissolved by bankruptcy (7th Cir.), 2120 – Masonry blocks are hazardous waste used in manner constituting disposal, court lacks jurisdiction over Ohio EPA decision (S.D. Ohio), 196 – Mercury storage, R.I. company, owner sentenced for RCRA violations (D.R.I.), 2354 – Methamphetamine labs, EPA issues voluntary cleanup guidelines, 2356 – Mexico, U.S. complete first cleanup under Border 2012 program, 333 – Military facilities, Japan proposal requires U.S. to clean up environmental contamination, 2194 – Mixed hazardous and transuranic waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Wash. state has regulatory authority (9th Cir.), 560 – Monetary award for future cleanup costs at Pa. site too speculative (3d Cir.), 1203 – N.J. Site Remediation Reform Act, Analysis and Perspective, 1469 – Oil sands tailings, Canadian producer faces criminal charges in bird deaths, 334 – Oil well plugged decades ago, pollution not continuing tort (5th Cir.), 1716 – Oilfield waste processing plant, La. enters agreement to oversee cleanup, 850 – PCBs
See PCBs (1336-36-3)
– – State-issued no further remediation letter no bar to RCRA citizen suit (N.D. Ill.), 1439
– – Waste migration sufficient to show continuous or ongoing violation (N.D. Ga.), 2408 – Pollution exclusion clause not limited to direct property damages, coverage of consequential damages barred (5th Cir.), 2357 – Poultry waste contains phosphorus compounds, subject to CERCLA, RCRA enforcement, Okla. argues (N.D. Okla.), 630; poultry litter regulated as solid waste, motion for summary judgment denied, 2065 – Property owners complaint under RCRA too general, suit against ExxonMobil dismissed (N.D. Cal.), 2121 – Rail car manufacturer settles RCRA complaint with fine (S.D.N.Y.), 2355 – Retail industry, Cal. sues Target Corp., settles suit with Kmart (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1463 – Shooting range did not need permits, lead bullets not discarded material (2nd Cir.), 1895 – Soil contamination, N.Y. environmental conservation law provides no private right of action (W.D.N.Y.), 1326 – Solid waste definition revision
– – Environmental group petition seeks reconsideration, 278; EPA seeks comments while it reviews rule, 1061; EPA holds public meeting, 1562; comment deadline extension, In Brief, 1648; EPA reviews comments, 2115
– – Environmental justice, EPA to assess effect, Stanislaus says, 1770 – – Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–17 – Solvent-contaminated wipes, EPA to seek comment on risk analysis, 2458; revised analysis finds 8 of 20 solvents could pose risk, 2516 – Spent material definition, focus on initial use affirmed (D.D.C.), 2352 – State issues
See specific states
– Successor liability, indemnification agreement does not establish liability under Pa. law (E.D. Pa.), 1507 – Thule AFB cleanup, Denmark, Greenland agree on draft plan, 2063 – Toxic fumes from improper waste burning, veterans claim contractors' actions harmed soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan (N.D. Okla.), 1839 – Transportation, Mass. management company settles permit violations with fine (Mass. Super. Ct.), 1022 – Underground storage tanks – Wood preserver to pay fine, take immediate corrective actions at Tex. facility, 1023
See REGIONAL HAZE
– Energy efficiency, DOE to reconsider residential furnace, boiler standards, 922; manufacturers, environmental advocates agree to support tougher standards, 2406
– Gas furnaces, Mass. seeks federal waiver to enforce energy efficiency standards, 2373 – Wood-burning stoves
– – Or. legislature passes bill, 1328; governor signs, In Brief, 1530
– – Particulate emissions, EPA recommends states consider reduction incentives, programs, 2330
– Toxicological review, final IRIS assessment, In Brief, 2299
– Discharges, plaintiff need not demonstrate waste levels exceed standards during pleading stage of RCRA suit (C.D. Cal.), 2521
– Drinking water, Cal. proposes public health goal, 2076 – Electrical equipment, restrictions – Wastewater dumped into Cal. sewer system, insurer has no duty to defend absent showing of sudden and accidental release (Cal. Ct. App.), 1732
– ARRA funds supporting repaving over building, GAO official says, 1903
– Carpool lane expansion of Highway 50, settlement requires Cal. to reduce air pollution, climate change impacts (Cal. Super. Ct.), 251 – Environmental review procedures, agencies amend rules to codify new process, 712 – Forest road exception inapplicable to logging company's road building without dredge-and-fill permit (S.D. Ga.), 1961 – Mine expansion stayed, preparatory actions not considered in irreparable harm analysis, case remanded (9th Cir.), 950; expansion approved (D. Idaho), 1951 – Nonroad construction equipment emissions, association challenges EPA authorization of state preemption (D.C. Cir.), 976 – River filled, rerouted without permit during road construction, N.D. county must develop mitigation plan, 1308 – Toll road construction through Cal. state park and land conservancy, NOAA upholds denial of permit by Coastal Comm'n, 31 – Wetlands
– – Minn. developer ordered to restore site (8th Cir.), 1718
– – Wis. expansion project rejected, agencies to reconsider alternatives, resolve EIS deficiencies (E.D. Wis.), 2202
– Asthma in children, university receives grant to study effects of related air pollution, 1624
– Grand Staircase-Escalante Natl. Monument management plan does not infringe on rights-of-way (10th Cir.), 882 – Tolls, congestion pricing could lower transportation-related GHG emissions, study says, 1832
– Chemical handling facilities
See CLIMATE CHANGE
– Drinking water security
– Carbon dioxide emission cuts, New York City plan, In Brief, 1268
– New York green certification program, In Brief, 2263
– Drinking water, Ill. governor signs bill requiring creation of management programs, 1972
– Unwanted medicines, county association resolution encourages makers to develop reclamation programs, 1897
– Alternative energy, Del. governor signs bills encouraging homeowner use, 1734
– Brownfields, multifamily units allowed on less-than-pristine sites under recent policy change, 2516 – Energy efficiency
– Grants, White House awards $2.4B to develop technology, 1887
– Heavy-duty vehicles, research – Or. governor signs bill eliminating tax credit for purchases, 1977 – Tex. governor proposes $5,000 incentive towards purchase, 257 – Vehicles cleaner, more efficient than diesel, gasoline vehicles, EIA reports, 325
– Allocation reductions, In Brief, 11
– Ban of HCFC-22, HCFC-142b proposed, In Brief, 11
– Glen Canyon Dam, biological opinion revision ordered (D. Ariz.), 1318
– Hells Canyon Dam, water temperature key issue in application for relicensing, 1720 – Klamath River dam removal
– – Agreement deadline extended, 1657; parties announce draft agreement, 2306
– – Ratepayer cost limits, Or. governor signs bill, 1736 – – Relicensing, FERC to consider discontinuation of process at meeting, 78 – Renewable energy, Murkowski (R-Alaska) calls for counting toward electricity generation standard goal, 752 – Savage Rapids Dam removal opens 500 miles of salmon spawning habitat, 2417 – Spokane River, dam license renewals requires monitoring of sediments for toxic chemicals, 1514
– Climate change bill, House panel Democrats agree to give EPA phaseout authority, 1103
– Montreal Protocol, U.S. will propose no phaseout amendment, State Dep't says, 1046; U.S. joins Canada, Mexico in offering amendment, 2177
– Ozone-depleting chemical substitute for new vehicle air conditioning systems, EPA proposal, 2455
– Car wash products maker agrees to pay fine, perform projects for EPCRA, CAA violations at Conn. facility, 881
– Agricultural emissions from manure
– – Environmental group sues over reporting exemption (D.C. Cir.), 186
– – Pork processing
– – – Jurisdiction, court declines to declare reporting exemption (W.D. Wis.), 1856
– – – Producers file suit over reporting exemption (D.C. Cir.), 247
See OCEANS, subheading: Energy resource development
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