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I/M PROGRAMS

See MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

IDAHO

– Ammonia storage, company settles reporting violations, 2196
– Appropriations, legislature approves $71M for Environmental Quality Dep't, 955; governor signs bill, In Brief, 1025
– Battery fees, In Brief, 959
– Big Lost River whitefish, endangered listing review order (D. Idaho), In Brief, 846
– Drinking water, Twin Falls plans to borrow $33M to reduce arsenic concentrations (Idaho Dist. Ct.), 135
– Feedlots, governor signs CAFO enforcement bill, In Brief, 794
– Grazing impacts on sage grouse

See ENDANGERED SPECIES, subheading: Sage grouse

– Groundwater, legislature approves exemption for mining operations, 300
– Hells Canyon Dam, water temperature key issue in relicensing application, 1720
– I/M programs, Boise expansion, In Brief, 2426
– Septic tanks, legislature rejects rule requiring larger drain fields, 300
– Smoky Canyon phosphate mine expansion stayed, preparatory actions not considered in irreparable harm analysis, case remanded (9th Cir.), 950; expansion approved (D. Idaho), 1951
– Stormwater, construction firms fined, In Brief, 2525
– Water quality

– – Coeur d'Alene management plan, governor joins tribal officials in signing, 787; legislature approves transfer of funds, 955
– – Monitoring cut due to budgetary constraints, In Brief, 1268

ILLINOIS

– Bonds, governor signs bill expanding authority for renewable energy, clean coal projects, 1972
– Clean coal technology, governor signs bill establishing portfolio standard, enabling construction of gasification plant, 135; governor signs bill expanding bonding authority, 1972
– Diesel emissions, Chicago endorses idling limits, 2423
– Drinking water

– – Household wastes, governor signs bill requiring creation of management programs, 1972
– – Notification, governor signs bill, 2077
– – Village knowingly used tainted well for water supply, state alleges (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 1396

– Electric power

– – Franklin County Power lack of valid PSD permit blocks construction of plant (U.S., rev sought), 1045; (rev den), 1542
– – Midwest Generation

– – – New source review, federal, state authorities allege modifications made without proper permits, pollution control equipment (N.D. Ill.), 2094
– – – Particulate matter, coalition intends to sue, 1815

– Food waste composting, governor signs bill, 2025
– FutureGen plant

See CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

– GHG emissions, midwestern accord

See MIDWESTERN GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION ACCORD

– Great Lakes issues

See GREAT LAKES

– Hazardous waste

– – Drum reconditioning, federal court lacks jurisdiction in state's claim alleging violations at facility (N.D. Ill.), 1087
– – Hydrocarbon plume cleanup in Ill., cost of RCRA compliance not dissolved by bankruptcy (7th Cir.), 2120
– – Perchloroethylene, state-issued no further remediation letter no bar to RCRA citizen suit (N.D. Ill.), 1439

– Hog farm does not pose nuisance due to odor, jury finds (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 352
– Lighting, governor signs bill creating public awareness campaign on fluorescent lighting, 2025
– Superfund

– – Asbestos contained within building, no CERCLA claim against prior owner (U.S., rev sought), 556; (rev den), 934
– – Chemetco, EPA proposes NPL listing, 2243
– – Insurance offset unresolved, order on liability not appealable (7th Cir.), 1646
– – Midwest Metallics site, auto fluff illegally dumped, settlement calls for $8.3M reimbursement to EPA (Bankr. N.D. Ill.), 1252
– – Municipal suit challenging ongoing state cleanup unlawful (C.D. Ill.), 1583
– – U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, EPA adds to NPL, 823

– Wastewater treatment

– – Chemical company president, manager sentenced for dumping wastes into sewer system (N.D. Ill.), 339
– – Tank overflow spills oily wastewater into river, state files complaint against Caterpillar (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 455

IMO

See INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)

INCINERATORS AND INCINERATION

– Chemical weapons, challenge to disposal plan in 4 states rejected (D.D.C.), 2011
– Commercial and industrial solid waste incineration, EPA developing definition of nonhazardous solid waste to assist regulating emissions, 61
– Medical waste, EPA tightens NSPS, emissions guidelines, 2174; EPA publishes final rule, In Brief, 2331
– Permits, advocacy group sues Md. to force issuance for Baltimore plant (Md. Cir. Ct.), 256
– Pollution exclusion clause not limited to actions by policyholder, insurer has no duty to defend school board (M.D. Fla.), 1971

INDIA

– Clean technology, joint U.S. cooperation improvements pledged, 1763

INDIANA

– Air toxics, class action claiming school children exposure falls under federal jurisdiction (N.D. Ind.), 2497
– Cinergy Wabash River Power Station, company paid retiree for testimony, new trial ordered (S.D. Ind.), 7; Cinergy to pay retrial costs, no sanctions for company attorneys, 94; retrial date set, In Brief, 322; retrial begins, 1101; jury finds Cinergy liable for 2 violations, clears company on 4 counts, 1229; judge orders closure of 3 units, imposes fine, 1279
– Coal gasification, governor signs bill allowing state to negotiate long-term contracts with planned plant, 788
– Great Lakes issues

See GREAT LAKES

– Hazardous air pollutants, parents file class action lawsuit against 11 companies claiming harm to children (Ind. Cir. Ct.), 789
– Hazardous waste

– – Barrel recycling plant owner sentenced for RCRA violations (N.D. Ind.), 496
– – Common-law liability claims barred by statute of limitations, brownfields statute claim timely (Ind.), 252
– – Misrepresentation, default judgment entered against company, willful and egregious conduct cited (S.D. Ind.), 1506

– PCB lagoon cleanup, EPA issues final remedy selection, 881
– Refineries

– – Benzene, EPA cites facility for releases from wastewater, 1280
– – Whiting plant modifications

– – – Civil claim may proceed, related claims currently before state regulator dropped (N.D. Ind.), 1543
– – – State to review operating permit, EPA order, 2480

– Retail property contamination preexisting, undisclosed, insurer has no duty to defend (Ind. Ct. App.), 1397
– Sewer overflows, Jeffersonville agrees to upgrade sewers, prevent discharges into Ohio River (S.D. Ind.), 2249
– Superfund

– – Cost recovery claim timely filed, suit reinstated (7th Cir.), 702
– – H&H Enters. site, auto fluff illegally dumped, settlement calls for $8.3M reimbursement to EPA (Bankr. N.D. Ill.), 1252
– – Land Street Ground Water Contamination, EPA proposes NPL listing, 823; final rule, 2243
– – Successor liability, prior settlement agreement does not establish liability in later action (N.D. Ind.), 491

– Underground storage tanks, insurer has no duty to defend until notice of enforcement, 1186

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

– Alaskan natives

– – Erosion due to climate change

– – – Impacts, Corps of Eng'rs to study, 381
– – – Inupiat Eskimo claims political issue inappropriate for federal trial court (N.D. Cal.), 2398
– – – Relocation, GAO reports minimal progress, 1379

– – Whaling, DOI approves drilling on 2 Beaufort Sea leases conditional upon accommodation, 2473

– Ecuadorian Amazon environmental damage suit against Chevron, lawyers prepare final written arguments, 1135

INDOOR AIR

– Housing, national green building standard will promote environmentally sound construction, builders' group says, 346

INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS OFFICE (OIRA)

– Sustein nomination to head office, progressive group critical, 246

INFRASTRUCTURE

– Climate change

– – Planners need detailed information on future impacts, report says, 623
– – Transportation groups tell House panel incentives for green development needed, 689

– Economic stimulus, House panel issues guidelines for agencies receiving funds, 706
– Electricity transmission grids

See ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION

– Water systems

See WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

INHALERS

– CFCs, EPA proposes 63 ton allocation for makers in 2009, 163; final rule, In Brief, 1488

INJECTION WELLS

– Carbon sequestration, Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–27
– Hydraulic fracturing

– – N.Y. issues EIS for natural gas drilling in Marcellus Shale, 2375; company announces it will not drill on leased land, 2534
– – Oil and gas industry prepares to fight to preserve exemption, 1305; companion bills introduced to regulate practice under SDWA, 1375
– – Pa. halts practice at natural gas wells following 3 spills, 2312

– Refinery, executives plead guilty to improper waste disposal at Tex. facility (S.D. Tex.), 949
– Uranium mining, proposed N.M. site requires EPA permit, may be subject to Navajo ban (10th Cir.), 940

INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS

– Ballast water management, Or. governor signs bill authorizing sample collection, 1329
– Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act includes unannounced inspections, House panel vote expected soon, 1388; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2868
– EPA Inspector General investigations, Jackson directs employees to cooperate, 1965
– Hazardous materials transportation, Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–54
– Motor vehicle emissions

See MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

INSURANCE

– Defense contributions, poultry company has duty to help insurers pursue (Minn. Ct. App.), 1325
– Duty to defend

– – Notice of enforcement triggers (Ind.), 1186
– – Retail property contamination preexisting, undisclosed, insurer has no duty to defend (Ind. Ct. App.), 1397

– Joint and several liability, insurers liable for pro rata allocation of cleanup costs at manufactured gas plant site (Mass.), 1913
– Pollution exclusion clauses

– – Aircraft fuel exposure, worker's claim not barred (Ohio Ct. App.), 1467
– – Commercial general liability policy clause not limited to actions by policyholder (M.D. Fla.), 1971
– – Concurrent causation requires insurers to pay all indivisible damage-related costs (Cal.), 581
– – Consequential damages, Tex. exclusion not limited to direct property damages (5th Cir.), 2357
– – Furnace emitting carbon monoxide, personal injury claims barred (5th Cir.), 1024
– – Gas naturally occurring, clause bars claims involving workers' deaths (N.D. Tex.), 1399
– – Notice requirement in buy back clause upheld, no coverage owed to oil company (Cal. Ct. App.), 1663
– – Solid waste used as fill material, coverage barred (N.D. Texas), 2261
– – Swimming pool microbes pollutants under Fla. law (S.D. Fla.), 2077
– – Wastewater dumped into Cal. sewer system, insurer has no duty to defend absent showing of sudden and accidental release (Cal. Ct. App.), 1732

– Superfund

– – Calif. can stack policies in Stringfellow Site case (Cal. Ct. App.), 131
– – Offset unresolved, order on liability not appealable (7th Cir.), 1646
– – Pleading test applies under R.I. law (1st Cir.), 792
– – Supreme Court cases, Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–32

– Transfer of assets and liabilities to subsidiary transfers insurance coverage for pre-existing environmental liabilities (N.D. Ohio), 1916

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

– Clean energy technology, innovation requires stronger protections, witnesses tell House hearing, 1825

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT (DOI)

– Climate change response, Salazar orders coordination of research programs, 2184
– Counselor, Bean hired, In Brief, 1460
– Deputy secretary, nominee Hayes agrees Endangered Species Act poor vehicle for controlling GHG emissions at confirmation hearing, 622; Senate energy panel approves nomination, 642; Murkowski (R-Alaska) joins Bennett (R-Utah) in holding up nomination to protest recent administration actions, 1081; Hayes confirmation stalls as Senate cloture motion fails, 1133; Senate confirms, 1261
– Economic stimulus

– – Energy projects, mine cleanups under consideration to create new jobs, 448
– – Secretary defends spending before House panel, 1855

– Fish and Wildlife Serv.

– – Assistant secretary, Senate panel approves Strickland, 780; Senate confirms Strickland, 1082
– – Climate change strategic plan includes biological monitoring, 2237
– – Deputy assistant, Salazar names Shafroth, In Brief, 578
– – Director, Obama intends to nominate Hamilton, 1386; Hamilton receives friendly reception at Senate hearing, 1793; committee approves nomination, 1906

– FY2010 budget, administration proposes spending cuts for unnecessary, redundant programs, 1078; request includes increased funding for conservation efforts, Great Lakes restoration, 1129; secretary cautioned to consider impacts of renewable energy development on public lands, 1317; House appropriations panel tweaks proposal, approves request, 1383; House appropriations committee approves bill, 1516; Senate committee approves $10.19B, 1517; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2996
– Insular Areas Office, Senate committee approves Babauta as assistant secretary, 1905
– Land and Minerals Management Serv.

– – Assistant secretary, Obama nominates Lewis, 1082; confirmation threatened by Ariz. land swap disagreement, 1727; Senate panel approves nomination, 1854; Senate confirms nomination, 1965
– – Deputy assistant secretary, Salazar names Farquhar, 842

– Land Management Bureau, Obama intends to nominate Abbey as director, 1386; confirmation threatened by Ariz. land swap disagreement, 1727; Senate panel approves nomination, 1854; Senate confirms nomination, 1965
– Last-minute rulemaking by Bush administration, Obama orders hold on pending regulations, 180; DOI withdraws pending regulations for review, 243; public policy groups offer strategies for administration to reverse midnight rules, 244; Salazar plans review of midnight regulations, 245
– National Park Service, nominee Jarvis discusses views on use and protection of parks and nearby lands at Senate hearing, 1854; committee approves nomination, 1905; Senate confirmation, In Brief, 2306
– Policy, Management, and Budget Office, Senate confirms Suh, 1191
– Renewable energy coordination offices, Salazar announces plans to establish, 1053
– Secretary, Senate panel plans confirmation hearing for Salazar, 75; Senate confirms nomination, 182; Salazar keeps energy options open, 245
– Solicitor, Senate confirms Tompkins, 1520
– Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office, Obama to nominate Pizarchik as director, 1644; Senate receives nomination, 1775; committee approves nominee, 2410
– Water and Science Office

– – Assistant secretary, Obama nominates Castle, 780; Senate energy panel approves nomination, 1385; Senate confirms, 1520
– – Deputy assistant secretary, Salazar names Archuleta, In Brief, 884

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

– Climate change

See CLIMATE CHANGE

– Kyoto Protocol

See KYOTO PROTOCOL

– Law of the Seas, witnesses urge Congress to ratify, 1083
– Mercury

See MERCURY (7439-97-6)

– Russia, U.S. agree to form bilateral commission consisting of 13 working groups, 1632
– Shipbreaking, IMO adopts convention, 1174

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)

– Radioactive materials transportation, U.S. agencies seek comments on rules, 1303

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

See also specific countries, international organizations, and agreements
– Climate change

See CLIMATE CHANGE

– Energy efficiency, G-8, emerging countries to launch body for sharing information, 989

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)

– Anti-fouling system control convention, House panel raises concerns over Coast Guard ability to enforce prohibition on vessels coated with tributyltin from entering U.S. waters, 1377; bill banning toxic antifouling systems, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3618
– GHG emissions reduction, committee approves voluntary, interim guidelines, 1753
– Inspector General report says new emission standards will improve air quality at ports, 672
– Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–11
– Shipbreaking convention includes requirements for vessels, recyclers, 1174

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

– Clean energy technology

– – Business groups urge Obama to pursue agreement eliminating barriers, 1891
– – Tariff elimination would promote GHG emissions reduction, Paulson tells conference, 105

– Climate change

– – Border-adjustment taxes

– – – Canada official warns of impacts to multilateral system, 1113
– – – EU official warns of difficult implementation, resulting retaliation, 1113
– – – France considering tax, minister warns U.S., 1362
– – – Implementation requirement

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2454

– – Kyoto Protocol successor agreement needed before climate reaches trade agenda, Lamy says, 2561
– – Policy compatibility goal of administration, U.S. Trade Representative says, 917
– – Safeguards, House panel debates inclusion in bill to shield vulnerable sectors from unfair competition, 616; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1759
– – Tariff provisions

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2454

– – U.S. protectionism, threat of WTO challenge no excuse for congressional inaction, former WTO official says, 687
– – WTO members urged to negotiate code to address potential control measures, 487

– Electronic waste

– – Cathode ray tubes

– – – Cal. firm illegally sent to Hong Kong, EPA complaint says, 2120
– – – Okla. firm illegally sent to Hong Kong, EPA complaint says, 1438

– – Computer monitors improperly exported, In Brief, 1775
– – Digital TV transition, environmental groups support delay to allow for export ban to developing countries, 110
– – Dumping, federal agents raid Colo. recycler alleged to have dumped components in China, 230
– – Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–17

– Ethanol import tariff elimination

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3187

– Halon-1301, EPA relaxes import petition process for bottles used in aircraft fire suppression systems to speed testing, 535
– Hazardous waste, OMB reviews rule harmonizing standards with Basel Convention, 2352
– Kyoto Protocol successor agreement, global business lobby calls for input into accord, 926
– Low-level radioactive waste import ban

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 515, S 232

– Nonroad engines, Miss. companies selling noncomplying imports from China violated CAA, suit alleges (D.D.C.), 1278
– Packaging, Wal-Mart plans to reduce amount in products sold in foreign markets, 237
– Phosphates in detergents, Wal-Mart plans to reduce amount in products sold in foreign markets, 237
– Radioactive waste

– – Ban on imports of Class A low-level waste

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 515

– – Interstate compact cannot regulate import of Italian waste to Utah (D. Utah), 1179; compact plans appeal, 1372; state files appeal (10th Cir.), 1528

– Spent nuclear fuel, NRC lacks authority to impose ban on imports, Klein tells House members, 932
– Steel, China's lax environmental standards yield disproportionate pollution, U.S. report says, 694

INTERNET

– Applicability Determination Index, In Brief, 1625
– Brownfields forum suggests issues for face-to-face discussion, EPA official plans meeting, 1180
– Discharge permit compliance and enforcement, EPA publishes data, 1649; state officials seek changes to data collection system, 2014
– Electricity transmission smart-grid activities, Senate panel approves draft cybersecurity bill, In Brief, 1173
– Electronic rulemaking, EPA solicits feedback, 1314
– Environmental performance, business tool provides information, best-practices exchange, 128
– Federal Register publishing format, In Brief, 2370
– Hazmat Intelligence Portal, Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–54
– Nutrient TMDL for Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, EPA website to track development, 2068
– Permit applications, Md. governor signs website notice bill, 1142
– RGGI, offset project registration, In Brief, 1296
– Transportation-related GHG emissions reduction, association offers solutions on website, 1832
– Water pollution, EPA seeks input on enforcement, In Brief, 1963

INTERSTATE COMPACTS

– Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact

See GREAT LAKES

– Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management cannot regulate import of Italian waste to Utah (D. Utah), 1179; compact plans appeal, 1372; state files appeal (10th Cir.), 1528

INTERVIEWS

– Motor vehicle emissions, Jackson discusses endangerment finding, 523
– TRI reporting, Jackson willing to restore stricter standards, 524

INVASIVE SPECIES

– Ballast water management

See BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

– Great Lakes

See GREAT LAKES

INVESTING

– Clean energy loan guarantees, companies finding investors uneasy, Chu says, 1291
– Disclosure of environmental risks expected to lead to new SEC requirements, Special Report, 1800
– Emissions trading programs

– – Commodity futures commission should play larger role in governing carbon markets, advisory committee says, 1115
– – Confidence essential for effective market, speakers say at briefing, 760

– Mining, Asarco awarded $6B damages for fraudulent stock transfers, should cover environmental liabilities (S.D. Tex.), 821

IOWA

– Climate change, council proposes 56 policy options for reducing GHG emissions, 81
– Des Moines Ex-Ordnance Site Landfill and Lagoon Complex, Army Corps of Engineers to pay $2.6M in cleanup agreement, 280
– Electric power generation, Alliant subsidiary abandons plans to build coal-fired plant in Marshalltown, 551
– GHG emissions, Midwestern accord

See MIDWESTERN GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION ACCORD

– Natural resource protection trust bill, In Brief, 403
– Steel casting maker faces fine for violating particulate matter rules (Iowa Dist. Ct.), 2149
– Wind energy, governor signs tax credit bills, 1022

IRAQ

– Waste burning improper, veterans claim contractors' actions harmed soldiers (N.D. Okla.), 1839

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY

– Castings maker faces fine for particulate matter violations at Iowa facility (Iowa Dist. Ct.), 2149
– China, lax pollution standards yield disproportionate pollution, U.S. report says, 694
– Coke production, state, federal regulators sue Pa. company for alleged opacity violations (W.D. Pa.), 2224
– Environmental impact statement for proposed Minn. plant adequate in addressing emissions' climate impacts (Minn. Ct. App.), 2311
– NESHAPs

– – Ferroalloy production area source category renaming, EPA issues final rule (correction), 11
– – Ferroalloys production facilities, EPA expands source category to include calcium carbide, silicon metal production, 9
– – Particulate matter and opacity monitoring at small steel mills with electric arc furnaces, EPA withdraws rule, In Brief, 470

– Water pollution, environmental groups intend to sue EPA, Md. to force cleanup of Sparrows Point site, 1306

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

– 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

ISRAEL

– Water reuse, ISO considers proposal for standard, 1382

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