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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
NAAQS
– National initiative, administration FY2010 budget proposes decrease in funding, 1080
– Risk assessment, NIEHS research grants available, 881
– Attainment and nonattainment areas
See specific states
– Lead
See LEAD (7439-92-1)
– Nonattainment areas
– – Fees, state regulators look to EPA for guidance, Special Report, 2264
– – 60 percent of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air, Am. Lung Assn. reports, 977 – Ozone – Source regulation, advisory board panel recommends EPA consider setting multipollutant standards, 1813; Board of Sci. Counselors approves report, 2175; EPA official outlines plans to pursue multipollutant regulations before advisory board, 2389 – Stationary emissions source audit program, EPA extends comment period on proposal requiring purchase of samples, 1625; industry groups, state regulators question privatization of process, 2097 – Sulfur dioxide – Transportation conformity, EPA proposal updates particulate, hot spot analysis requirements, 1157; comment period extension, In Brief, 1352
– Aluminum recycler agrees to fine, pollution controls to resolve violations at Ohio facility (N.D. Ohio), 1879
– Animal feed manufacturing, EPA proposes new work practices, controls, 1749 – Applicability Determination Index
– – Decisions, In Brief, 11
– – Document postings, In Brief, 1625
– – Post-trial ruling allows new trial against Cal. gas company, employees alleging improper work practices (9th Cir.), 675
– – Salvage and demolition contractor pleads guilty to handling, notice violations (E.D. Tenn.), 2331 – Benzene, EPA cites Ind. refinery for releases from wastewater, 1280 – Calculation of emissions, EPA seeks comments on emissions factors, 2390 – Cement kilns, mercury emissions
– – Amino and phenolic resins, landfill emissions at Conn. plant excessive, 2496
– – Manufacturing area sources, EPA publishes final rule, 2438; EPA publishes final rule, 2498 – – Preparation facility area sources, EPA proposes emission standards, 1877
– – Area source category renaming, EPA issues final rule (correction), 11
– – Source category expansion to include calcium carbide, silicon metal production, 9 – Maximum achievable control technology – Paints and coatings, EPA proposes particulate controls for small manufacturers, 1230 – Perchloroethylene emissions from dry cleaning operations, EPA seeks remand to review rule (D.C. Cir.), 805 – Pharmaceutical company settles CAA violations at Neb. plant with fine, emissions controls (D. Neb.), 1487 – Plastic pultrusion operations, Minn. plant settles violations, In Brief, 1488 – Review, environmental group files suit to force EPA action (N.D. Cal.), 160 – Shipbuilder failed to keep records on paint use, settles R.I., federal air violations with fine, 2392 – Stationary emissions source audit program, EPA extends comment period on proposal requiring purchase of samples, 1625; industry groups, state regulators question privatization of process, 2097 – Stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines, proposed NESHAP requires aftertreatment, 469; comment period extension, In Brief, 864; industry, states say proposal imposes financial, administrative burden, 1349 – Uranium mills, EPA agrees to review radon emissions limit (D. Colo.), 2100
– Economic stimulus projects, CEQ prepares guidance to expedite reviews, 638; CEQ issues guidelines, 1081
– Environmental impact statements
See generally ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (EISs)
– Bridger Teton Nat'l Forest, BLM rejects 23 contested bids on oil and gas lease parcels, 2072
– Caribou-Targhee Natl. Forest, Smoky Canyon phosphate mine expansion stayed, preparatory actions not considered in irreparable harm analysis, case remanded (9th Cir.), 950; expansion approved (D. Idaho), 1951 – Chequamegon-Nicolet Natl. Forest, Fishbone project species protections sufficient (E.D. Wis.), 717 – Energy transmission corridors in West, Forest Serv. adopts permitting changes, 691 – Gold mining in sensitive watersheds in Northwest, Forest Serv. has authority to regulate, but should consider restrictions on case-by-case basis (9th Cir.), 1119 – Land management planning proceeds as environmentalists challenge framework rule (N.D. Cal.), 1387; planning rule vacated and remanded, 1656 – Lassen Natl. Forest, Champs timber project blocked, Forest Serv. must conduct new impact assessment (E.D. Cal.), 1964 – Lewis and Clark Natl. Forest, motorized travel ban to protect wildlife, land, 842 – Mining-related discharges, citizen CWA suit barred as challenge to ongoing cleanup (W.D. Wash.), 1368 – Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Natl. Forest area, Forest Serv. pre-cleanup steps under CERCLA bar Clean Water Act citizen suit, government argues (W.D. Wash.), 557 – Northern Rocky Mountains wilderness lands expansion – Plumas Natl. Forest, Forest Serv. failed to vet firefighting options, logging restrictions at 3 sites left in place (9th Cir.), 2019 – Roadless areas
– – Ban overturned, reconsideration denied (D. Wyo.), 1455; DOJ files notice of appeal (10th Cir.), 2018; USDA, environmental groups defend rule, 2580
– – Colo. revising management proposal, 1733; state releases proposed revisions, seeks comments, 1912; USDA undersecretary nominee Sherman to avoid participation in decision, 2367 – – Decisionmaking authority falls to USDA secretary under interim policy, 1316 – – Environmental groups urge Obama to support and strengthen rule, 125 – – National rule, USDA secretary supports, 1964 – – Southern Cal., management plans for 4 forests flawed (N.D. Cal.), 2368 – – State Petitions Rule, rejection of Bush administration rule affirmed (9th Cir.), 1902
– – Actual and imminent threat required for injunctive relief (U.S., rvs in part), 501
– – Kootenai Natl. Forest, rehearing of approvals denied (9th Cir.), 1789 – – Quincy Library Group program, lawmakers suggest legislation may be necessary to allow pilot to move forward, 1261 – – Tongass Natl. Forest, USDA approves Orion North harvest, activists press ahead with lawsuit (D. Alaska), 1853
– Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization
– National Climate Serv. would provide authoritative information, witnesses tell House panel, 1052; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2407 – Undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere, nominee Lubchenco addresses Senate questions at confirmation hearing, 378; Senate confirmation, 681
– Everglades, Army Corps acted arbitrarily and capriciously in issuing limestone mining permits (S.D. Fla.), 282
– Glacier Bay, cruise ship operator sentenced to fine for fuel oil spill near park (Alaska Super. Ct.), 1017 – Grand Canyon – Great Basin Natl. Park, slight increase in emissions could impair visibility, GAO reports, 1816 – Marine National Monuments, Bush administration designates 3 Central Pacific Ocean areas for preservation, 65 – Mount Ranier Natl. Park, Wash. coal-fired power plant agrees to limit NOx, mercury emissions, 2211 – Regional haze, 37 states, D.C., V.I. failed to submit reduction plans, EPA finding, 96; EPA final action, In Brief, 164
– Additions, final
– – Amcast Intl. Corp., 2243
– – Arkla Terra Property, 823 – – Attebury Grain Storage Facility, 823 – – Barite Hill/Nevada Goldfields, 823 – – Behr Dayton Thermal System VOC Plume, 823 – – B.F. Goodrich site, Rialto, Cal., 2243 – – BoRit Asbestos, 823 – – Curtis Specialty Papers Inc., 2243 – – Flat Creek IMM, 2243 – – Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water, 823 – – GMH Electronics, 2243 – – Lane Street Ground Water Contamination, 2243 – – Little Scioto River, 2243 – – New Carlisle Landfill, 823 – – Ore Knob Mine, 2243 – – Paplera Puertorriquena Inc., 2243 – – Peck Iron and Metal, 2570 – – Raleigh Street Dump, 823 – – Raritan Bay Slag, 2570 – – Salford Quarry, 2243 – – Southwest Jefferson County Mining, 2243 – – U.S. Magnesium site, 2570 – – U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, 823
– – Amcast Industrial Corp., 823
– – Black Butte Mine, 2243 – – Chemetco, 2243 – – Flat Creek IMM, 823 – – Foster Wheeler Energy Corp./Church Road TCE, 823 – – General Dynamics Longwood, 823 – – GMH Electronics, 823 – – Gowanus Canal, 823 – – Gratiot County Golf Course, 2243 – – Iron Mountain Mine, 173 – – JJ Seifert Machine, 2243 – – Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., 2243 – – Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp., Navassa, N.C., 2243 – – Lane Street Ground Water Contamination, 823 – – Little Scioto River, 823 – – Millsboro TCE, 2243 – – Newtown Creek site, 2243; comment period extension, In Brief, 2464 – – Ore Knob Mine, 823 – – Papelera Puertorriquena Inc., 823 – – Peck Iron and Metal, 823 – – Raritan Bay Slag, 823 – – Salt Chuck Mine site, 2243 – – Southwest Jefferson County Mining, 823 – – Van der Horst USA Corp., 2243
– – Griffiss Air Force Base, deletion final, 824
– – Island Chem./Virgin Island Chem. site, deletion proposed, In Brief, 2066 – – Southern Calif. Edison Visalia Pole Yard, deletion proposed, 1843
– Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–46
– Blackfeet Tribe, motorized vehicle ban for Badger-Two Medicine region will protect wildlife, land in Mont., 842
– Brownfields, EPA rule provides flexibility in combining various grants, 1437 – Cherokee Nation required party to litigation against poultry processors accused of polluting Illinois River watershed, monetary claims dismissed (N.D. Okla.), 1777 – Coeur d'Alene Tribe joins Idaho governor in signing water quality management plan, 787; legislature approves transfer of funds, 955 – Cortez Hills gold mining project, injunction denied, excavation for expansion may begin (D. Nev.), 232 – Discharge permits
– – Everglades water transfers, appeal dismissal due to lack of jurisdiction, order postponing trial pending outcome of similar case stands (11th Cir.), 500
– – Tribal groups challenge Alaska authority (9th Cir.), 70
– – Bighorn sheep of S. Cal., final rule reduces critical habitat designation, 951; environmental groups challenge designation (S.D. Cal.), 2418
– – Everglades flood control and irrigation project, sparrow protection plan does not jeopardize hawks (11th Cir.), 1137 – Hazardous waste, $45.1M judgment against illegal solid waste disposal facility upheld (9th Cir.), 2122 – Natural resource damages, ongoing federal investigation of Tar Creek Superfund Site no bar to claims (N.D. Okla.), 492 – Navajo lands
– – Desert Rock Energy Project, EPA appeals board agrees to review permit approval, severs CO2 emissions issue (EAB), 213; comment period extension, 456; Colo. urges EPA to reconsider permit approval, 674; EPA wants to consider requiring gasification technology, 984; plant owner says EPA request to review permit violates CAA, 1427; Appeals Board remands permit for consideration of gasification technology, 2286
– – Four Corners power plant, fugitive dust portion of federal implementation plan remanded (10th Cir.), 903 – – Uranium mining, proposed site requires EPA underground injection permit, may be subject to ban (10th Cir.), 940 – Stormwater, EPA plans to reissue NPDES general permits for small MS4s in Indian Country lands in Conn. and R.I., 69 – Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation lands, natural gas processing
– – Air violations settled with $7M in pollution controls (D. Utah), 902
– – Natural Buttes Compressor Station, company agrees to pay fine, reduce NOx emissions to settle CAA violations (D. Utah), 1814
– Hurricane Katrina intensified by global warming, property owners may pursue climate change tort (5th Cir.), 2444
– Recovery operations, challenge of definition of natural in exceptional events rule for reporting air quality attainment dismissed (D.C. Cir.), 670
– Climate change, role in emissions reduction
– Energy companies settle air violations with $7M in pollution controls (D. Utah), 902 – Motor vehicles fueled by
See MOTOR VEHICLES
– Offshore development
See generally OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION
See generally OIL AND GAS
– Claims stemming from contamination at superfund site do not invoke federal jurisdiction (D.V.I.), 2125
– Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tideflats Superfund site, solvents plant operator agrees to pay $1.55M (W.D. Wash.), 1065 – Cosco Busan fuel spill, Cal. sues owners, operators, and pilot (Cal. Super. Ct.), 80 – Defendant entitled to jury trial under Oil Pollution Act (S.D. Tex.), 436 – Delaware River oil spill, NOAA issues draft damage assessment, restoration plan, 67 – Exxon Valdez oil spill, most resources recovered, Special Report, 657 – Federal investigation no bar to tribe's state natural resource damage claims (N.D. Okla.), 492 – Palmerton Zinc Pile, companies agree to pay $21M (M.D. Pa.), 1894 – Releases predating enactment of N.J. law, recovery upheld (N.J. Super. Ct.), 354 – Woodland Dump Sites, chemical maker pays $1.4M to N.J. for natural resources damages (N.J. Super. Ct.), 1145
– Meat processor resolves charges of wastewater violations with $2M (D. Neb.), 2069
– Pharmaceutical company settles NESHAP violations with fine, emissions controls (D. Neb.), 1487 – Pipeline company settles water violations in connection with anhydrous ammonia spills with $3.65M (D. Kan.), 2017 – Toxic substances, prior property owner not liable for solvent contamination in two suits (D. Neb.), 111
– Anaconda Copper Mine superfund site, Atlantic Richfield agrees to spend $10.2M towards cleanup, 995
– Electric power plants
– – Mohave Generating Station, utility to dismantle plant, 1415
– – White Pine Energy Station, environmental groups appeal BLM approval of coal-fired plant construction, 215; company postpones construction plans in light of economic and environmental uncertainties, 353; GAO reports slight increase in emissions could impair visibility at Great Basin Natl. Park, 1816 – Gold mining
– – Cortez Hills project injunction denied, excavation for expansion may begin (D. Nev.), 232
– – Philippine province suit against Canadian firm over environmental impact of open-pit operations remanded to state court (9th Cir.), 2295
See ENDANGERED SPECIES, subheading: Sage grouse
– Mining, Nye and Clark county public lands withdrawn to protect desert tortoise, cultural sites, 2520 – Regional haze, slight increase in emissions could impair visibility in Great Basin Natl. Park, GAO reports, 1816 – Renewable energy, governor signs legislative package, 1398 – Water quality, railroad agrees to restore desert streams and wetlands, pay civil penalty (D. Nev.), 1960 – Yucca Mountain repository
– Renewable energy, governors agree to speed regional development, 2185
– Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site, Mass. agencies agree to pay $2.85M to resolve liabilities at N.H. site (D. N.H.), 871
– Carbon dioxide trading agreement – Stormwater
– – Sewer connections, EPA proposes fines against communities for permit violations, 2015
– – Small MS4s, EPA plans to reissue NPDES general permits, 69
– Brownfields
– – Oversight privatization, governor signs bill in attempt to ease backlog, 1144
– – Seller faces strict liability for cleanup costs and damages stemming from failure to obtain pre-sale no further action letter (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 1956 – Environmental pollution and unsafe workplace alleged, former managers of N.J. foundry sentenced to prison (D. N.J.), 905; company fined $8M for violations, 1013 – Groundwater monitoring under access order not trespassing (D. N.J.), 790 – Hazardous waste
– – Chromium, PPG agrees to clean up sites (N.J. Super. Ct.), 457
– – Extension of deposition bar to former government official (D.N.J.), In Brief, 334 – – Site Remediation Reform Act, Analysis and Perspective, 1469 – Natural resources damages upheld for releases predating enactment of law (N.J. Super. Ct.), 354 – Nuclear plant relicensing to move ahead despite lack of consideration of environmental impact of terrorist air attack (3d Cir.), 843 – PFOA contamination class action, resident cannot later cure failure to give advance notice of claim (D.N.J.), 890 – Radioactive materials regulatory responsibility, NRC seeks comments on proposal, 1252; agreement, In Brief, 2360 – Superfund
– – Algro Knitting site, consent order does not waive government right to seek statutory penalties (D.N.J.), 1368
– – Combe Fill South Landfill, hundreds of defendants agree to pay $99M to state, EPA for past and future cleanup costs (D.N.J.), 59 – – Curtis Specialty Papers Inc., EPA NPL listing, 2243 – – Diamond Alkali Site
– – – Final EPA plan calls for mechanical dredging of dioxin-contaminated sediment, 109
– – – Subcontractor, owner plead guilty in kickback, fraud scheme (D.N.J.), 494; federal government indicts additional subcontractors, 2191
– – – Bankruptcy, federal authorities allege company attempted to evade cleanup liability through restructuring (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 1250
– – – Electrical subcontractor receives prison sentence for role in fraud and kickback scheme (D.N.J.), 1715 – – – Landscaping subcontractor pleads guilty to conspiracy to defraud EPA (D.N.J.), 1563; sentencing, 2569 – – – Sales representative for subcontractor pleads guilty in bid-rigging scheme (D.N.J.), 2569 – – – Soil cleanup company former executive pleads guilty in scheme to defraud EPA (D.N.J.), 1647 – – – Subcontractor, owner plead guilty in kickback, fraud scheme (D.N.J.), 494; government indicts additional subcontractors, 2191 – – Interlee site, cost recovery claim rejected, costs incurred in effort to shift liability (D.N.J.), 2009 – – Kearny Site, purchase and sale agreement provision requires current owner to indemnify seller for pre- and post-sale pollution (3d Cir.), 387 – – McGuire Air Force Base site, EPA, Air Force reach agreement on establishing framework for cleanup plan, 2242 – – Pollution reporting, injunction blocks state suit against W.R. Grace during bankruptcy proceedings (D. Del.), 715 – – Raritan Bay Slag, EPA proposes NPL listing, 823; final listing, 2570 – – Roebling Steel Site, EPA releases economic stimulus funds for cleanup, 870 – – USMRC site, disturbance of waste during investigation not disposal absent negligence, no arranger liability (D.N.J.), 1563 – – Vineland Site, EPA releases economic stimulus funds for cleanup, 870 – – Welsbach Co. and General Gas Mantle Co. Site, EPA releases economic stimulus funds for cleanup, 870 – – Woodland Dump Sites, chemical maker pays $1.4M for natural resources damages (N.J. Super. Ct.), 1145
– Electric power plants
– – Desert Rock project, EPA appeals board agrees to review permit approval, severs CO2 emissions issue (EAB), 213; comment period extension, 456; Colo. urges EPA to reconsider permit approval, 674; EPA wants to consider requiring gasification technology, 984; plant owner says EPA request to review permit violates CAA, 1427; Appeals Board remands permit for consideration of gasification technology, 2286
– – Four Corners plant, fugitive dust portion of federal implementation plan remanded (10th Cir.), 903 – – San Juan Generating Station, company pays record fine to resolve air quality violations (D.N.M.), 1089 – GHG emissions
– – Environment board rules emissions covered as pollutants, 851
– – Western Regional Initiative
– – Oil and gas leasing, environmental groups drop suit against BLM over harmful levels in San Juan Basin (D.N.M.), 163
– – Standards more stringent than federal standards, legislature approves bill giving state authority, 720
– – Air quality violation settlement includes $2.5M for environmental improvements, 459
– – Hazardous waste, Tex. company settles violations with fine, 2196 – Superfund
– – Eagle Picher Carefree Battery site, bankrupt electronics maker liable for $9M cleanup costs (6th Cir.), 931
– – South Valley site, Air Force, DOE to pay $3.3M response costs (D.N.M.), 1504 – Uranium mining, proposed site on Navajo lands requires EPA underground injection permit, may be subject to ban (10th Cir.), 940 – Vehicle emissions
– – Effective date delay, legislature approves bill, 721; governor vetoes legislation, 850
– – Out-of-state vehicles, House approves bill closing compliance loophole, 458; bill dies in Senate, 721
– Applicability Determination Index
– – Decisions, In Brief, 11
– – Document postings, In Brief, 1625 – Calculation of emissions, EPA seeks comments on emissions factors, 2390 – Coal processing plants, EPA proposes stricter standards for particulate matter, 1229; EPA publishes final rule, 2326 – Construction and development point sources, interested parties diverge on EPA proposal, Special Report, 1919; EPA proposes extending 2008 stormwater general permit for one year, 2467 – Fossil fuel-fired power plants
– – Indian River Power, citizen suit dismissed due to state enforcement (D. Del.), 1815
– – Opacity, EPA waives standards for units using continuous monitoring systems, 213 – Medical waste incinerators, EPA tightens emissions standards, guidelines, 2174; EPA publishes final rule, In Brief, 2331 – Nitric acid plants, environmental groups sue to force review of emissions standards (D.D.C.), 320 – Nonmetallic minerals processing plants, EPA final rule tightens particulate emissions limits, 904; publication of rule, In Brief, 979 – Portland cement plants, attorneys' fees award upheld (9th Cir.), 1413 – Refineries
– – EPA extends stay, 8
– – Equipment leaks of VOCs, optical scanner use, In Brief, 11 – Stationary compression ignition internal combustion engines, EPA agrees to clarify applicability, compliance responsibility (D.C. Cir.), 1278 – Stationary emissions source audit program, EPA extends comment period on proposal requiring purchase of samples, 1625; industry groups, state regulators question privatization of process, 2097 – Synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing, equipment leaks of VOCs, optical scanner use, In Brief, 11
– Aggregation of modifications, EPA final rule includes interpretation reducing applicability, 93; EPA publishes rule, 160; Obama orders hold on pending regulations, 180; EPA postpones implementation to allow for administration review, 319; EPA to reconsider rule, In Brief, 375; EPA proposes further delay of effective date, 605; EPA plans year-long delay of rule, 1101
– Big Cajun II coal-fired power plant, operator charged with failure to install BACT (M.D. La.), 374 – Bull Run power plant improvements to economizer and superheater units, trial needed to determine if major modification or routine maintenance (E.D. Tenn.), 861 – Cement kilns
– – Cal. plant underwent major modification without review, maker settles with emissions reduction, $2M fine (C.D. Cal.), 161
– – Lyons Cement Plant, Colo.
– – – Environmental group petitions EPA to object to permits, EPA orders state to justify operating permit, 1141
– – – Major modification performed without review, EPA files suit (D. Colo.), 161 – E. W. Brown Generating Station, Ky. company settles alleged violations with $136M, 90 percent emission reduction (E.D. Ky.), 269 – Enforcement, Obama administration files third lawsuit, indicates new focus, 2095 – Fine particles, EPA to reconsider Bush-era rule, 973; EPA stays rule to consider petition, 1277; EPA extends stay additional 9 months, In Brief, 1751; EPA stays rule as agency works to repeal grandfather clause, 2221 – Fugitive emissions, EPA final rule excludes some emissions from calculations, 8; environmental group challenges rule, petitions Jackson to stay rule (D.C. Cir.), 414; EPA to reconsider rule, 973; EPA stays rule, 2279 – Jeffrey Energy Center, Kans. company sued for alleged prevention of significant deterioration violations (D. Kan.), 269 – Mich. university boiler permit remand for GHG review (EAB), 456 – Midwest Generation, federal, state authorities allege modifications made without proper permits, pollution control equipment (N.D. Ill.), 2094 – N.Y. approves tougher regulations for power plants, 136 – Obama administration off to fast start on policy changes, Special Report, 726 – Oil and gas facilities, EPA revokes Bush-era policy on aggregation of emissions, 2437 – Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–30 – Reasonable possibility, EPA to reconsider Bush-era rule, 973 – Sulfuric acid manufacturing
– – Enforcement initiative results in settlement agreements with 3 companies to install pollution controls (N.D. Ohio), 97
– – Fertilizer maker agrees to install pollution controls, pay fine to settle violations at La. plant (E.D. La.), 2329
– Ballast water management, industry challenge dismissed (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 1327
– Batteries, energy storage research, In Brief, 1091 – Beverage container recycling, governor signs bill expanding returnable container law to include water bottles, 851; injunction granted (S.D.N.Y.), 1327; injunction lifted on most provisions of bill, retained against deposit provision, 2026; injunction lifted, 2534 – Bottled water, governor signs order phasing out agency purchases of single-use bottled water, 1090 – Bronx River, attorney general announces funding for protection efforts, 2150 – Brownfields
– – New York City mayor signs bill establishing cleanup program, 1145
– – Statutory definition not met, denial of applications upheld (N.Y. App. Div.), 400 – Climate change
– – Emissions reduction
– – – Executive order sets goal of 80 percent reduction by 2050, 1975
– – – State Assembly approves bill requiring reductions greater than under RGGI, 1090 – – State bar task force calls for realistic, timely, cost-effective steps to reduce GHG emissions, 509
– – Toxic substances, New York City equipment replacement complete, EPA says, 1256
– – Upstate watershed towns lack standing to seek review of New York City 10-year filtration waiver (2nd Cir.), 68; (U.S., rev sought), 1255; (rev den), 1569 – – Waste hauler charged with dumping septic, cesspool waste into stream source (N.Y. Super. Ct.), 2311
– – Deregulation of markets has significantly reduced emissions, report finds, 956
– – New source review, state approves tougher regulations, 136 – Energy efficiency, New York City leaders propose building measures, 957 – Energy policy, governor proposes plan focusing on pollution reduction, affordability, reliability, 1975 – Great Lakes issues
See GREAT LAKES
– Groundwater contamination poses no imminent threat to hypothetical residents under RCRA (S.D.N.Y.), 232 – Hazardous waste, rail car manufacturer settles RCRA complaint with fine (S.D.N.Y.), 2355 – Hospitals, carbon dioxide emission cuts, In Brief, 1268 – Hotels, green certification program, In Brief, 2263 – MTBE, punitive damages against ExxonMobile barred in drinking water contamination case (S.D.N.Y.), 2411; jury awards $105M in compensatory damages, 2465 – Natural gas drilling in Marcellus Shale, state issues EIS, 2375; company announces it will not drill on leased land, 2534 – New York City
– – Brownfields, mayor signs bill establishing cleanup program, 1145
– – Climate change, expert panel reports on possible risks, 459 – – Drinking water
– – – Toxic substances, equipment replacement complete, EPA says, 1256
– – – Upstate watershed towns lack standing to seek review of 10-year filtration waiver (2nd Cir.), 68; (U.S., rev sought), 1255; (rev den), 1569 – – – Waste hauler charged with dumping septic, cesspool waste into stream source (N.Y. Super. Ct.), 2311 – – Electronic waste collection and recycling, trade associations file suit to block implementation of law (S.D.N.Y.), 1864 – – Generators, mayor signs bill requiring use of ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel, 722 – – Hospitals, carbon dioxide emission cuts, In Brief, 1268 – – Solid waste transfer station fees, mayor signs bill, 722 – – Taxi board approves alternative fuel efficiency incentive plan to encourage hybrid use, 791; plan preemption by federal law (S.D.N.Y.), 1526 – – Tree planting training grant, In Brief, 846 – – Wetlands
– – – Permit coordination, mayor signs bill, 722
– – – Protection, report recommends boosting efforts, 302 – Radioactive waste, DOE may conduct separate EISs for each stage of West Valley nuclear waste site decommissioning (2d Cir.), 2125 – Regulatory review, governor signs bill, 1975 – Sludge dumped into river, former water plant official faces criminal charges (N.Y. County Ct.), 649 – Soil contamination, environmental conservation law provides no private right of action (W.D.N.Y.), 1326 – Stormwater, Port Chester ordered to fix system, In Brief, 2071 – Superfund
– – Brewer Road Site, PRP complying with consent order may seek to recover response costs (2nd Cir.), 628
– – Citizen suits, informal EPA concurrence with state's proposed investigation, study sufficient to bar suit (E.D.N.Y.), 279 – – Consolidated Iron and Metal site, parties reach $12M cleanup agreement with EPA (S.D.N.Y.), 328 – – First Energy liability, cost recovery claim improperly barred, suit reinstated (2d Cir.), 1117 – – Gowanus Canal, EPA proposes NPL listing, 823 – – Griffiss Air Force Base, EPA removes from NPL, 824 – – Hudson River PCB dredging project
See PCBs (1336-36-3)
– – Old Roosevelt Field Site, EPA releases economic stimulus funds for cleanup, 870 – – Solvent Savers Site, 4 parties agree to pay $14.8M for remediation (N.D.N.Y.), 430 – – West Valley site, state, federal governments settle allocation suit (W.D.N.Y.), 2517 – Underground storage tanks, fugitive in fraud case indicted upon return from India (W.D.N.Y.), 401 – Vapor intrusion inspection results, In Brief, 725 – Vehicle emissions
– – Grocer agrees to pay fine, implement truck idling reduction program in New York City, 1023
– – New York City laws restrict idling near schools, broadens enforcement, 401 – Wind energy, offshore farm feasible with upgrades, utility study says, 722
– Oil and gas, Shell Oil settles civil suit with families of executed protesters for $15.5M (S.D.N.Y.), 1391
– NSPS, environmental groups sue to force review of emissions standards (D.D.C.), 320
– Fossil fuel-fired steam generating unit NSPS remand, EPA looks to craft multipollutant strategy (D.C. Cir.), 2093
– NAAQS, EPA will not issue advance notice of proposed rulemaking due to deadline restraints, 415; EPA proposes one-hour standard while retaining annual standard, 1541; EPA schedules hearings, 1698; clean air advocates push EPA to consider stronger standards at hearings, 1817; industry groups question EPA methodology used in developing proposal, 1877; science advisory committee endorses range under consideration for hourly standard, 1935; industry, environmental groups continue criticism of proposal, 1936; EPA science advisers question timetable for review of standards, 2045
– Cement kilns
– – Cal. plant underwent major modification without review, maker settles with emissions reduction, $2M fine (C.D. Cal.), 161
– – Colo. plant underwent major modification without review, EPA files suit (D. Colo.), 161 – – Tex. city ordinance favors dry kiln cement, company sues (E.D. Tex.), 1917 – Diesel emissions from large marine engines, EPA extended deadline on standards upheld (D.C. Cir.), 322 – Emissions trading
– – Power plants, Carper (D-Del), Alexander (R-Tenn) plan to introduce bill to control emissions, 975
– – SIP Call states, EPA reports 5 percent emissions reduction between 2007, 2008, 2391 – Ozone precursor, environmentalists sue EPA to force final action on San Joaquin Valley rules, 54 – Risk assessment, EPA reports current levels in air harm environment, 2223 – Ship emissions
– – Canada, U.S. ask IMO to designate special emissions control areas, 741
– – Diesel engines, EPA proposes steep reductions, 1622; industry, environmental groups praise proposal, 1878; environmental advocates urge EPA to strengthen proposal, 1937; EPA publishes proposed rule, 2100; exclusion requests cite economic impacts, 2327; air advisory committee endorses panel recommendation to issue rules without exemption, 2392; Northeastern states ask Feinstein (D-Cal) to ensure EPA issues rule without exemption, 2441 – – Great Lakes ship exemptions
– Miss. chemical manufacturer settles charges related to explosion (S.D. Miss.), 2048
– CAFO emissions, groups petition EPA to issue NSPS, 2236
– Ozone-depleting potential greater than any other substance, NOAA reports, 2101
– EPA water nominee cites as major challenge, 1125
– Gulf of Mexico hypoxia
– – Mississippi River Health Watershed Initiative to control nutrient runoff, USDA head says, 2300
– – USGS identifies top 150 watersheds responsible for dead zone, 835
– Cooperation
– – Climate change, leaders agree to work together on emissions trading, smart grid activities, energy efficiency, 1944
– – Trade representatives urge greater efforts, 1578 – Labor and environment provisions, Obama, Harper discuss improvements, 445; talks focus on GHG emissions, transmission grid, oil sands emissions peripheral issue, 504 – Releases, transfers of pollutants totaled 5.5M metric tons in 2005, CEC reports, 1459
– Animal waste management, state announces funding for installation of alternative technologies at hog farms, 1466
– Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), state seeks stricter regulations, decision vacating rule reversed and remanded to EPA (D.C. Cir.), 6; order remands decision to EPA, 534 – Coal ash, governor signs bill expanding oversight, 1915 – Discharge permits, additional requirements proposed in general permits for animal feeding operations, 84; issuance, In Brief, 460 – Drinking water
– – Arsenic, proposed rule changes establish stricter limits, 2210
– – Former public works director sentenced to prison for conspiracy to violate environmental laws (E.D.N.C.), 568
– – Cliffside plant, N.C. determines new unit is minor source, 649; administrative appeals process proper venue for permit challenge (W.D.N.C.), 1667
– – Progress Energy to replace coal-fired units with gas-fueled plant, 2026 – – Scrubber installation ordered at Tenn., Ala. power plants to protect residents' health (W.D.N.C.), 96; TVA plans appeal, 1279 – Ozone, SIP for Charlotte area withdrawn, 1102 – Phosphate mine expansion, higher level of environmental impact review sought by EPA, groups, 776; EPA approves permit, 1513 – Plastic shopping bags, governor signs bill banning use by large retailers in coastal counties, 1584 – Sewage discharges into coastal waters, governor signs prohibition bill, 1865; correction, 2029 – Stormwater standards for composting, governor signs bill, 1797 – Superfund
– – GMH Electronics, EPA proposes NPL listing, 823; final rule, 2243
– – Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp. in Navassa, EPA proposes NPL listing, 2243 – – Ore Knob Mine, EPA proposes NPL listing, 823; final rule, 2243
– – ATSDR health assessment under revision, 1004
– – Child's heart defect, personal injury claim denied (U.S., rev sought), 282; (rev den), 1376 – – Health impacts may never be known, research council reports, 1451 – – Senators ask Navy to provide more information on chemicals in drinking water, 1187 – Wastewater treatment plant operator sentenced for illegal discharges into stream (W.D.N.C.), 1309 – Wind energy, Legislature fails to act on permitting bill, 1976
– Carbon sequestration, legislature approves bill, 650
– River filled, rerouted without permit during road construction, county must develop mitigation plan, 1308 – Water quality, pumping water from Devils Lake into Sheyenne River no longer requires permit, 1668; state approves additional pumps, In Brief, 2082
– Drinking water
– – Cal. counties have no duty to require public notification of contamination (Cal.), 1581
– – Ill. governor signs bill, 2077 – Superfund
– – Highly publicized lawsuits do not constitute notice of cause of injury (N.D. Cal.), 2517
– – Offer to pay for liability waiver does not satisfy requirement (N.D. Tex.), 629
– Climate change
– – Construction of 100 new plants encouraged by Alexander (R-Tenn) as alternative to climate change bill, 1704
– – Policy must include as energy source, McCain (R-Ariz) tells forum, 924 – – Utility CEO supports bill, 1169 – Emissions reduction targets, consortium says new resources needed to meet goals, 1890 – Environmental impacts preferable to poorly planned renewable energy sprawl, Alexander (R-Tenn) says, 2339 – Lawmaker supports priorities, industry urged to repackage message, 284 – Radioactive waste, accountability alliance asks Congress to eliminate subsidies, fund cleanup, 998 – Renewable energy, Murkowski (R-Alaska) calls for counting toward electricity generation standard goal, 752 – Scientists urge construction of new power plants rather than reprocessing facilities at forum, 1182 – Senate energy bills
– Accidental release of radioactive material, NRC guidance, In Brief, 1069
– Decommissioning, NRC asks operators to ensure adequate funding, 1503; NRC guidance directs licensees to detail plans to address account shortfalls, 1565 – Fire protection, NRC chair stresses desire to strengthen safety despite increased workload, budget constraints, 1645 – Fla. board approves application to replace coal-fired electric power units with nuclear generator, 1971 – Licensing
– – Reactor applications indicate interest in new facilities high, Klein tells Senate committee, 633
– – Renewals, NRC to revise generic environmental impact statement, 1889 – Radiological surveys, multi-agency manual offers guidance, 175 – Regulatory oversight improved since Three Mile Island accident, plants safe, NRC officials say, 696 – Security, relicensing of plant to move ahead despite lack of review of environmental impact of terrorist air attack (3d Cir.), 843 – Spent fuel
– Chairman Klein to serve out term in Obama administration, 185; Obama intends to nominate Jaczko as chairman, 1132
– Commissioner term expires, In Brief, 1568 – General counsel, Klein names Burns, In Brief, 829 – Vacancies, Obama intends to nominate Apostolakis, Magwood, 2415; Klein offers resignation, 2475 – Voting, Markey (D-Mass) calls for public, verbal voting to make decisionmaking more transparent, 2414
– Cleanup of former weapons sites
– – Defense authorizations
– – Legacy waste
– – – DOE progress report incomplete, overdue, GAO reports, 1302
– – – Economic stimulus projects, Chu announces release funds, 766; environmental management head promises to manage funds wisely, 935
– – Supercomputer center, injunction delays construction due to lack of environmental review (N.D. Cal.), 825
– – Superfund cleanup, DOE faces penalties for failure to resume, 60; DOE resumes cleanup, will pay fine, 824
– Electric power plants, GHG emissions contribution to global warming, states' suit reinstated (2nd Cir.), 2227
– Groundwater contamination from landfill, inability to develop property cognizable injury, claims may proceed (N.D. Cal.), 2064 – Hog farm does not pose nuisance due to odor, jury finds (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 352
– Chesapeake Bay watershed
– – N.Y., Va. taking steps to reduce pollution, 340
– – TMDL, EPA website to track development, 2068 – – W.Va. governor signs bill, 1467; state agency tells sewer districts to follow CWA limits, 2029 – EPA water administrator nominee cites as major challenge, 1125; Silva says management one of biggest water issues, 2130 – Federal water quality standards, inspector general says EPA should develop, 2128 – Florida
– – Federal criteria, EPA to promulgate, Analysis and Perspective, 1589
– – Numeric water quality standards required, EPA determination says, 195; EPA agrees to set standards (N.D. Fla.), 2067; state files motion to intervene, 2372
– – Hypoxia
– – – Dead zone smaller, deeper than expected, NOAA reports, 1846
– – – Watersheds, USGS identifies top 150 responsible for dead zone, 835 – – Spring delivery highest measured in 3 decades, USGS study finds, 1447 – Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–24 – Regulatory history, critical evaluation, Analysis and Perspective, 1593 – Waterway impairment continues to challenge EPA, speakers tell conference, 1782 Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
