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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

– Aircraft fuel exposure, claim not barred by pollution exclusion clause (Ohio Ct. App.), 1467
– Argon gas naturally occurring, pollution exclusion clause bars claims involving workers' deaths (N.D. Tex.), 1399
– Asbestos, post-trial ruling allows new criminal trial against Cal. gas company, employees (9th Cir.), 675
– Foundry managers sentenced to prison for flagrant abuses of environmental, worker safety laws (D. N.J.), 905; company fined $8M for violations, 1013

OCEANS

– Acidification

– – House science subcommittee chair pledges top priority to issues, 273
– – Interagency committee establishment

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 146, S 22

– – Water quality, EPA plans review of criteria in response to lawsuit threat, 876

– Algal blooms

– – National control strategy

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3650, S 952

– – Prevention, witnesses call for program reauthorization at House subcommittee hearing, 2251
– – Research, NOAA launches program, 1074

– Arctic region

See ARCTIC REGION

– Circulation may be affected by climate change, report says, 13
– Coastal state renewable energy site identification grants

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1690

– Conservation, Bush administration designates 3 Central Pacific areas as Marine National Monuments, 65
– Energy resource development

– – Funding increase, Inslee (D-Wash) plans to introduce bill, 867; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2148, S 923
– – Jurisdiction, FERC retains hydrokinetic projects, DOI to license renewables projects, 620; MOU details each agency's authority, 866
– – Maine, FERC sign coordination agreement on offshore hydrokinetic project development and deployment, 2003
– – Offshore renewable energy leasing, DOI officials provide plan details at first of 12 workshops, 1363; MMS issues application procedures, 1766
– – Survey highlights potential of OCS resources, 841

– International cooperation, witnesses urge Congress to ratify Law of the Seas, 1083
– Management, CEQ proposes strategy to restore, protect waters, 2248; Mass. environment official asks task force to consider states' views in drafting policy, 2302
– Marine debris, final rule sets definition, 2133
– Mass. proposes management plan, 1666
– Mercury levels in Pacific Ocean could increase 50 percent by 2050 if current emission rates continue, USGS reports, 1075
– Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, 5 states sign agreement to protect resources, 1386
– Or. governor signs marine reserves bill, 1669
– Policy change advocates to present ideas to administration, Congress, 838
– Sea-level rise

– – Cal. report predicts severe environmental, economic impacts from global warming, 848
– – Erosion, Alaskan villages

See ALASKA

– – Greenland ice sheet melting could impact northeastern sea levels more than others, study predicts, 1296
– – Mid-Atlantic coast likely to affected most, study says, 168

– Sonar, Navy settles suit over mid-frequency active sonar in training exercises, agrees to fund whale research (C.D. Cal.), 28

OCS (OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF)

– Ocean energy resources

See OCEANS

– Oil and gas extraction

See generally OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION

OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION

– Assessment and mitigation of impacts, House panels urged to consider exploration plan, 714
– Cal. rejects drilling proposal off Santa Barbara County coast, 299; governor seeks approval to close budget gap, 1199; lawmakers defeat bill allowing new offshore drilling, 1859
– Development, 5-year program

– – Environmental sensitivity rankings irrational, DOI must reconsider plan (D.C. Cir.), 947; DOI, industry group seek limit to scope of remand, 1134
– – Salazar slows progress, 342; Salazar pledges to develop balance in drilling program, 839; Cal., Or. leaders urge Salazar to forego issuing leases, 947

– Drilling

– – Alternative energy tax credit program financing

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2227

– – Beaufort Sea, Shell withdraws proposal, plans to scale back 2010 exploration plan (9th Cir.), 1134; exploration plan proposes 2 wells, MMS declares complete, 2022; lease sale valid even without supplemental impact statement, 2142; DOI approves drilling on 2 leases with native whaling conditions, 2473
– – Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Senate panel bill expands drilling into last remaining off-limits areas, prompts filibuster threat by Nelson (D-Fla), 1388
– – Fla. House approves bill, Senate vote unlikely before adjournment, 1021
– – House hearings scheduled to revisit moratoria, 290; Rahall (D-WVa) casts doubts on reviving bans, 395; industry presents case for expanding drilling in offshore waters, 449; subcommittee chair wants to wait for administration recommendation before moving on ban reinstatement, 840
– – OCS expansion, Senate approves amendment to FY2010 budget resolution, 839
– – Outlook 2009, SplRpt (1/16/09) S–49

– Georges Bank, Markey (D-Mass) reintroduces bill to protect from exploration, 291
– Leasing

– – Conservation funding, Salazar discusses benefit of lease sale, 645
– – Decision overturning leases applies only to Alaska's Chukchi, Beaufort, and Bering seas, other sales may proceed (D.C. Cir.), 1850
– – 5-year plan

See Development, 5-year program, this heading

– – Program expansion, DOI issues draft rule, 187
– – Va. governor seeks delay of sale, 459

– Methane hydrate use feasible, experts tell House hearing, 1892
– OCS resources, survey finds large information gaps about location and extent of deposits, highlight potential for development, 841
– Safety and environmental management system, MMS proposes requirement, 1454

OHIO

– Aircraft fuel exposure, worker's claim not barred by pollution exclusion clause (Ohio Ct. App.), 1467
– Aluminum recycler agrees to fine, pollution controls to resolve NESHAP violations (N.D. Ohio), 1879
– Clean diesel projects, EPA announces grants to retrofit municipal vehicles, 1320
– Drinking water

– – Chemical maker agrees to provide alternate supply when FPOA levels reach .4 parts per billion, 636; advocacy group seeks further limits, 708
– – Golf club fined for failure to obtain water system license, ensure safety of well water (U.S., rev den), 117
– – Whistleblower actions based on misunderstanding of chlorination practice, firing illegal under SDWA (DOL ARB), 878

– Electric power generation, proposed consent decree modification includes R.E. Burger plant retrofit to burn biomass fuels, 1939
– Great Lakes issues

See GREAT LAKES

– Hazardous waste

– – Ceramic tile plant owner agrees to pay $7M to reclaim site, 1067
– – Closure of facility, owners fined $14.7M for failing to comply with state regulations (Ohio C.P.), 2482
– – Concrete blocks used in manner constituting disposal, court lacks jurisdiction over state decision (S.D. Ohio), 196

– Insurance, transfer of assets and liabilities to subsidiary transfers coverage for pre-existing environmental liabilities (N.D. Ohio), 1916
– Nationwide Permit 21 ban, witnesses say proposal should not apply to state at public hearing, 2457
– Superfund

– – Behr Dayton Thermal System VOC Plume, EPA adds to NPL, 823
– – Behr Facility, CERCLA investigation of automobile parts manufacturing site no bar to class action (S.D. Ohio), 995
– – Little Scioto River, EPA proposes NPL listing, 823; final rule, 2243
– – New Carlisle Landfill, EPA adds to NPL, 823
– – United Scrap Lead site, scrap metal company to pay $1.6M in cleanup costs (S.D. Ohio), 386

– Synthetic fuel production plant, environmental group challenges permits (N.D. Ohio), 777

OIL AND GAS

– Aggregation of emissions, EPA revokes Bush-era policy, 2437
– Arctic Natl. Wildlife Refuge

See ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (ANWR)

– Climate change

– – Inupiat Eskimo claims regarding erosion due to sea ice melting political issue inappropriate for federal trial court (N.D. Cal.), 2398
– – Opposition to bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2454

– – Partnership to address issues needed, DOE official nominee Zoi says, 1292
– – Property owners may pursue suit alleging Hurricane Katrina damage intensified due to global warming (5th Cir.), 2444

– Coal-bed methane drilling permits, EPA expresses concerns with Wyo. discharge permit program, 2425
– Colorado

See COLORADO

– Discharge permits, coalition alleges permit improperly issued to Cook Inlet operators (9th Cir.), 70
– Endangered species

– – Polar bears, critical habitat designation should pose no impacts on industry, FWS says, 2527
– – Yellow-billed loon merits listing, but other species are higher priority, Fish and Wildlife Serv. says, 782

– Exploration and development

– – Atlantic Rim projects, BLM did not violate NEPA in issuing permits (D.D.C.), 840
– – Natural gas extraction activities in Delaware River Basin, commission exerts authority over projects to preserve water resources, 1379
– – Obama administration off to fast start on policy changes, Special Report, 726
– – Policy changes, Salazar meets with trade association to dispel industry concerns, 713
– – Produced water

– – – Research

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 469

– – – 2007 activities yield 21B barrels, report says, 2204

– – Revenue sharing

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1517

– – Yukon Flats Natl. Wildlife Refuge, land exchange proposal rejected, 1793

– Fire code, Tex. city revises gas drilling ordinance to meet international code, 37
– FY2010 budget calls for new excise tax, 418
– Groundwater contamination, cotton grower awarded $8.5M in trespass claim (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1524
– Hazardous waste

– – La. enters agreement to oversee cleanup of oilfield waste processing plant, 850
– – Well plugged decades ago, pollution not continuing tort (5th Cir.), 1716

– Hydraulic fracturing

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

– Insurance, notice requirement in buy back clause upheld, insurer owes no coverage (Cal. Ct. App.), 1663
– Leases

– – Offshore development

See OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION

– – Oil shale, Salazar orders investigation of 2008 changes, 2472
– – Royalties, Rahall (D-WVa) drafts onshore leasing reform bill, 1315
– – San Juan Basin leases, environmental groups drop suit against BLM over harmful ozone levels (D.N.M.), 163
– – Utah

See UTAH

– – Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area, BLM rejects 23 contested bids on lease parcels, 2072

– Manufactured gas plant cleanup, insurers liable for pro rata allocation of cleanup costs (Mass.), 1913
– Mercury, Tex. company agrees to clean up contamination at La. sites, 1648
– Migratory birds, ExxonMobil pleads guilty, settles 5 misdemeanor cases (D. Colo.), 2021
– Natural gas

– – Drilling in Marcellus Shale, N.Y. issues EIS, 2375; company announces it will not drill on leased land, 2534
– – Production emissions worsening Dallas/Fort Worth air quality, environmental group reports, 375

– Nigerian protesters executed, Shell Oil settles civil suit with families for $15.5M (S.D.N.Y.), 1391
– Oil sands tailings, Canadian producer faces criminal charges in bird deaths, 334
– Oil shale

– – Accelerated development, DOI rejects Bush-era approach, Salazar investigation of 2008 lease changes, 2472
– – Conservation coalition intends to sue BLM over leasing program, 76
– – Research, development, and demonstration projects, DOI withdraws leases in Colo., Utah, 450

– Pipelines

See PIPELINES

– Prices

– – Climate change issues interlinked with stabilization efforts, G-8 ministers agree, 1240
– – Long-term forecast, analysts revise predictions for 2030, 1241

– Refineries

See REFINERIES

– Spills

See OIL SPILLS

– Stormwater, companies settle violations on Roan Plateau (Colo. Dist. Ct.), 2422
– USTs

See generally UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (USTs)

– Water pollution, Ecuador Amazon environmental damage suit against Chevron, lawyers prepare final written arguments, 1135

OIL SPILLS

– Bilge waste

See SHIPS AND SHIPPING

– Cargo ship company settles Alaska claims resulting from grounding off Unalaska Island (D. Alaska), 1017
– Class actions, denial of certification does not deprive court of jurisdiction under Class Action Fairness Act (W.D. La.), 337
– Cosco Busan

See CALIFORNIA

– Criminal enforcement, 2008 key cases, 511
– Cruise ship operator sentenced to fine for fuel oil spill near national park (Alaska Super. Ct.), 1017
– Delaware River, NOAA issues draft damage assessment, restoration plan, 67
– Documentation of fuel spill cleanup, Mass. penalty against gas station owners for failure to comply upheld (Mass. App. Ct.), 1863
– Double-hull tanker standard, Coast Guard granted discretion in interpreting installion of second hull overseas (4th Cir.), 2067
– Emergency response, bid protest on EPA contract for Midwestern states rejected (Fed. Cl.), 1953
– Exxon Valdez spill

See ALASKA

– Jet fuel spill in Tex., Okla. pipeline firm agrees to pay $3.3M penalty (S.D. Tex.), 118
– Leak detection, Coast Guard cancels rule because no existing device meets criteria, 66
– Marpol Convention implementation

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 685

– Mystic River spill, ExxonMobil subsidiary agrees to pay $6.2M (D. Mass.), 23; court orders payment of fines, sentences company to probation, 1074
– Natural resources damage claim triggers right to jury trial (S.D. Tex.), 436
– Niger Delta, environmental protesters executed, Shell Oil settles civil suit with families for $15.5M (S.D.N.Y.), 1391
– North Slope, BP Exploration (Alaska) settles state violations with $1.7M fine, 2371
– Oil storage facilities, 3 New England firms to pay penalties for failure to prepare, maintain spill plans, 2068
– Petroleum companies settle CWA violations at Wyo. production fields (D. Wyo.), 1126
– Pollution prevention equipment, interim final rule adopts international standards for ships and tankers, 177; Obama orders hold on pending regulations, 180; Coast Guard publishes final rule, 2412
– Prestige certified fit for oil transport, Spanish suit against nongovernmental regulatory body remanded (2d Cir.), 1445
– Prevention plans

– – Administrative review, EPA extends effective date, 289; EPA announces additional delay, 777; EPA extends compliance deadline, 1445
– – Cal. governor signs bill, 2420

– Prudhoe Bay pipeline spills

– – Federal authorities file complaint against BP Exploration (D. Alaska), 773
– – State authorities file complaint against BP Exploration (Alaska Super. Ct.), 773

– Research coordination

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2693

– Response plans

– – Non-tank vessels, Coast Guard proposes requirement, 2134
– – Vessels and facilities, Coast Guard publishes final rule, 2134

– River terminal operator agrees to pay fine for oil discharges as part of plea agreement (E.D. Mo.), 837; 2 employees sentenced to probation, 1573
– Wastewater tank overflow causes Des Plaines River spill, Ill. files complaint against Caterpillar (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 455
– West Coast, most incidents occur at oil facilities, report says, 2071

OIRA

See INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS OFFICE (OIRA)

OKLAHOMA

– Alternative fuels, House approves bill encouraging use, 651
– Blackwell Zinc Smelter cleanup, CERCLA provision barring challenges to ongoing cleanups does not apply to state-led actions, residents' class action remanded (W.D. Okla.), 1066; suit fits under local controversy exception to Class Action Fairness Act, case remanded (10th Cir.), 2123
– Discharge permits, EPA proposes general permit for large animal feedlots, 706
– Electronic waste exports to Hong Kong illegal, EPA complaint says, 1438
– Land application of poultry litter

– – Cherokee Nation required party to litigation, monetary claims dismissed (N.D. Okla.), 1777
– – Injunctions, state appeals denial over Illinois River watershed damage (10th Cir.), 72; denial of injunction affirmed, 1184
– – Phosphorus compounds, waste subject to CERCLA, RCRA enforcement, state argues (N.D. Okla.), 630; poultry litter regulated as solid waste, motion for summary judgment denied, 2065

– Renewable energy, House passes bill providing tax credits to consumer installing equipment, 651
– Superfund

– – Tar Creek Site, ongoing federal investigation no bar to tribe's state natural resource damage claims (N.D. Okla.), 492
– – Tulsa Fuel & Mfg. site, EPA selects cleanup plan for abandoned smelter, 59

– Wind energy, House passes bill providing tax credits to industry, 651

OMB

See MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE (OMB)

OPACITY

– Coke production, state, federal regulators sue Pa. company for alleged violations (W.D. Pa.), 2224
– Electric arc furnaces at small steel mills, EPA withdraws monitoring rule, 470
– Fossil fuel-fired power plants

– – Citizen suit dismissed due to state enforcement (D. Del.), 1815
– – EPA waives standards for units using continuous monitoring systems, 213

OPEN BURNING

– Or. legislature approves further restrictions, 1584; governor signs bill, 1736

OPERATING PERMITS

– Coal-fired power plant air permits

– – Big Stone II project, S.D., EPA files objections, 214; permit revisions, In Brief, 404; lead developer withdraws from project, 2185; remaining developers withdraw from project, 2562
– – CO2 emissions limits

– – – Environmental groups plan to challenge EPA interpretation, 12; groups file suit (D.C. Cir.), 166
– – – Reversal of EPA interpretation saying emissions need no consideration in decisions, Boxer (D-Cal) asks Att'y General Mukasey to intervene, 13

– – 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
– – Franklin County Power lack of valid PSD permit blocks construction of Ill. plant (U.S., rev sought), 1045; (rev den), 1542
– – Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station, challenge transferred to home district court (D.D.C.), 1350; EPA agrees to take final action on permit (E.D. Ky.), 2046; EPA orders state regulators to set standards for hazardous air pollutants, 2278; EPA publishes order, In Brief, 2498
– – John W. Turk power plant, EPA agrees to respond to petition within statutory deadline (D.D.C.), 2328
– – Oak Creek plant, EPA directs state to clarify provisions, 1670
– – Paradise Fossil Plant, EPA will respond to objections challenging permit for TVA plant (D.D.C.), 862; EPA orders Ky. to review and correct portions of operating permit, 1933
– – Trimble County Generating Station, EPA order requires rewriting of permit to require analysis of fine particulate emissions, industry voices concerns, 2277
– – William C. Dale power station, EPA agrees to respond to petition within statutory deadline (D.D.C.), 2328

– Flexibility, final rule allows approval for certain modification projects, operations changes without subsequent review, 157; Obama orders hold on pending regulations, 180; EPA issues final rule, 2325
– GHGs, EPA proposal requires large stationary sources to control emissions, 2281; EPA seeks suggestions on applying CAA to GHG emissions, 2400; comment period opens, 2508
– Md. advocacy group alleges state allowing operation of large emission sources without proper permits, 256
– Natural gas compressor facility, EPA sets deadline for response to petition challenging Colo.-issued operating permit (D.D.C.), 1487; aggregation of emissions key in case, 2437
– Natural gas compressors, EPA sets deadline to respond to petition challenging Frederick Station permit (D.D.C.), 1487; aggregation of emissions key in case, 2437; state official says additional analysis of permit needed, 2478
– Oil and gas facilities, EPA revokes Bush-era policy on aggregation of emissions, 2437
– Refineries

– – BP Whiting, Ind. facility modifications

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

– – Cedar Bayou Plant, environmental groups allege violations during hurricane events (S.D. Tex.), 2047
– – Premcor facility, EPA to review petition objecting to Tex. issuance (D.D.C.), 270; EPA files objection to Premcor, CITGO permits, 1415

– Tank farm in Cal. settles false compliance report allegations with $2.5M (N.D. Cal.), 1697

OREGON

– Air quality

– – Open burning, legislature approves further restrictions, 1584; governor signs bill, 1736
– – Small business compliance, legislature passes bill, 1328; governor signs, In Brief, 1530

– Ammonia release, chemical manufacturer settles reporting violations, 2196
– Appropriations, governor signs bill, 1735
– Ballast water management

– – Governor signs bills to prevent spread of invasive species, 1866
– – Inspections by state agencies, governor signs bill, 1669
– – Sample collection, governor signs bill authorizing collection by inspectors, 1329

– Biodiesel blend rule, In Brief, 1978
– Bottle recycling program expansion includes bottled water containers, 36
– Carbon dioxide

– – Endangerment finding, state supports finding, 1236
– – Trading agreement

See WESTERN CLIMATE INITIATIVE

– Chemical weapons disposal, challenge to incineration plan rejected (D.D.C.), 2011
– Climate change

– – Carbon dioxide emission limits, governor signs bill, 1669
– – Governor refers measures to legislative committees, 303; governor signs bills, 1669
– – Low-carbon fuel standard for transportation sector, legislature approves, 1585; governor signs bill, 1798
– – Reporting of GHG emissions by out of state generators, governor signs bill, 1669

– Composting, agency proposes rule revisions, 791; agency adopts revisions, 2079
– Discharge permit fees, In Brief, 198
– Drinking water, EPA seeks more information on Portland cryptosporidium variance request, 1450
– Electronic waste recycling program exceeds projection, 2028
– Energy efficiency, governor signs bills, 1669
– Environmental crimes enforcement unit, governor signs bill, 1977
– Fish processor pleads guilty to unpermitted discharges of chicken processing waste into Columbia River (D. Or.), 876
– Hanford Nuclear Reservation, state seeks to join Wash. suit over enforceable cleanup deadlines (E.D. Wash.), 432
– Hazardous waste, plating company owner pleads guilty to storage violations (D. Or.), 175
– Hybrid vehicles, governor signs bill eliminating tax credit for purchases, 1977
– Marine reserves, governor signs bill, 1669
– Navigable waters, pond's proximity to creek and river insufficient to establish as intrastate lake (D. Or.), 2578
– Offshore oil and gas extraction, leaders urge Salazar to forego issuing drilling leases, 947
– Penalties, legislature passes bill, 1328
– Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic pollutants, agency releases draft proposal for determining trigger levels, 2150
– Phosphorus in detergent, controls, In Brief, 1268
– Pipelines

– – Dredging and filling, builder faces $15.M fine for violations (D. Or.), 437
– – Palomar Project, federal energy commission seeks comments on proposal, 128

– Ports, former director pleads guilty, port agrees to pay fine for §404 violations (D. Or.), 437
– Renewable energy, governor signs bills, 1669; governor vetoes bill cutting tax credits, 1976; agency, lawmaker seek to reduce income tax credit, 2585
– Salmon

– – Coastal coho salmon, NOAA begins endangered species status review, 1014
– – Hells Canyon Dam, water temperature key issue in relicensing application, 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

– – Savage Rapids Dam removal opens 500 miles of spawning habitat, 2417

– Superfund

– – Black Butte Mine, EPA proposes NPL listing, 2243
– – Horse Heaven Mine, discovery rule applies to state statutes of repose (U.S., rev sought), 557; (rev den), 1505
– – Portland Harbor site

– – – Cost recovery action targets 68 companies (D. Or.), 1065
– – – PCBs, other chemical contaminants pose greatest risks to humans, animals, EPA reports, 2518

– Toxic substances, state releases draft list as part of long-range plan to reduce pollution, 1329; state releases final list, 2535
– Water quality

– – Dredge and fill project certification fees, In Brief, 1588
– – Permits, agency proposes streamlining process, 2027
– – Trading, guidance revision to expand use, 1329

– Western forest management plan

– – DOI to withdraw plan, 1792; groups say decision to withdraw plan illegal, 2020; timber coalition challenges DOI withdrawal (D.D.C.), 2141
– – Near-term timber sales, plans to review of long-term management strategy announced, 2416

– Wood-burning stoves, legislature passes bill, 1328; governor signs, In Brief, 1530

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

– VOCs

See VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs)

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)

– Development community must work with environmental regulators to promote low-carbon future, participants agree, 1288
– Hazardous waste, OMB reviews rule harmonizating U.S. standards with Basel Convention, 2352

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS)

– Hydrokinetic resource development

See OCEANS, subheading: Energy resource development

– Oil and gas extraction

See generally OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION

– Solar energy

See SOLAR ENERGY, subheading: Offshore resource development

– Wind energy

See WIND ENERGY, subheading: Offshore resource development

OZONE (10028-15-6)

– Arctic warming, study attributes to increased ground-level emissions, 819
– Attainment and nonattainment areas

See specific states

– Lung disease, study finds long-term exposure increases risk of death, 533
– NAAQS

– – Climate change could increase frequency, severity of formation, report says, 906
– – 8-hour standard nonattainment areas

– – – Reasonable further progress, EPA clarifies in final rule, 1933
– – – Regional emissions trading, rule remanded (D.C. Cir.), 1694
– – – Stricter pollution control requirements applied in proposed rule, 94; EPA publishes proposed rule, In Brief, 164; EPA schedules public hearing, 373; Ohio questions rule at hearing, In Brief, 471; states expect number of nonattainment designations to increase under new standards, 605

– – Exceptional events, EPA sets reporting deadline for violations, 1158
– – Interstate pollution, suit alleges EPA late in filing federal plans for 7 states (N.D. Cal.), 1351
– – Lung function impacted by exposure at levels below standards, study finds, 1817
– – Mich. attainment designations, EPA proposes approving for 8 counties, 956; approval, In Brief, 1530
– – Miss., industry groups file challenge, EPA requests 180 days to review standard (D.C. Cir.), 533
– – Monitoring, EPA proposal requires states to monitor rural areas, 1696
– – Natural gas production emissions worsening Dallas/Fort Worth air quality, environmental group reports, 375
– – N.M. legislature approves bill giving state authority to set standards more stringent than federal standards, 720
– – Nonattainment areas

– – – Baton Rouge, environmental group claims EPA, La., failed to protect residents, seeks federal implementation plan (D.D.C.), 1750
– – – Contributing sources that have already taken steps to control precursors may be fined, advisory subcommittee says, 53

– – Primary and secondary standards, EPA to reconsider standards set during Bush administration (D.C. Cir.), 2173; EPA releases draft review plan outlining reconsideration process, 2440
– – SIPs Charlotte, N.C. area withdrawn, 1102
– – States demand stricter standards, EPA requests 180 days to review standard (D.C. Cir.), 533
– – Survey finds days of elevated levels fell 50 percent from previous year, 2098
– – Wyo. seeks nonattainment designation, cites unusual wintertime violations, 651

– Oil and gas leases, environmental groups drop suit against BLM over harmful ozone levels in San Juan Basin (D.N.M.), 163
– VOC reactivity

See VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs)

OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES

– Alternatives

– – Carbon dioxide refrigerant, EPA considers short-term exposure limit, total ceiling limit, 2235
– – List, EPA adds 8 substitutes, 54; EPA adds 7 substitutes, 2279

– Applicability Determination Index decisions, In Brief, 11
– Applicability Determination Index, In Brief, 1625
– CFCs, EPA proposes 63 ton allocation for inhaler makers in 2009, 163; final rule, In Brief, 1488
– Halon-1301, EPA relaxes import petition process for bottles used in aircraft fire suppressionsuppressionsuppression systems to speed testing, 535
– HCFCs

See HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (HCFCs)

– HFC phaseout, U.S. will propose no amendment under Montreal Protocol, State Dep't says, 1046; U.S. joins Canada, Mexico in offering amendment, 2177
– Hydrofluoroolefin acceptable substitute for new vehicle air conditioning systems under EPA proposal, 2455
– Management, Canada plans to regulate collection, disposal of unwanted substances, 1351
– Manufacturer settles violations at facilities in 4 states (E.D. Tex.), 2442
– Methyl bromide

See METHYL BROMIDE (74-83-9)

– Nitrous oxide potential greater than any other substance, NOAA reports, 2101

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