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Vol. 41, Nos. 1-51, pp. 1-2896
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010

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    GAS TURBINES
      – Efficiency, research and development
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2900
    GASOLINE (8006-61-9)
      – Ethanol content
      – Lead content, ban
        – – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–6
        – – Propeller aircraft fuel proposal, 103; OMB review of endangerment finding, 527; advance notice seeking comment, 776; request for comments, 879
        – – Racing cars, Canada exemption, 1565
      – MTBE
        – – Drinking water contamination, plaintiff request for raw study data granted (S.D.N.Y.), 1946
        – – Product liability claims settlement (S.D.N.Y.), 1765
      – Pollution exclusion clauses, no requirement for listing under Ind. law (7th Cir.), 758
      – Terminals
        – – Anti-terrorism standards, request for comments, 175
        – – VOC emission control
          – – – Mass. violations, settlement (Mass. Super. Ct.), 1479
          – – – Storage tanks, consent decree (D. Guam), 878
      – Underground storage tanks
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S.
      – Water studies, focus on climate change, land use, 223
    GEORGIA
      – Chattahoochee River coal-fired plant, issuance of final permits, 858
      – Coal-fired power plant, rejection of state-issued permit, 2875
      – Dredging and filling without permit, fine against logging firm (S.D. Ga.), 753
      – Endangered species listings, impact on hydroelectric dams, 2474
      – Energy efficiency contracts, constitutional amendment, 2482
      – Insurance, pollution exclusion no bar to coverage for gas exposure (Ga. Ct. App.), 1147
      – NPL, additions and deletions, 2364
      – Nuclear reactors, federal loan guarantees, 367; negotiation of terms, 472
      – Sewer overflows, DeKalb County settlement (N.D. Ga.), 2805
      – South Atlantic Alliance plan to protect coastal, ocean resources, 2370
      – Titanium dioxide manufacturing, settlement of pollution charges (S.D. Ga.), 2216
      – Water rights, Fla. use of ESA for higher downstream flows rejected (M.D. Fla.), 1730
    GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
      – Climate change bill provisions
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1733
      – Production, predicted increase by 2050, 1761
    GLASS INDUSTRY
      – New source review, consent decree includes nitrogen oxides emissions controls (W.D. Wash.), 149
    GOLD MINING
      – Mercury emissions, NESHAP MACT proposal, 877; publication, 927; comment period extension, 1121; comments, 1505; OMB review, 2670; final rule, 2840
      – Pebble Project, Alaska suspension of permits, 446; reinstatement, 955
      – Tribal religious practice, rejection of injunction request (D. Nev.), 2007
    GRANTS
      – Abandoned Mine Land program, awards, 17
      – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds
      – Beaches, water monitoring, 122
      – Brownfields
        – – Application guidelines, revision, 1415
        – – Area-wide planning program
          – – – Renewable energy development, 741
          – – – Webinar, 792
        – – Assessment funding, report, 2574
        – – Economically disadvantaged communities, awards, 2367
        – – New York City program, 898
        – – Reauthorization of federal program
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5310
        – – Response programs grants, deadlines, 2575
      – Carbon sequestration, power plant awards, 1515
      – Chesapeake Bay watershed pollution reduction efforts
        – – Accountability framework, 23
        – – Small Watershed Program, awards, 2530
      – Clean energy
        – – Jobs, training grants, 68
        – – Small businesses, DOE funding
          – – – Availability, 1577
          – – – Recipients, 610
      – Diesel engine emissions reductions
        – – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–6
        – – Reauthorization
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3973
        – – Senate jobs bill funding, 151
      – Easement acquisition, USDA grant for Everglades watershed, 1655
      – Energy efficiency
        – – Block grant program, expenditures, 1876
        – – Climate Showcase Community Program, EPA announcement, 1300
        – – HUD residential building program
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2336
      – Forest Legacy Program, awards, 853
      – FY2011 EPA budget, administration proposal, 297
      – Great Lakes restoration
        – – Availability to local groups applying for federal funding, 796
        – – Project selection, 1250
      – Job training, EPA acceptance of proposals, 2866
      – Methane to Markets Partnership, solicitation of proposals, 109
      – National Estuary Program reauthorization
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4715
      – Nuclear energy, next-generation reactor research, 541
      – Ocean conservation, endowment fund creation
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3641
      – Ozone formation, San Joaquin Valley eligibility
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3373
      – Renewable energy
        – – Cash grants, end of program awarding billions to foreign companies, 473
        – – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–19
        – – Shift from loan guarantees, industry support, 2510
      – State revolving funds
      – Sustainable development, technical assistance awards, 2375
      – Vehicle emissions reduction programs, Tex. oversight, 2769
    GREAT LAKES
      – Beach water monitoring, grants, 122
      – Climate change, adaptation and mitigation practices, 2454
      – Conservation, administration adoption of national policy, 1650
      – FY2011 budget proposal, House appropriations panel members' concerns, 415
      – Groundwater protection, advisory board on watershed approach, 1368
      – Invasive species
      – Lead, standing to sue federal government over shooting range on Lake Michigan (U.S., rev sought), 218; (rev den), 682
      – Restoration
        – – Action plan, 430
        – – Ecosystem protection
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4755, S 3073
        – – Funding, coalition report on increasing federal funds, 1834
        – – Grants
          – – – Availability to local groups applying for federal funding, 796
          – – – Endowment fund creation
            See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3641
          – – – Project selection, 1250
      – Sewer overflows into Lake Ontario, Oswego, N.Y. settlement (N.D.N.Y.), 1142; approval, 1834
    GREENHOUSE GASES
    GREENLAND
      – Ice sheet, melting rate research, 1825
    GROUNDWATER
      – Abandoned oil and gas wells, Tenn. proposal, 2821
      – Coal ash
        – – Citizen suit notice to Pa. power plant, 1202
        – – Monitoring report supporting stricter regulation, 2001
      – Fertilizer plant, dismissal of negligence, nuisance claims (Wis. Ct. App.), 1965
      – Great Lakes Basin, advisory board on watershed-based protection policies, 1368
      – Hydraulic fracturing, natural gas drilling
      – Insurance, extrinsic evidence relevance to determination of duty to defend (D. Mass.), 863
      – Monitoring, N.D. oil and gas well casing failures, 2224
      – Nanotechnology use in cleanup, risk research needed, 334
      – Phosphorus contamination, Idaho fertilizer maker agrees to reduce pollution, 280; proposed amendment to consent decree (D. Idaho), 2003
      – Superfund sites
      – Taking, mere consequential damage to property (U.S., rev den), 2752
      – Tritium contamination
        – – Exelon settlements (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 638
        – – Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, order to protect the public, 1149
        – – Risk communication by NRC, state official on, 2559
        – – Task force findings, review, 1414
        – – Yankee nuclear power plant, 377; rejection of bill extending operations beyond scheduled closing date, 511
      – Uranium mining, Colo. protections, 1958; test well permit issuance, 2748
      – Zinc contamination at Blackwell mine, settlement (Okla. Dist. Ct.), 335
    GROUP OF 20
      – Fossil fuel subsidies, reduction plans, 1463
    GUAM
      – Dredged material disposal site, request for comments, 845
      – Gasoline terminals lacking vapor controls on storage tanks, consent decree (D. Guam), 878
    GULF OF MEXICO
      – BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
        – – Advance payments to mitigate impacts
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3306
        – – Alabama suits (M.D. Ala.), 1897
        – – Citizen suit to seek federal enforcement action, 1272; environmental group files suit (E.D. La.), 1437
        – – Claims operation
          – – – Claims facility, assumption of all duties, 1904
          – – – Emergency payments, guidelines, 1951
          – – – Final claims, La. governor concerns about draft protocols, 2035
          – – – Options for final or interim payment, 2641
          – – – Proximity not criterion for eligibility, 2265; affirmation of position, 2419
          – – – Quick payments, pledge, 1537
          – – – Streamlining of process, Fla. attorney general on, 2158
        – – Community oversight of industry, recommendation, 1840
        – – Compensation fund, Feinberg on claims process, 1662
        – – Contingency plans, MMS alleged waiver of requirements (E.D. La.), 1160
        – – Costs
          – – – Estimate revision, 2468
          – – – Second fiscal quarter charge, 1709
        – – Criminal prosecution likely, Special Report, 1488
        – – Damages due to accident, proposed class action (E.D. La.), 1098
        – – Data management, criticisms, 1895
        – – Dispersal of oil
          – – – Degradation, divergent studies, 1953
          – – – Estimates of amounts evaporated, dissolved, dispersed, 1779; Ga. study contradicts federal estimates, 1894; demand for release of data used in federal report, 1952; NOAA revised estimates, 2640
          – – – Monitoring fate of oil, collaboration, 2086
          – – – NOAA study, 1271
        – – Dispersants
          – – – Aquatic toxicity, test data support decision, 1780
          – – – Chemical use, 1032
          – – – Decision to use, NOAA official defends, 1387
          – – – Directive to identify less toxic, more effective product, 1159
          – – – Endangered species, intent to sue agencies authorizing use, 1272
          – – – House hearing, 1382
          – – – Scaled down use ordered, 1205
          – – – Testing effects of subsea application, 1096
          – – – Toxicity data, test results, 1536
        – – Dividend suspension until cleanup costs calculated urged, 1274; House Democrats concur, 1333; BP dividend policy revision, 1380
        – – DOJ legal team, 1027
        – – Drilling partners on responsibility for spill and payment of claims, 1713
        – – Economic impact nationally, experts on, 1837
        – – Emergency response, reports on industry, government lack of preparedness, 2641
        – – Evidence preservation, security zone approval (E.D. La.), 2420
        – – Executives testify before Senate panel, 1093
        – – Expenses, investigation of tax treatment, 1785
        – – Exploration plan, blowout risk downplayed, 1027; spill impacts minimized, 1155
        – – Exxon Valdez, application of lessons learned, 1715
        – – Federal debarment possible, Special Report, 1552
        – – Fiduciary duty breach, BP shareholder suit (Del. Chanc. Ct.), 1209
        – – Fishing closure area expansion, 1158; easing of restrictions, 1839; means of informing public, 1904
        – – Fund to pay claims for damages, agreement to establish, 1380
        – – Government suit seeking unlimited damages (E.D. La.), 2807
        – – Health effects, NIEHS study of cleanup workers, residents, 1897
        – – Health hazards, identification of four classes, 1898
        – – Impact study, BP funding commitment, 1205
        – – Insurance policy coverage, duty to defend (S.D. Tex.), 1208
        – – Investigations
          – – – Blowouts, commission co-chairs on, 2531
          – – – Cement slurry unstable, possible Halliburton responsibility, 2469
          – – – Criminal, civil charges may result, 1268
          – – – CSB launch, 1439
          – – – Equipment failures, testing focus of House panel, 1091
          – – – Hearings on cause, Coast Guard plans, 1951
          – – – Multiple contractor mistakes, BP internal report, 2018
          – – – National commission, staff investigation, 2533
          – – – Operational management issues, interim report, 2580
          – – – Presidential commission subpoena power
            See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5481
          – – – Transocean accusation of BP withholding key information on blowout, 1953
        – – Legacy could last decades, 1094
        – – Lessons learned, forum, 2145
        – – Liability limits
          – – – Damages fund no cap, 1380
          – – – Transocean petition (S.D. Tex.), 1097; DOJ motion, 1273; environmental claims may proceed, 1385
        – – Litigation complexities, Special Report, 1210
        – – Louisiana
          – – – Coastal and wetland revitalization plan, 1593
          – – – Contractor responsibility for damages (E.D. La.), 2158
          – – – Multidistrict litigation, remand of suit to state court denied (E.D. La.), 1593
        – – Mexico
          – – – Funding for monitoring, pollution prevention, possible request, 1438
          – – – State claims filed (W.D. Tex.), 2212
        – – Multidistrict litigation
          – – – Attorney appointments (E.D. La.), 2373
          – – – Discovery, schedule, 2639
          – – – Evidence preservation, security zone approval (E.D. La.), 2420
          – – – Jurisdiction, remand of La. suit to state court denied (E.D. La.), 2325
          – – – Liability limit waiver (E.D. La.), 2373
          – – – Panel sought to combine lawsuits (MDL), 1098; transferral and consolidation of 77 cases (J.P.M.L.), 1837
          – – – Status conference dates (E.D. La.), 2764
        – – National commission creation, congressional appointment
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3516
        – – Natural resource damages, assessment and restoration planning, 2207; BP reimbursement of assessment costs, 2420
        – – Oil flow rate, refining of estimate, 1208; leak larger than reported, 1157; new estimate confirms accident as largest spill, 1271; technical group releases estimates, 1330; estimate of barrels leaked, 1778; independent study results, 2212
        – – Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund advances
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3473
        – – Permanent closure of well, delay, 1896; cement plugs in place, 2147; final plugging and abandonment, 2581
        – – Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, report on spread, 2474
        – – Potential impacts, complexities of, 1713
        – – Preservation of documents, attorneys general request, 1099
        – – Proper procedures not followed, oil executives testimony at House hearing, 1384; lawmakers seek more details on company response plans, 1487
        – – Recovered oil revenue to establish wildlife rehabilitation fund, 1334
        – – Response cost reimbursement, Coast Guard tracking, 1383; correction, 1440
        – – Response efforts, administration escalation, 946; industry executives brief lawmakers, 1029; environmental groups urge more direct government role, 1158
        – – Response plans
          – – – Damage shows need for updated policies, 1486
          – – – Sand berms ineffective as barrier, 2865
        – – Restoration of Gulf Coast
          – – – Assessment of damages, early stages, 1716; task unprecedented, Special Report, 1854
          – – – Federal commitment affirmation, 1950
          – – – Funding plans, 2208; 80 percent plan for penalty assessments, 2757
          – – – Louisiana, BP agreement, 2468
          – – – Natural resource damages, assessment and restoration planning, 2207; BP reimbursement of assessment costs, 2420
          – – – Task force creation, executive order, 2268; executive director appointment, 2421
        – – Royalties, BP must report and pay on captured oil, 1661
        – – Sensitive environments, mitigation of impacts, 1032
        – – Shrimpers' class action, filing (E.D. La.), 947
        – – Supplemental appropriations funding
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4899
        – – Systemic failures by government, BP, House hearing, 1333
        – – Tar balls
          – – – Fla. washup incidents, reports, 1270
          – – – Tex. response cost request, 1538
        – – Technology outdated, impact on response efforts, 1661
        – – Top cap containment device, installation attempt, 1270; oil recovery continues, 1335; additional oil, gas captured, 1386
        – – Top kill process to plug leak, 1156; approval and initiation, 1203
        – – Waste management, Coast Guard directive, 1538
        – – Water column distribution of oil and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, study, 1335
        – – Withholding of information by DOI, allegations (D.D.C.), 2149
        – – Wrongful death of rig worker (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 1098
      – Coastal ecosystem restoration, administration plans, 557
      – Hypoxia, larger dead zone in 2010, 1770
      – Offshore oil and gas operations
        – – Fish and wildlife, challenge as violation acts, 1161
        – – Oversight allegedly lax (S.D. Ala.), 1162
      – Restoration
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1311

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