Environment Reporter: Current Developments Index-Summary

HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION

– Cleanup plan, public hearings, 219; moratorium on moving off-site waste to facility, 1005
– Soil contamination, high-level radioactive material migration, 2634
– Underground tank cleanup, request to approve consent decree (E.D. Wash.), 2317
– Waste repository, state officials reject idea, 1242

HAWAII

– Endangered species

– – Lead pollution at Midway Atoll threatening seabirds, 285
– – Listing, ecosystem-based approach, 852

– Firing range environmental and cultural impacts (D. Haw.), 2473
– Garbage shipment to Wash. landfill, restraining order (E.D. Wash.), 1830; USDA cancellation of compliance agreements, 1886
– Wastewater treatment, Honolulu sewer upgrades (D. Haw.), 1848

HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPs)

– BP Prods. N. Am., illegal refinery emissions (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 1851
– Emissions decrease, 1990-2005, 528
– Or. benchmarks, adoption, 1963
– n-Propyl bromide, petition to list, 2446
– Risk assessment, effects of underreporting emissions, 406; SAB recommendations on risk analysis, 655
– SCAQMD exposure reduction plan for areas with many pollution sources, 802
– School monitoring, EPA results for Eden Gardens Elem., 1927
– Sewage sludge incinerator NSPS proposal, OMB review, 1986; proposed rule, 2238; publication of proposed rule, 2296; proposed correction, 2503; comments, 2670; extension of rulemaking deadline, 2736
– Urban areas, Inspector General report on EPA obligations, 1453

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

– Hazardous waste transporter pleads no contest (Wis. Ct. Cir.), 2771
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–52; SplRpt (1/22/10) S–52
– Spent nuclear fuel, low risk, 120

HAZARDOUS WASTE

See also SUPERFUND
– Abandonment, pharmaceutical maker pleads guilty (Md. Cir. Ct.), 1479
– Acid waste impoundment closure, settlement agreement, 2191
– Aircraft parts manufacturing, settlement of violations, 1646
– Airport deicing fluid use, no immediate threat (U.S., rev sought), 1703; (rev den), 2255
– Aluminum industry, penalties for violations at 16 sites nationwide, 284
– Arsenic levels at Mo. soccer complex, 2463
– Attorneys' fees, recoverability by voluntarily dismissed defendant (N.D. Cal.), 2857
– Automotive fluids dumping, restitution of testing and monitoring costs (Cal. Ct. App.), 2765
– Bankruptcy

– – Compliance cost liability (U.S., rev sought), 486; (briefing extension), 1467; (rev den), 2255
– – Petitions filed to avoid liability (3d Cir.), 17

– Barge cleaning facility, Tex. fine, 2163
– Basel Convention

See BASEL CONVENTION

– Birth defects, Cal./federal investigation in Kettleman City, 289
– BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Coast Guard management directive, 1538
– Brownfields redevelopment

See BROWNFIELDS

– Chemical industry, Lyondell Chem. cleanup settlement proposal (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 739
– Citizen suits, state-ordered remedy no bar (M.D. Tenn.), 790
– Coal ash

See COAL ASH

– Coke manufacturing

– – Benzene, elevated levels at N.Y. plant, 283
– – Pollution control manager, arrest (W.D.N.Y.), 175; indictment, 1783

– Community Engagement Initiative, EPA launch, 1185; participation as goal, 2412
– Controlled drugs, study

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5809

– Corrections and clarifications, final rule, 684; withdrawal of portions of rule, 1308
– Criminal enforcement, 2009 cases, Analysis & Perspective, 574
– Criminal prosecution, corporate officer liability (9th Cir.), 481
– Definition of solid waste

– – Hazardous secondary materials used as fuel in combustion units, hazardous emissions, 680
– – Nonhazardous waste definition, potential conflict with state rules, programs, 1879
– – Recycling

– – – Environmental justice review of rule, 165
– – – Rulemaking, EPA agreement (D.C. Cir.), 2070

– Dioxin and furan waste disposal, remand of personal injury suit to state court (S.D. W.Va.), 2257
– Dioxins

See DIOXINS

– Documents as historical records, Tenn. proposal, 1481
– Electronic waste

See ELECTRONIC WASTE

– Emission-comparable fuels

– – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–21
– – Withdrawal of exclusion, EPA announcement, 1303

– Emotional distress, no intentional targeting of individuals found (N.D. Cal.), 276
– Exclusions

– – Eastman Chem. Co., 2191
– – Valero Refining, 554

– Fertilizer maker settlement (M.D. Fla.), 1831
– Financial assurance, Tenn. proposed expansion, 2272
– Generation insufficient to support cleanup claim (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 1962
– Groundwater cleanup, nanotechnology use, 334
– Incinerator settlement of RCRA violations at Neb. facility, 1365
– Indemnification agreement no bar to claim decades later against railcar maker (W.D. Pa.), 275
– Land application, masonry blocks used in foundations (U.S., rev sought), 941; (rev den), 1305
– Magnesium production, EPA interpretation not final determination (10th Cir.), 1883
– Management and remediation services, advance notice of proposed rulemaking on financial responsibility, 114
– Mercury repository, release of draft EIS for Tex. site, 329
– Military facilities

– – City's suit against federal government barred by ongoing remediation (E.D. Cal.), 1005
– – Property conversion, impact of cleanup delays, 681
– – Tyndall AFB, unilateral cleanup violation of federal law, 2071

– Natural attenuation, Fla. veto override, 2594
– Nuisance and trespass, no sovereign immunity from time bar (C.D. Ill.), 1134
– Obsolete ships, U.S. Maritime Admin. violations in Suisun Bay (E.D. Cal.), 218; proposed consent decree, 744
– Paper waste release, residents denied class certification (M.D. Ala.), 2520
– PCE contamination, dry cleaning machine makers not liable (E.D. Cal.), 678
– Pesticides

– – Iowa plant, settlement of violations, 2256
– – Mo. manufacturer, storage violations (W.D. Mo.), 746

– Producer and consumer responsibility for waste management costs, mayor resolution, 1362
– Radioactive waste

See RADIOACTIVE WASTE

– Railroads, contamination of private property (9th Cir.), 2461
– Removal from tanker trailer, origin of waste irrelevant (E.D. Ky.), 616
– Retail establishments

– – Target, disposal injunction (Cal. Super. Ct.), 2222
– – Wal-Mart settles Cal. violations (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1020

– Saccharin, proposal to withdraw from listing, 897; final rule, 2857
– San Diego school district settlement of state violations, 137
– Shooting ranges, 50-year-old spent bullets discarded material, insurer duty to defend (D. Or.), 169
– Sludge filter cake delisting, Tokusen petition, 743
– Soil contamination

See SOIL CONTAMINATION

– Spent acid stream use as fertilizer, proposed consent decree (S.D. Tex.), 2008
– Spent material, challenge of definition (D.C. Cir.), 1062; spent solvent regulation under RCRA, 1828
– Steel manufacturing, Sparrows Point mill cleanup

– – Chesapeake Bay Foundation suit (D. Md.), 1579
– – Shipyard owners suit (D. Md.), 2194

– Storage, exclusion of evidence of prior waste conviction (S.D. W.Va.), 840
– Surface impoundments, Wyo. refinery settlement, 1364
– Sustainable remediation

– – Evolution of field, Special Report, 2599
– – Technical information availability, Special Report, 2602
– – Voluntary industry standard, 550

– Transporter pleads no contest (Wis. Cir. Ct.), 2771
– Treatment, storage and disposal facility in Nev., consent agreement, 2256

HAZE

See REGIONAL HAZE

HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (18540-29-9)

– Drinking water, case for stricter regulation, 2858
– Emotional distress, no intentional targeting of individuals found (N.D. Cal.), 276

HIGHWAY AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION

– Alaska, contractors settle water violations (D. Alaska), 1319
– Job creation mandate trumps environmental laws (11th Cir.), 2142
– Lawrence, Kan. bypass, preferred path upheld (D. Kan.), 2536
– Lower St. Croix River bridge, vacation of impact finding (D. Minn.), 695
– Mercury contamination of Tenn. bridges, agreement to remove or contain, 2879
– Paving operations, coal-tar sealant major pollutant source in urban lakes, 2693
– Stormwater management

– – Caltrans, improvements, 2592
– – Incorporation of controls into design of federally-funded projects

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3602

– – U.S. Highway 59, compliance order, 2767

– Superfund, Wash. liable for stormwater runoff containing hazardous substances (W.D. Wash.), 1465; off-site waters not facility, state agency not liable, 1582; arranger liability not reliant on showing causation, 2630

HISTORIC PLACES AND PROPERTIES

– Nantucket Sound, Cape Wind project

– – Consultation, 67; decision expected after comments, consulting, 162; comments on adverse effects sought, 209; decision due soon, House hearing, 673; DOI approval, 933; record of decision, 1359
– – Lease granted, 2302
– – National grid contract, 2647
– – Opponents' lawsuit (D.D.C.), 1462

HOMELAND SECURITY

– Chemical plants, antiterrorism bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3599

– Chlorine, water treatment facilities' substitution with safer chemicals, 489
– Congressional action on reauthorization, coalition on passage prior to expiration, 692
– Extension of standards until 2015

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2868, S 2996

– Gasoline terminals, comments sought on anti-terrorism standards, 175
– Inherently safe technology, DHS inclusion in reauthorization, 496
– Maritime jurisdiction, first stage risk assessments for chemical facilities, 1539
– Water facilities, antiterrorism bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3598

– Wind farms, siting concerns over interference with military operations, 1462

HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT (DHS)

– Disaster planning, key role in, 2152

HOSPITALS

– Medical waste, Mass. fine for improper disposal, 1615
– Pharmaceutical discharges, New York City drinking water supply, 135

HYBRID VEHICLES

– Heavy-duty vehicles, research

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 679

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

See INJECTION WELLS

HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS

– Production and consumption allowance rule, remand (D.C. Cir.), 1984

HYDROELECTRIC POWER

– Endangered species listings, impact on southeast dams, 2474
– Klamath River, agreement to remove 4 dams, 443
– Salmon habitat restoration, Wash. dam removals, 2429
– Water quality, N.Y. authority upheld (N.Y.), 394
– Willamette River dams, agreement to mitigate impact on wildlife, 1955; finalization, 2428
– Yadkin project, water quality certification revocation, 2706

HYDROFLUOROCARBONS

– Montreal Protocol, use reduction declaration, 2569

HYDROGEN SULFIDE (7783-06-4)

– Deicing fluid use, no immediate threat (U.S., rev sought), 1703; (rev den), 2255
– TRI requirement, proposal to lift stay, 497; comment period extension, 853; OMB review, 2446