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Vol. 41, Nos. 1-51, pp. 1-2896 Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010 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
MACT
– GHG reporting, draft final rule, 986; finalization near, 1403; final rule, 1456
– Hazardous waste, EPA interpretation not final determination (10th Cir.), 1883
– Pharmaceuticals, mail-back program successes, 1148
– Recycling, product stewardship framework law, 759 – Sludge use as fertilizer, pollution exclusion (D. Me.), 2572
– Shipbreaking, review of tanker proposal, 2460
– Director, hold on Senate confirmation of Lew, 2323
– Gasoline terminals lacking vapor controls on storage tanks, consent decree (D. Guam), 878
– Carbon tax, county imposition on Mirant Corp., 1202; Mirant files suit (D. Md.), 1323
– Chesapeake Bay issues
See CHESAPEAKE BAY
– Coal ash
– – Landfill leaks into Mataponi Creek, notice of intent to sue Mirant, 185; suit filed (D. Md.), 805
– – Recycling, low-carbon portland cement alternative, 640 – Fort Detrick Area B, remediation agreement, 2854 – Hazardous waste
– – Abandonment, pharmaceutical maker pleads guilty (Md. Cir. Ct.), 1479
– – Steel manufacturing, Sparrows Point mill cleanup
– – – Chesapeake Bay Foundation suit (D. Md.), 1579
– – – Shipyard owners suit (D. Md.), 2194 – NPL, additions and deletions, 2364 – Nutrient management plans, identifying information (Md. Cir. Ct.), 2093 – Paper mill particulate matter monitoring, 2768 – Stormwater
– – Design rules for developers, revisions, 804
– – Projects with preliminary approval, 639 – Water infrastructure improvement grants, 91 – Wind energy, offshore leases, 2515
– Diesel emissions
– – Air quality, Chicago-area rail stations, 1789
– – Consent decree over Boston locomotive idling (D. Mass.), 1789 – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–50
– Biomass, eligibility criteria for economic incentives, 2159
– Buzzards Bay oil spill
– – Class status of property owners, proposal (1st Cir.), 492
– – Natural resource damages, settlement (D. Mass.), 2584 – – State oil spill prevention law
– – – Federal preemption of certain provisions (D. Mass.), 862
– – – Tugboat escorts for oil transport, implementation, 760 – Dumping, hidden camera use for enforcement, 2379 – Energy efficiency, utility investment requirements, 292 – Ferry discharge of sewage, guilty plea (D. Mass.), 338 – Insurance
– – Extrinsic evidence, relevance to determination of duty to defend (D. Mass.), 863
– – Small amount of contamination sudden and accidental, duty to defend triggered (D.R.I.), 1065 – Municipal solid waste incinerators, ban on new facilities, 1546 – Ocean management plan, 88 – Renewable energy, biomass electricity compares unfavorably with coal power, 1324 – Rental car idling at airports, settlement of charges (D. Mass.), 1632 – Shopping bags, decline in disposable sack use since 2007, 1790 – Stormwater discharges
– – Charles River watershed, draft general permit to control runoff from impervious surfaces, 861
– – Draft permit for 84 cities, towns, 293
– – Access request proper despite assertions of cleanup by property owner (D. Mass.), 2134
– – Sutton Brook Disposal Area, consent decree (D. Mass.), 14 – Wastewater and wastewater treatment
– – Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District permit, challenge (1st Cir.), 2204
– – Nitrogen discharges (D. Mass.), 2015 – – Sewer overflows
– – – Boston, EPA motion to intervene (D. Mass.), 2858
– – – Revere proposed consent decree (W.D. Mo.), 2036
– – Hoosac Wind Project, compliance with state wetlands act (Mass.), 1612
– – Nantucket Sound qualification for historic places listing, 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 – – Tax exemption for turbine, tower, and components, 1611
– Baghouses, settlement of permit violations (M.D. Fla.), 408; sentencing, 1400
– Boilers
– – Mercury emissions
See Mercury emissions, this heading
– – Boilers
– – – Energy efficiency as compliance tool, 2728
– – – Proposed rules, 973; hearings set, 1224; comment period extension, additional hearings, 1287; environmental justice analysis, 1288; industry comments, 1349; fuel loophole, 1399; comment period extension, 1629; congressional concerns about economic impact, 1814; industry groups on feasibility of meeting proposed standards, 1981; paper industry comments on economic impact, 1985; delay of rules to consider additional emissions data, 2173; proposed limits may be too stringent, 2669 – – – Rulemaking deadline, petition for delay (D.D.C.), 2726 – – Power plants
– – – Consent decree approval (D.D.C.), 877
– – – Construction requires determination (5th Cir.), 2613 – – – Cost-benefit analysis, 2352 – – – Transmission reliability, impact on, 2400
– Ammonia release, compliance agreement with Cal. processor, 462
– Biofuels, challenge of renewable fuels standard (D.C. Cir.), 1232 – Discharge permits, settlement of state, federal violations (E.D. Pa.), 1429 – Poultry processing
– Disposal improper, Mass. hospital fined, 1615
– Incinerators, emission NSPS
– – Challenge, environmentalist support for standards (D.C. Cir.), 103; industry cites destruction of industry, 2557
– – Less stringent limits, EPA proposal, 1118
– Boilers, MACT NESHAP
– – Energy efficiency as compliance tool, 2728
– – Proposed rules, 973; hearings set, 1224; comment period extension, additional hearings, 1287; environmental justice analysis, 1288; industry comments, 1349; fuel loophole, 1399; comment period extension, 1629; congressional concerns about economic impact, 1814; industry groups on feasibility of meeting proposed standards, 1981; paper industry comments on economic impact, 1985; delay of rules to consider additional emissions data, 2173; proposed limits may be too stringent, 2669; state and local regulators on industry cost claims, 2728 – – Rulemaking deadline, petition for delay (D.D.C.), 2726 – Consumer products
– – N.C. disposal law, 1791
– – Tenn. disposal law, 1024 – Gold ore processing and production sources, MACT NESHAP proposal, 877; publication, 927; comment period extension, 1121; comments, 1505; OMB review, 2670; final rule, 2840 – Idaho emission limits, 2334 – International agreement restricting sale and use, first round of talks scheduled, 1243; talks yield timetable, 1364 – Light bulbs
– – Compact fluorescent bulbs, voluntary reduction, 2258
– – Md. collection and recycling bill, 860; governor signs, 1023 – – Warehousing violations, fine proposed against recycler, 1068 – Power plants
– – Emissions reductions
– – MACT
– – – Consent decree approval (D.D.C.), 877
– – – Construction requires determination (5th Cir.), 2613 – – – Cost-benefit analysis, 2352 – – – Transmission reliability, impact on, 2400 – 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 – Storage illegal, penalty upheld (1st Cir.), 2855 – Waste-burning energy facility emissions testing, Minn. bill, 806 – Water supply facility discharges by New York City department, end to probation and monitoring period (S.D.N.Y.), 38
– Superfund financial responsibility, advance notice of proposed rulemaking, 114
– Chemical preparation facility area source NESHAP, publication of final rule, 5
– Coal-bed methane stimulation
– – State inconsistencies in rules on produced water, report, 1900
– – Transferral of reservoirs, Wyo. approval of request, 1912 – – Wyo. company seeks SDWA exemption, 1327 – International initiative to reduce emissions, 2251 – Municipal solid waste landfill emissions violations, settlement (D.N.J.), 1631 – Recovery and use grants, solicitation of proposals, 109
– Drinking water, Cal. public health goal, 2157
– Production allowances, 2010 allocation, 980
– Drinking water contamination, request for access to raw study data granted (S.D.N.Y.), 1946
– Product liability claims settlement (S.D.N.Y.), 1765
– BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
– – Funding for monitoring, pollution prevention, possible request, 1438
– – State claims (W.D. Tex.), 2212 – U.S. border
– – Colorado River conservation and restoration framework, 1541
– – Environmental protection, board recommendation on increased U.S. funding, 1420
– Dairy irrigation with wastewater, injunction granted (Mich. Cir. Ct.), 2426
– Electric power generation, state not required to regulate CO2 (Mich. Ct. App.), 393 – Environmental agency reorganization, 2705 – GHG emissions reduction, positive economic impacts, 89 – Great Lakes
See GREAT LAKES
– Migration of contamination, dismissal of claim under state water law bars other claims (Mich. Ct. App.), 2425 – NPL, additions and deletions, 484; 2193 – Operating permits, investigation of fees, 701 – Ozone attainment status, Allegan County approval, 2224 – Pipeline rupture, Kalamazoo River oil spill, 1731; cleanup progress report, 1768; company settlement of violations stemming from 10 spills, 1835; briefing paper on request for additional time to repair defects, 2083; company chief assumption of responsibility, 2084; settlement, 2542 – Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River and Bay, and area floodplains, consent order for dioxin contamination cleanup, 164
– Camp Lejeune drinking water contamination
– – Navy funding of health studies, 432
– – Occurrence, report, 2417 – – Personal injury, rejection of motion to dismiss (E.D. N.C.), 493; latent disease exception to statute of repose, 2579
See CHEMICAL WEAPONS
– Defense Dept. FY2010 appropriations – Energy efficiency, DOD efforts, 889; application of green building standards, 1995 – Environmental hazard exposure, Senate panel approves study, care for individuals, 280 – Firing range environmental and cultural impacts (D. Haw.), 2473 – Formerly Used Defense Site cleanup program, 1995 – Fort Detrick Area B, remediation agreement, 2854 – Hazardous waste, city's suit against federal government barred by ongoing remediation (E.D. Cal.), 1005 – Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund site, proposed settlement (E.D. Wash.), 2853 – Property conversion, impact of delays in site cleanup, 681 – Superfund cleanups, GAO recommendation to expand EPA authority, 1878 – Tyndall AFB, unilateral cleanup violation of federal law, 2071 – Wind farms, siting concerns over interference with activities, 1462
– Director, resignation, 1269; Bromwich appointment, 1384
– Natural Resources and Revenue Office, establishment, 2265 – New agency to address long-standing deficiencies, 1719 – Offshore energy and minerals management, associate director retirement announcement, 1163 – Restructuring plan, 1153; House hearing, 1435; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3534 – Safety and Environmental Enforcement Office, establishment, 1091
– Asbestos
– – Libby Site
– – – Cleanup, records of decision, 1062
– – – Injury claims against Mont. for failure to warn (3rd Cir.), 168 – Everglades limestone mines, vacating of dredge-and-fill permits (11th Cir.), 214 – Flathead Valley, British Columbia-Montana cooperation to end resource development, 379; partnership agreement, 444 – Gravel mine expansion incidental take permit, rejection of biological opinions (W.D. Wash.), 439 – Hardrock mining, Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–24 – Horse Canyon project, consideration of exploration project cumulative impacts (9th Cir.), 1410 – Iron-ore recovery, settlement of CWA violations at Mo. site, 624 – Lead production, Doe Run Resources settlement of violations at Mo. facilities (E.D. Mo.), 2327 – Limestone
– – Construction materials firm settlement of Mo. water violations, 1427
– – Quarry water pollution abatement plan approval, challenge (Tex. App.), 91 – Metal mining TRI requirements, Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–43 – Mountaintop mining
– – Phosphate mine expansion affirmation (9th Cir.), 2855
– – Roadless rule
– – – Construction of roads, allowance for 14 projects, 1145
– – – Defense of invalidation of road construction ban (10th Cir.), 29; Wyo. argues rule violates federal law, 563 – – – Redelegation of authority to Forest Service, 503; USDA head retains final say for one more year, 1256 – Offshore dredging for sand and gravel, release of EIAs on 3 projects, 224 – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–24; SplRpt (1/22/10) S–25 – Public lands, administration defense of Bush rules on fees, millsite acreage (D.D.C.), 788 – Rare earth elements, introduction of promotion bill, 1412 – Red Dog Mine expansion
– – Discharge permits, challenge, 423; EPA withdrawal of five contested permit components, 789
– – Wetlands, fill permit issuance, 616 – Rosemont copper mine, limits
– – Hardrock mining financial assurance rule, Small Business Advocacy Review panel, 2744
– – Liability apportionment, Burlington N. ruling did not change rules (E.D. Cal.), 1063 – – Molycorp site, cleanup plan, 2853 – – Summitville Mine, collateral source rule inapplicable (U.S., rev den), 115 – – Tar Creek site, relocation of residents
– – – Kansas residents, 900
– – – Payments, state law bars challenges (Okla.), 1480
– Ethanol production, penalty agreement, 2270
– Great Lakes
See GREAT LAKES
– Insurance, forward looking policy covers cleanup of acquisition (D. Minn.), 2705 – Mercury testing of emissions from waste-burning energy facilities, bill, 806 – SIP, strategic plan to reduce haze in Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Voyageurs Natl. Park, 35 – Superfund, permanent response action status discretionary (D. Minn.), 1647 – Timber sale, agency purchase of conservation easement, 1615 – Wastewater discharges, ethanol producer settlement of alleged state violations, 294
– Climate change, reconsideration of decision allowing hurricane damage exacerbation claims (5th Cir.), 471; lack of quorum, dismissal, 1235; (U.S., rev sought), 1993
– Wetlands, Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration plans, 557
– Drinking water, falsification of sample data (W.D. Mo.), 913; former superintendent guilty plea, 1961
– Hazardous waste
– – Arsenic levels in soccer complex soil, 2463
– – Storage, fine against pesticide maker (W.D. Mo.), 746 – Iron-ore recovery, settlement of CWA violations, 624 – Lead production, Doe Run Resources settlement of violations (E.D. Mo.), 2327 – Limestone mine, settlement of state water violations, 1427 – Odors, hog farm operation settlement (Mo. Cir. Ct.), 2037 – Pipeline conversion to carry fiber optic cable, liability for leaks (E.D. Mo.), 2522 – Sewer overflows, Kansas City proposed settlement (W.D. Mo.), 1140; city resolves state violations, 1261 – Sludge use as fertilizer, pollution exclusion (D. Me.), 2572 – Superfund
– – Insolvent subsidiary's parent, dismissal of suit against (E.D. Mo.), 1829
– – NPL, additions and deletions, 484; 2193; 2364
– Diesel engines
See DIESEL ENGINES
– Railroads
See RAILROADS
– Climate change, program focus on regional effects, 675
– Collaborative efforts, Integrated Environmental Modeling Hub launch, 1605 – Ozone formation, study on possible underestimation of concentrations, 2447 – Vehicle emissions simulation, release of MOVES2010, 8; available for immediate use, 462; update, 2061
– Automotive fluids dumping, restitution of costs (Cal. Ct. App.), 2765
– Beach water program, grants, 122 – Biomonitoring program, Md. governor signs bill, 1023 – BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
– – Fate of oil, collaboration, 2086
– – Mexico considering funding request, 1438 – Emissions audits, privatization of sample sales, 1987; publication of final rule, 2057 – GHG emissions, N.Y. governor vetoes bill, 1909 – Groundwater
– – Gowanus Canal sampling agreement, 1007
– – Oil and gas well casing failures, N.D. plans, 2224 – Landfill emissions, La. to review operating permit requirements for Woodside facility, 1427 – Lead NAAQS
– – Network expansion proposal, 5; OMB review, 2352; availability of studies, 2736; final rule, 2841
– – Reference method for ambient levels, development, 2054 – Mustard agent storage at Pueblo Chem. Depot, settlement (D. Colo.), 1066 – Nitrogen dioxide in cities and near roadways, NAAQS requirements, 197; increased threshold despite EPA opposition, 255; publication of final rule, 321; advisory committee recommendations, 2502 – Particulate matter, method revisions, 2838 – Sulfur dioxide 1-hour NAAQS, funding for states, 360 – Water quality
– – Nutrients, Chesapeake Bay system, 2142
– – Role in management, Analysis & Perspective, 1797 – – Surface mining impacts, method, 1664; comment period extension, 1886; concerns about science, utility, 1939
– Climate change threats to ecosystems, economy, 837
– Endangered species
– – Bull trout, critical habitat designation revision proposal, 177; final rule, 2331
– – Canada lynx, remand on protected habitat determination (D. Mont.), 1785 – – Gray wolves, restoration of protection (D. Mont.), 1844 – – Sage grouse protection, remand of study on cattle grazing impact (9th Cir.), 630; sliding scale test justifies injunction, 1781 – Mines and mining
– – Coal mining, state school trust land lease (Mont. Dist. Ct.), 1199
– – Flathead Valley ban, cooperation with British Columbia, 379; partnership agreement, 444 – – Rock Creek Mine, EIS not updated with latest information on impact on endangered species (D. Mont.), 1195 – SIP, EPA review of proposed changes, 599 – Superfund
– – Libby Asbestos Site
– – – Cleanup, records of decision, 1062
– – – Injury claims against state for failure to warn (3rd Cir.), 168
– Essential use allowances, EPA accepting applications, 1631
– Hydrofluorocarbons, use reduction declaration, 2569 – North American nations, HFC phase-down proposal, 989
– Diesel emissions, Cal. air board relaxes rules, 956; implementation delay, 2873
– Drivers as independent contractors, impact on economy, environment, 2733 – Freight transport, emissions reduction legislation, 612 – Fuel economy, DOE funding of research and demonstration projects, 111 – Transportation refrigeration units, rejection of challenge to Cal. rule (D.C. Cir.), 801
– California Smog Check program, revised plan, 447
– Louisiana, fee increase, 2595
– Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing research incentives for medium- and heavy-duty commercial and transit vehicles
– Air conditioners
– – Behr Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume Superfund Site, proposed Chrysler settlement (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 1699
– – HFO-1234y use as refrigerant, comment period extension, 319 – Electric vehicles
See FUEL ECONOMY
– – Enforcement effort, EPA-CBP, 2503
– – Pep Boys settlement (D.D.C.), 1047 – – Recreational vehicles from China, withdrawal of EPA approval, 1504 – Reflective windshields, cessation of Cal. rulemaking, 757 – Registration fees, Cal. air district increase to satisfy ozone nonattainment rules, 2424
– Buffer zones
– – Comment period extension, 16
– – Deadline for new final rule issuance, settlement (D.D.C.), 682 – – Stream protections
– – – EIS performance, state officials critical, 2633
– – – 1983 rule in effect, 554 – – – Proposals for revised rule, 1013 – Ecosystem impacts, EPA draft report, 839 – Financial assurance, state criticism of GAO report, 378 – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–24 – Permits
– – Bridge Fork mine, proposed consent decree (S.D. W.Va.), 2135
– – Hobet 45 mine, EPA approval after negotiating smaller impact, 70; Corps of Eng'rs approval, 117 – – Massey Energy-EPA consent decree, lawsuits may continue despite agreement (S.D. W.Va.), 2685 – – Nationwide permit, ACE suspension of use, 1409 – – Orders blocking operations at 4 W.Va. locations overturned (U.S., briefing extended), 1467; (dism), 1940 – – Pine Creek mine, EPA conditional approval, 1523; final approval, 1701 – – Spruce No. 1 mine, EPA response deadline extension, 70; request for further extension (S.D. W.Va.), 553; EPA plan to veto permit, 737; challenge of EPA veto authority (D.D.C.), 788; public hearing scheduled, 1014; comments, 1306; EPA defends veto, says challenge premature, 1361; time extension for final decision, 1604; withdrawal recommendation, 2365 – – Stream protection efforts, impact on, 329 – – Valley fill permit reviews, W.Va. cessation, 136
– – Citizen suits, denial of motion to consolidate (S.D. W.Va.), 2254
– – Injunction warranted (S.D. W.Va.), 1361; court order on payment for cleanup, 2006; contempt ruling, 2316 – Valley fill minimization
– – Challenge of EPA guidance (D.D.C.), 1665; request for preliminary injunction, 2132
– – EPA guidance, 736; request for comments, 839; comment period extension, 1605 – – Ky. joins industry challenge (E.D. Ky.), 2365 – – W. Va. challenge of EPA guidance (S.D. W.Va.), 2338; petitions to intervene, 2598 Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
