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NAAQS

See NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS)

NACEPT

See NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY (NACEPT)

NAFTA

See NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)

NANOTECHNOLOGY

– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–39
– Science policy, Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–45

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY (NACEPT)

– Chair, Johnson appointment, 504

NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS)

– Acidification potential

See ACID RAIN

– Carbon monoxide, policy assessment recommendations, 526; science advisors' comments, 879; EPA final report, 1289; refinement of recommendations, 2445; OMB review of proposed rule, 2842
– Criteria pollutant concentrations decrease, 1990-2008, 528
– Lead

See LEAD (7439-92-1)

– Nitrogen dioxide

See NITROGEN DIOXIDE (10102-44-0)

– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–5
– Ozone

See OZONE (10028-15-6)

– Particulate matter

See PARTICULATE MATTER

– Sector-wide regulation

– – Environmental justice concerns, 2585
– – White paper, 2240

– Sulfur dioxide

See SULFUR DIOXIDE (7446-09-5)

– Transportation conformity

See TRANSPORTATION, subheading: Conformity with SIPs

NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP)

– Aerospace industry, residual risk review, 2176
– Animal feed manufacturers, publication of final rule, 62; compliance date acceleration, 1630
– Boilers and industrial furnaces

– – Mercury emissions reduction

– – – Energy efficiency as compliance tool, 2728
– – – Expectation of proposed rule, 773; EPA proposals, 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; criticism of industry job loss estimates, 2447; 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

– – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–5

– Chemical manufacturing, stay of operating permit requirement for small facilities, 2789
– Chemical preparation facility area sources, publication of final rule, 5
– Chromium electroplating, minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
– Constructive reopening doctrine (U.S.; rev den), 527
– Gasoline terminals lacking vapor controls on storage tanks, consent decree (D. Guam), 878
– Incinerators and incineration

– – Hearings set for EPA proposals, 1224; comment period extension, additional hearings, 1287; environmental justice analysis, 1288; industry comments, 1349; proposed limits may be too stringent, 2669
– – Rulemaking deadline, petition for delay (D.D.C.), 2726

– MACT standards

See MAXIMUM ACHIEVABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (MACT)

– Marine tank vessel loading operations, minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
– Oil and gas industry, meetings on efficacy of current EPA regulations, 1749
– Paint and adhesive manufacturers, definition of material containing hazardous air pollutants, 1225
– Pharmaceutical production, minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
– Polymers and resins (group I), minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
– Portland cement kilns

– – Challenges (D.C. Cir.), 2501
– – Union official on job loss potential, 320; industry report, 361; request for 6-month delay, 719; industry officials on possible plant closures, 1454; final rule, 1813

– Printing and publishing, minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
– Refineries, residual risk review, 2176
– Residual risk, settlement negotiation (N.D. Cal.), 1398; proposed consent decree, 1503
– Sector-wide regulation

– – Environmental justice concerns, 2585
– – White paper, 2240

– Shipbuilding, OMB review of proposed rule, 2561; proposed rule, 2734; publication, 2843
– States regulators resolution on issuance, 2398
– Stationary engines

– – Reciprocating internal combustion engines

– – – Final rule, 405; publication, 463; final standards, 1869
– – – Industry challenges, 6 lawsuits (D.C. Cir.), 2399; EPA reconsideration, 2730; public meeting scheduled, 2840

– – Spark-ignition reciprocating internal combustion engine NESHAP, final rule publication, 1932

– Steel pickling operation NESHAP, minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
– Wood furniture manufacturing, OMB review of proposed rule, 2561; proposed rule, 2734; publication, 2843

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)

– Presidential proclamation on 40th anniversary, 85
– Symposium on successes, improvement recommendations, 2087

NATIONAL FORESTS

– Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, remand of study on cattle grazing impact on sage grouse (9th Cir.), 630; sliding scale test justifies injunction, 1781
– Caribou Natl. Forest, phosphate mine expansion affirmation (9th Cir.), 2855
– Climate change mitigation and adaptation, revised strategy, 1643
– Daniel Boone Natl. Forest, management plan upheld (6th Cir.), 2814
– DOI FY2011 budget proposal, Senate hearing, 500
– Flathead Natl. Forest, management for multiple uses (U.S., rev sought), 755; (rev den), 1197
– Kootenai Natl. Forest, herbicide spraying plan halted to protect grizzlies (D. Mont.), 851
– Land management planning rule, environmental impact statement, 28; comments, 562; release of draft framework, 1601
– Logging challenges

– – Deschutes Natl. Forest, Davis Late Successional Reserve (9th Cir.), 1903
– – Injunction bond requirement for nonprofit group (7th Cir.), 1256
– – Plumas Natl. Forest, post-forest fire logging approval (9th Cir.), 2589

– Roadless areas

– – Colo. revised petition outlining management strategies, 803
– – 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
– – Litigation, Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–33
– – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–24
– – Policy actions, delay for federal court rulings, 441
– – Redelegation of authority to Forest Service, 503; USDA head retains final say for one more year, 1256
– – Tongass Natl. Forest exemption, challenge (D. Alaska), 30

– Rosemont copper mine, limits

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2944

– Tongass Natl. Forest

– – Logging restrictions, dismissal of challenge (D.D.C.), 440
– – Logjam Timber Project, sale may proceed (9th Cir.), 1540

– Watershed quality, impact from beetle infestation, fires, 1014

NATIONAL MONUMENTS

– Wilderness areas

See WILDERNESS AREAS

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)

– Climate Service, creation plans, 324; draft vision and strategic framework document, 2125
– FY2010 budget, administration proposal, 383
– Strategic plan, request for comments, 1573

NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS

– Glacier Natl. Park, climate change threats, 837
– Grand Canyon

– – Mining claims, Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–24
– – Uranium mining

– – – Arizona Strip, appeal of injunction denial (9th Cir.), 1604
– – – Moratorium, comments on EIS content, 617

– Gulf Islands Natl. Seashore, jet ski use (D.D.C.), 1602
– Pictured Rocks Natl. Lakeshore, jet ski use (D.D.C.), 1602
– Voyageurs Natl. Park, Minn. strategic plan to reduce haze, 35

NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE

See ALASKA, subheading: Oil and gas

NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)

See DISCHARGE PERMITS

NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL)

– Additions and deletions, 484; 2193; 2364
– Rocky Mountain Arsenal, fourth partial deletion from NPL, 1411; fifth partial deletion, 2072
– Toxic substances, ATSDR profile program Set 24 proposal, 746

NATIVE AMERICANS

– Blackfeet tribal court lacks jurisdiction over personal injury suit due to leaking USTs (9th Cir.), 2558
– Bunker Hill Superfund site, settlements between federal government, tribe, and mining companies (D. Idaho), 485
– Cherokee Nation, motion to intervene in natural resource damage action properly denied (10th Cir.), 2215
– Discharge permits

– – Miccosukee Tribe, unitary waters theory challenge (U.S., rev sought), 2016; (rev den), 2691
– – Red Dog Mine expansion permit challenge, 423; EPA withdrawal of five contested permit components, 789

– Everglades

– – Highway bridge construction, job creation mandate (11th Cir.), 2142
– – Phosphorus pollution reduction deadlines, civil contempt threat (S.D. Fla.), 843; order requires Jackson to appear, 2141; stay of appearance order (11th Cir.), 2262; substitute may appear, 2465

– Goshute, DOI rejection of lease for nuclear waste storage facility on tribal land (D. Utah), 2260
– Grants, FY2011 EPA budget proposal, 297
– Natural gas compressor station air permit violations, settlement, 321
– Natural resources damage, state dispensable (N.D. Okla.), 2004
– Nutrient criteria development, EPA draft guidance improvements, 430
– Pebble Project, Alaska suspension of permits, 446; reinstatement, 955
– Power plants, Navajo Generating Station federal implementation plan, 599
– Prairie Band Pottawomie Nation, preferred highway path upheld (D. Kan.), 2536
– Superfund reporting, proposed revisions, 1003
– Te-Moak Tribe, consideration of mine exploration project cumulative impacts (9th Cir.), 1410
– Umatilla Reservation, Columbia River basin toxics reduction plan, 2202
– Uranium mining, license for operations on Navajo lands (10th Cir.), 554; N.M. authority over project near Navajo lands, 1411; (U.S., rev sought), 2195; (rev den), 2576
– Western Shoshone, interference of gold mine with religious practice (D. Nev.), 2007

NATURAL DISASTERS

– Hurricane Katrina intensification by global warming, reconsideration of damage claims (5th Cir.), 471; lack of quorum, dismissal, 1235; (U.S., rev sought), 1993
– National forests, watershed quality threatened by beetle infestation, fires, 1014
– Wildfires, climate change impact on, 2516

NATURAL GAS

– Compressor station air permit violations, settlement, 321
– India-U.S. agreement, 2516
– Insurance, pollution exclusion no bar to coverage for gas exposure (Ga. Ct. App.), 1147
– Liquid fractionation, Tex. fine for VOC emissions violations, 296
– Processing plants, N.M. emissions violations, settlements, 134

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES

– Bayou Verdine, settlement, 2312
– BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, assessment and restoration planning phase, 2207; BP reimbursement of assessment costs, 2420
– Buzzards Bay oil spill, settlement (D. Mass.), 2584
– Chevron refinery, settlement agreement (N.D. Cal.), 382
– Higgins Farm Superfund site, state policy change does not supersede previous waiver (D.N.J.), 2314
– High Voltage Corp. site, proposed settlement to end potential liability at N.J. site, 1790
– Land application of poultry litter, tribal motion to intervene properly denied (10th Cir.), 2215
– Limestone mine, settlement of Mo. water violations, 1427
– Lowry Landfill, natural resources damages settlement (D. Colo.), 1305; approval, 2413
– Mining, draft restoration plan as part of settlement with N.M., 1200
– Old Southington Landfill, consent decrees (D. Conn.), 15
– Puget Sound oil spill, Polar Tankers settlement (W.D. Wash.), 623
– Tar Creek Superfund Site, Okla. dispensable in tribal claim (N.D. Okla.), 2004
– Watchung Site, aerospace firm settles state claims (N.J. Super. Ct.), 114

NEBRASKA

– Feedlot discharges into Platte River, guilty plea (D. Neb.), 285
– Hazardous waste, incinerator settlement of RCRA violations, 1365
– Spent nuclear fuel, federal government unavoidable delay defense bar (Fed. Cir.), 274
– Water quality standards, EPA approval, 2275

NESHAP

See NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP)

NEVADA

– Bull trout, critical habitat designation revision proposal, 177; final rule, 2331
– Electric power transmission line, DOE loan guarantee, 2355
– Gold mine interference with tribal religious practice (D. Nev.), 2007
– Hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility, consent agreement, 2256
– Solar energy

– – Crescent Dunes project, DOI approval, 2849
– – Former nuclear test site as new technology demonstration site, 1573

– USTs, economic loss doctrine bars negligent cleanup claim (9th Cir.), 1581
– Yucca Mountain repository

See YUCCA MOUNTAIN RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY

NEW HAMPSHIRE

– Fletcher's Paint Works Superfund site, consent decree and dismissal initial action (D.N.H.), 2745

NEW JERSEY

– Brownfields, financial incentives for redevelopment, 898
– Cooling towers at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, discharge permit, 133; Exelon agrees to shut down, 2819
– Drinking water

– – Perchlorate, withdrawal of proposed standard, 640
– – PFOA contamination, resident class nuisance claims (3d Cir.), 75

– Hazardous waste, generation insufficient to support cleanup claim (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 1962
– Municipal solid waste landfills, settlement of emissions violations (D.N.J.), 1631
– Radioactive waste authority transfer, decommissioning plan disruption (D.C. Cir.), 2522
– Solar panel exemptions from impervious surface restrictions, 962
– Superfund

– – Federal Creosote Site

– – – Cleanup cost underestimation, GAO study, 739
– – – Sales representative sentencing (D.N.J.), 739

– – General Color Site, consent decree (D.N.J.), 1243
– – Higgins Farm site, state policy change does not supersede previous waiver from natural resource damages action (D.N.J.), 2314
– – High Voltage Corp. site, proposed settlement to end potential liability, 1790
– – Imperial Oil Co./Champion Chem. Co. site, proposed consent decree with firm, officers (D.N.J.), 1699
– – Monitor Devices/Intercircuits site groundwater contamination cleanup cost recovery, consent decree (D.N.J.), 900
– – NPL, additions and deletions, 484
– – Oversight costs, accrual date for recovery claims (D.N.J.), 2192
– – Watchung Site, aerospace firm settles state natural resource damage claims (N.J. Super. Ct.), 114

– Transboundary pollution, EPA review of Pa. power plant operating permit (3d Cir.), 720; N.J. seeks emissions reduction order, 1119; EPA extension of deadline to respond, 1565
– Tritium contamination, order to protect the public, 1149
– Wetlands restoration order after sod placement (U.S., rev sought), 2199
– Wind energy

– – Development, governor signs bill, 1961
– – Proposed projects would have minimal impact on environment, 1428

NEW MEXICO

– Four Corners Power Plant, best available retrofit technology under regional haze rule, 2295; partial shutdown agreement, 2561; comment period extension, 2736
– GHG emissions

– – Cap, complaint to stop adoption (N.M. Dist. Ct.), 185; preliminary injunction, 913
– – Large sources, standards approval, 2768
– – Reduction, New Energy Economy proposal, 1908
– – Trading, proposed cap-and-trade program establishment, 1150; hearing scheduled, 1908; approval, 2481
– – Western regional initiative

See WESTERN CLIMATE INITIATIVE

– Mining, draft restoration plan as part of natural resource damages settlement, 1200
– Molycorp Superfund site, cleanup plan, 2853
– Natural gas processing plants, emissions violations settlements, 134
– Radiation exposure, “but for” causation test for toxic torts (10th Cir.), 2075
– SIP, EPA review of proposed changes, 599
– Uranium mining on Navajo lands, license (10th Cir.), 554; state authority over project near Navajo lands, 1411; (U.S., rev sought), 2195; (rev den), 2576

NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS)

– Coal mining emissions, environmental groups petition for rulemaking, 1358
– Electric utilities, EPA agreement to propose sector-wide controls (D.C. Cir.), 2845
– GHG regulation

– – EPA consideration of setting emission limits, 1933
– – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–11

– Incinerators

– – Commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators, EPA proposed revisions, 975; cement kiln industry objections, 1982; opposition to application of standards to biomass fuels, 1983; delay of rules to consider additional emissions data, 2173
– – Sewage sludge incinerator proposal, OMB review, 1986; proposed rule, 2238; publication of proposed rule, 2296; proposed correction, 2503; comments, 2670; extension of rulemaking deadline, 2736

– Medical waste incinerators

– – Challenge, environmentalist support for standards (D.C. Cir.), 103; industry cites destruction of industry, 2557
– – Less stringent limits, EPA proposal, 1118

– Nitric acid production, proposed standard deadline postponed, 2562
– Portland cement kilns

– – Challenge, enforceable deadline (D.C. Cir.), 2507
– – Challenges (D.C. Cir.), 2501
– – Union official on job loss potential, 320; industry report, 361; request for 6-month delay, 719; industry officials on possible plant closures, 1454; final rule, 1813

– Refineries

– – Modification as compliance trigger at Wash. plant, no oral argument (D.C. Cir.), 319
– – Sector-wide GHG controls, EPA agreement to propose (D.C. Cir.), 2845

– Sector-wide regulation

– – Electric utilities, EPA agreement to propose (D.C. Cir.), 2845
– – Environmental justice concerns, 2585
– – Refineries, EPA agreement to propose (D.C. Cir.), 2845
– – White paper, 2240

– Senate climate bill, coal-fired power plant exemptions, 1173
– Stationary diesel engines, EPA proposed revisions, 1285; comment period extension, 1816; state regulators on impact of diesel exemption, 2053

NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR)

– Aggregation of modifications rule for large facilities, EPA proposal to reconsider, 358; OMB review, 654; EPA proposal revoking rule, 717; publication of proposed rule, 823; comment period extension, 1121; states support revocation of rule, 1397
– Electric power plants

– – Cash Creek plant, natural gas as alternative fuel, 266
– – Equipment replacement as routine maintenance (D.C. Cir.), 775
– – Jeffrey Energy Center, settlement of CAA violations (D. Kan.), 198
– – Richard H. Gorsuch plant retirement, proposed settlement (S.D. Ohio), 1117
– – Wabash River Power Station, remedy of NSR violations (S.D. Ind.), 7; reversal of decision (7th Cir.), 2293; request for rehearing, 2732

– Enforcement initiative, predicted results, 2731
– Fugitive emissions reporting exemption, proposed 18-month extension of stay, 358; stay, 717
– GHG regulation, attorney on lack of flexibility, 2181
– Glass maker agrees to install nitrogen oxides emissions controls (W.D. Wash.), 149
– Landfills, petition challenging La. facility operating permit (D.D.C.), 979; La. to review emission monitoring requirements, 1427
– Portland cement maker agrees to install nitrogen oxides emissions controls (S.D. Ill.), 149
– Prevention of significant deterioration

See PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD)

– Sector-wide regulation

– – Environmental justice concerns, 2585
– – White paper, 2240

– Senate climate bill, coal-fired power plant exemptions, 1173
– Tex. air permits, EPA rejection of proposed revisions, 2038

NEW YORK

– Air quality, New York City

– – Street-level assessment, 37; second assessment links nickel concentrations to boilers, 1261
– – Summer survey, 1963

– Airport noise impact analysis, FAA program challenge (U.S., rev den), 151
– Asbestos

– – Dumping illegal, sentencing (N.D.N.Y.), 1289
– – Falsification of reports and air quality data (N.D.N.Y.), 2295
– – Removal operations, CAA violations (W.D.N.Y.), 2562

– Ballast water, state regulations to control invasive species upheld (N.Y. App. Div.), 345
– Battery recycling, new law, 2819
– Brownfields

– – Grants, New York City program, 898
– – Lighthouse Pointe Property Assoc., eligibility of project (N.Y.), 449
– – New York City cleanup program, agreement with state, 1849

– Carbon dioxide trading agreement

See REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI)

– Chesapeake Bay issues

See CHESAPEAKE BAY

– Climate change

– – Adaptation, New York City panel recommendations, 1261
– – Measurement of GHG emissions, governor vetoes bill, 1909
– – Reduction of GHG emissions, plan, 2542
– – Sea level rise, vulnerability report, 2648
– – Technology research grants, governor vetoes bill, 702

– Coke manufacturing, Tonawanda plant

– – Benzene, EPA enforcement actions, 283; EPA finding as major source, 2242
– – Opacity violations at Tonawanda Coke plant, 980
– – Pollution control manager, arrest (W.D.N.Y.), 175; indictments, 1783
– – Wastewater, EPA order to stop cyanide discharges, 2015

– Drinking water, New York City

– – Filtration plant costs due to natural gas drilling in Catskill-Delaware watershed, 37
– – Pharmaceutical discharges into watershed, 135

– Electric cars, New York City demand could outweigh supply, 134
– Electric power generation

– – Closed-cycle cooling proposal, 641
– – Emissions reduction, 2000-2009, 2160

– Electronic waste

– – Challenge to New York City law dropped (S.D.N.Y.), 1482
– – Governor signs recycling bill, 1262

– Energy efficiency

– – Conformity with ARRA, new law, 2819
– – Governor signs bills, 1791
– – New York City

– – – Legislative package, 36
– – – Task force recommendations, implementation bill, 294; mayor signs, 702; legislative package, 2336

– Environmental Conservation Comm'r, dismissal, 2427; appointment of Iwanowicz as acting commissioner, 2482
– Environmental protection, budget reduction proposal, 186
– Environmental Protection Fund, diversion, 36
– GHG emissions, New York City 2008-2009 decrease, 2275
– Heating oil sulfur content, New York City mayor signs bill, 1909
– Hybrid vehicles, taxi incentive plan preemption (U.S., rev sought), 2647
– Hydraulic fracturing in Marcellus Shale

– – Business risk disclosure, 230
– – Citizen groups, formation to protect economic, environmental interests, 438
– – Delaware River Basin Comm'n halts permit reviews, 1080; proposed regulations, 2813
– – Drilling plan

– – – Comments, 89
– – – Horizontal drilling, case-by-case review, 962

– – Exploratory gas wells, drilling ban expansion, 1372
– – Permit moratorium, state assembly approval, 2706; veto, 2820

– Lake Champlain Basin, utility settlement to fund protection projects, 1078
– New York City

– – Air quality

– – – Street-level assessment, 37; second assessment links nickel concentrations to boilers, 1261
– – – Summer survey, 1963

– – Brownfields

– – – Cleanup program, state-city agreement, 1849
– – – Grants program, 898

– – Climate change adaptation, expert panel recommendations, 1261
– – Drinking water

– – – Filtration plant costs due to natural gas drilling in Catskill-Delaware watershed, 37
– – – Pharmaceutical discharges into watershed, 135

– – Dumping into waterways, fines bill, 702
– – Electric cars, demand could outweigh supply, 134
– – Electronic waste, challenge to recycling law dropped (S.D.N.Y.), 1482
– – Energy efficiency

– – – Legislative package, 36
– – – Task force recommendations, implementation bill, 294; mayor signs, 702; legislative package, 2336

– – GHG emissions, 2008-2009 decrease, 2275
– – Heating oil sulfur content, mayor signs bill, 1909
– – Hybrid vehicles, taxi incentive plan preemption (U.S., rev sought), 2647
– – Jamaica Bay restoration projects, 509
– – Recycling, mayor signs package of bills, 1910
– – Stormwater, green infrastructure plan, 2224

– No-discharge zone throughout state canal system, preliminary approval, 643; final approval, 1262
– Pesticides, mosquito control applications as point sources (2d Cir.), 752
– Recycling

– – New York City mayor signs package of bills, 1910
– – Rechargeable batteries, new law, 2819

– Sewer overflows

– – New York City green infrastructure plan, 2224
– – Oswego settlement (N.D.N.Y.), 1142; approval, 1834

– Solid waste management, revised plan, 2820
– Superfund

– – Buffalo Plant site, liability not resolved by consent order (W.D.N.Y.), 2518
– – Dumping at site, circumstantial evidence insufficient to establish arranger liability (N.D.N.Y.), 2802
– – Gowanus Canal

– – – Addition to NPL, 484
– – – Chemtura proposed settlement (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 2254
– – – Groundwater sampling agreement, 1007

– – Hudson River PCB dredging project

– – – Alternative source, EPA to cover costs, 942
– – – Litigation of damages before liability, denial of motion in drinking water suit (N.D.N.Y.), 2361
– – – Phase I problems, 216; progress report, 548; resuspension of pollutants, 1003
– – – Phase II, substantive changes recommendation, 1881; interim plan, GE proposal, 2074; GE plans to move ahead, 2854
– – – Unilateral administrative orders violate due process, GE argument (D.C. Cir.), 1131; no denial of due process, EPA authority upheld, 1464

– – Newtown Creek site, proposed ExxonMobil settlement (E.D.N.Y.), 2573
– – NPL, additions and deletions, 484; 2193
– – Port Refinery site, recovery of EPA costs in mercury cleanup (S.D.N.Y.), 899
– – Reimbursement to state for cleanup costs not recoverable under CERCLA (E.D.N.Y.), 740
– – Water Street Site, contribution right trigger (2d Cir.), 480

– Traffic congestion, New York City reduction plan, 394
– Water quality

– – Dumping fines, New York City bill, 702
– – Jamaica Bay restoration projects, 509
– – State authority over hydroelectric dam (N.Y.), 394

NICKEL (7440-02-0)

– Air quality, New York City assessment links concentrations to boilers, 1261

NITRIC ACID PRODUCTION

– Emissions, proposed NSPS deadline postponed, 2562

NITROGEN (7727-37-9)

– Cape Cod wastewater discharges (D. Mass.), 2015
– Chesapeake Bay initiative, W.Va. compliance cost estimate, 1326
– Discharge permit challenge, Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District (1st Cir.), 2204

NITROGEN DIOXIDE (10102-44-0)

– Health effects, long-term exposure link to hospitalizations in older adults, 9
– NAAQS

– – Acidification-based standards, recommendations, 2110; additional materials, 2243
– – Industry groups challenge of standard (D.C. Cir.), 821; settlement talks, 2351
– – One-hour standard, EPA final rule, 197; monitoring threshold increase despite EPA opposition, 255; publication of final rule, 321; advisory committee recommendations on roadway monitoring, 2502
– – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–5

NITROGEN OXIDES (11104-93-1)

– Acid deposition

See ACID RAIN

– CAIR allowance distribution, challenge (D.C. Cir.), 359
– Coal-fired power plants, Colo. bill requiring emissions reductions by Xcel Energy, 637; House approval, 701; new law, 912; commission approval of plan, 2818; final approval, 2875
– Compression ignition internal combustion engine NSPS, EPA proposed revisions, 1285; comment period extension, 1816; state regulators on impact of diesel exemption, 2053
– Electric power generation, 2008 emissions benchmark, 1455
– Emissions trading

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2995

– Heavy-duty diesel engines

– – Emissions reduction progress as validation of EPA rulemaking process, 2350
– – Selective catalytic reduction systems guidance (D.C. Cir.), 977; request for dismissal, 1871; EPA preparation of guidance, 2350

– Light-duty vehicles, Ozone Transport Comm'n on updating standards, 2558
– Ship emissions, diesel engines

– – EPA final rule consistent with MARPOL Convention, 6
– – Small refiners challenge EPA standard (D.C. Cir.), 1506
– – Steamship exemption from IMO standards sought, 7
– – U.S.-Canada coastal waters, IMO limits, 721; request for IMO designation of Caribbean waters, 2734

– Transboundary pollution

See generally TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION

– Truck emissions, reduction software, 1351

NITROUS OXIDE (10024-97-2)

– Coal-fired power plant reporting requirements, petition, 2451

NOAA

See NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)

NONPOINT SOURCES

– Agriculture, stricter state regulations needed, 751
– Chesapeake Bay watershed, draft pollution reduction guidance, 687
– Federal-state cooperation, resolution, 2017
– Great Lakes Basin, advisory board on watershed-based groundwater protection policies, 1368
– Nutrients

See NUTRIENTS

– Stormwater

See STORMWATER

NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)

– Industrial pollutant releases in 2006, NACEC report, 1566
– North American Dev. Bank, clean energy development initiative, 934
– Oil sands pollution in Western Canada, complaint, 845
– Sewage dumping on Canadian coast, complaint, 1077

NORTH CAROLINA

– Brownfields development for renewable energy projects, new law, 1850
– Camp Lejeune contamination

– – Drinking water

– – – 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

– – Environmental hazard exposure, Senate panel approves study, care for individuals, 280

– Coal ash disposal, inadequacy of state oversight, 864
– Electric power generation, denial of injunction against clean coal project tax credits (D.D.C.), 1687
– Electronic waste recycling law, governor signs, 1612
– Environmental review, governor signs bills, 1791
– Hydroelectric plant water quality certification revocation, 2706
– Mercury, disposal of consumer products, 1791
– NPL, additions and deletions, 484
– Oil and gas spill liability, governor signs bill, 1791
– Permits, sentencing of businessmen for bribery (E.D.N.C.), 394
– Poultry processing

– – Ammonia, state fine for fatal release, 320
– – Double jeopardy, denial of motion to dismiss (4th Cir.), 2371

– Radioactive waste

– – Compact commission votes legal action for failure to construct facility, 1764
– – Liability for withdrawal from interstate compact (U.S., oral arg), 119; no liability (aff'd), 1240
– – Litigation, Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–33

– South Atlantic Alliance plan to protect coastal, ocean resources, 2370
– Toxic substances, incomplete disclosure of contaminants in real estate transaction (W.D.N.C.), 2803
– Transboundary pollution, nuisance ruling overturned (4th Cir.), 1685
– Trees as biomass resource, 2337; notice of appeal, 2596
– Water resources, proposal on promotion of beneficial use of reclaimed water, 641

NORTH DAKOTA

– Oil and gas wells, groundwater monitoring, 2224
– Stormwater, lack of EPA authority to fine company over failure to obtain permit for service plaza construction (8th Cir.), 76

NORTHEASTERN U.S.

– Transportation and Climate Initiative, agreement to reduce GHG emissions from mobile sources, 1404

NPDES (NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM)

See DISCHARGE PERMITS

NPL

See NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL)

NRC

See NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)

NSR

See NEW SOURCE REVIEW (NSR)

NUCLEAR ENERGY

– Cancer risk of living near plants, National Acad. Scis. study, 836
– Climate legislation, Browner on inclusion of incentives, 468
– Cooling towers at Oyster Creek Generating Station, N.J. mandate, 133; Exelon agrees to shut down, 2819
– Demonstration plants, federal funding

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2812

– Electricity generation standard

– – Bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 20

– – Clean energy standard, Democratic support, 2564
– – Consideration to promote development, 414

– Fast breeder technology, panel discussion of impracticalities, 427
– Funding as renewable energy project, objections

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1462

– India-U.S. agreement, 2516
– Legacy site final rule, OMB review, 2688
– Loan guarantees for reactors, Georgia Power, 367; negotiation of terms, 472
– Modular and small-scale facilities, research program

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2052

– Next-generation reactors, DOE research grants, 541
– Spent fuel

See SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

– Steam generators, Canada plan to transport, 2634
– Supplemental appropriations

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4899

– 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 power plant, 377; rejection of bill extending operations beyond scheduled closing date, 511

– TVA draft integrated resource plan, 2117

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)

– Confirmation of nominees, committee hearing, 386; panel approval, 560; Senate confirmation, 695; swearing in of new commissioners, 792; Apostolakis sworn in, 945
– Voting, Jaczko attempt to restore transparency, 275

NUCLEAR WEAPONS

– 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

– Idaho Natl. Lab. waste treatment, hot isostatic pressing, 120
– Oak Ridge Natl. Lab., uranium-233 disposition project management difficulties, 424
– Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant plutonium contamination, improper jury instruction (10th Cir.), 1997
– Savannah River Site, increase in estimated cleanup costs, 2136

NUISANCE

– Cal. egg farm operation without permit, 448
– Coal-fired power plants

– – Climate change, Second Circuit ruling leaves several issues open, 472; (U.S., rev sought), 1753; request to vacate ruling (brief filed), 1934; labor union support of utilities (brief filed), 1991; 12 states join brief (brief filed), 1991; (rev grant), 2738
– – Transboundary pollution, decision overturned (4th Cir.), 1685

– Groundwater contamination, dismissal of claims against fertilizer plant (Wis. Ct. App.), 1965
– Hazardous waste, no sovereign immunity for time bar on claims (C.D. Ill.), 1134
– Migration of contamination, dismissal of claim under Mich. water law bars other claims (Mich. Ct. App.), 2425
– Oil spills, limitations period governed by claim (D. Kan.), 2700
– Perchloroethylene contamination from dry-cleaning site, state cost recovery claim rejected (Vt.), 1852

NUTRIENTS

– Chesapeake Bay

– – Choptank River watershed, USDA study of pollution, 1947
– – Fertilizer piles, Md. fines farm for wastewater violations, 763
– – Md. management plans, identifying information (Md. Cir. Ct.), 2093
– – Monitoring system, 2142
– – Pollution limits, EPA draft, 1529
– – Va. offset fund, bill approval by Senate, 450

– Ecosystem threat long-term, report, 2203
– Federal imposition of standards, trend for other states, 238
– Fertilizer maker agrees to reduce pollution flowing into Idaho river, 280; proposed amendment to consent decree (D. Idaho), 2003
– Fla., numeric standards

– – Proposed rule, 182; publication of proposed rule, 234; comment period extension, 570; comments, 1021; deadline extension to conduct scientific peer review, 1321; 30-day signing delay, 2223; finalization of rule, 2594
– – State challenge (N.D. Fla.), 2766

– Gulf of Mexico dead zone larger in 2010, 1770
– Ill. restrictions on commercial phosphorus-based residential fertilizer applications, 1611
– Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative, request for proposals, 490
– Numeric standards, petition to EPA, 750
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–28
– Va. management database, 763
– Water quality criteria development, draft guidance improvements, 430

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