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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
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
– Coal mining, congressional hearing, 826
– Insurance, pollution exclusion no bar to coverage for gas exposure (Ga. Ct. App.), 1147 – Liability
– – Deepwater drilling, industry calls for better training, 1438
– – New rule, 2205; request for comments, 2323; compliance guidance, 2808 – Refinery chemical leak, rejection of damages award (S.D. Tex.), 613
– Acidification
– – Corals, endangered status review, 387
– – House resolution fails, 1302 – – Research needed to protect marine environment, Senate hearing, 1073 – – Water quality, guidance for states, 556; request for public input, 689; EPA memorandum, 2578 – Conservation, administration adoption of national policy, 1650 – Dumping, 2009 criminal enforcement cases, Analysis & Perspective, 574 – Grants, endowment fund creation – Oil spills
See generally OIL SPILLS
– – Collaborative, cooperative agreement, 387
– – Governors' strategy to protect resources, 1195 – Renewable energy, research awards, 2411 – Resource protection plan, South Atlantic Alliance, 2370 – R.I. resource management plan, 2380 – Sea level rise
– – N.Y. vulnerability report, 2648
– – Wetlands, study of threat, 2691
– Mo. hog farm operation settlement (Mo. Cir. Ct.), 2037
– Imports from China, withdrawal of EPA approval, 1504
– Abandoned facilities, update of regulations, 2083
– Arctic waters
– – Polar bears, intent to sue over potential impact from drilling activities, 1014
– – Scientific review of development, 848
See GULF OF MEXICO
– Climate change compromise bill, Murkowski drilling plan, 536; Democrats on rejecting offshore revenue sharing, 885 – Cooling water intake structures, EPA request to take back part of rule (5th Cir.), 1704 – Criminal penalties enhancement, bill – DOI relationship with industry questioned, 1028; improper ties between staff, oil companies, IG report, 1207; House hearing, 1435 – Drilling
– – BP Atlantis project, shut down sought (S.D. Tex.), 1161
– – Canada, no basis to ban activity in wake of BP spill, 1954 – – Chukchi Sea air quality permit, issuance, 776; suspension of permits, Alaska governor objects, 1252 – – Deepwater drilling
– – – Key to meeting future U.S. energy needs, 1332
– – – Risk management and disclosure, investor recommendations, 1841 – – – Technology, industry defends, calls for better training, 1438 – – Foreign-flagged vessel safety, House hearing, 1439 – – Gulf of Mexico operations
– – – Challenge as violation of wildlife protection acts, 1161
– – – Oversight allegedly lax (S.D. Ala.), 1162 – – Knee-jerk reactions could have unintended consequences, IEA report, 1100 – – Moratorium on new permits
– – – Alaska petition for injunction (D. Alaska), 2090
– – – Deepwater ban, request for clarity on easing, 1839 – – – Economic impact, administration estimate, 2148 – – – Gulf Coast economy, potential impacts on, 1717; governors air grievances, 2210 – – – Injunction to lift ban (E.D. La.), 1431; appeal granted expedited hearing (5th Cir.), 1485; oral arguments scheduled, 1600; amended complaint to include second moratorium, 1659 – – – Misrepresentation, investigation of claims, 1715; White House error, 2582 – – – Presidential commission chair support of lifting ban, 2022 – – – Reimposition, Salazar defends moratorium with modification for levels of risk, 1432; DOI issues revised plan, 1595; Bromwich defense of revised plan, 1596; Salazar on no plans to lift ban, 1660 – – – Repeal, 2322; DOI on clarity of procedures, 2642 – – – Rig standards, ban can be lifted safely, 2022 – – – Safety upgrades needed before lifting, 2020 – – – Shallow water exemption sought, 1207; Obama extension of moratorium, exemption of shallow-water drilling, 1266; Salazar on defense of moratorium, 1331 – – – Shallow water rigs, impact on, 2024 – – – Tex. challenge of deepwater ban (S.D. Tex.), 1895 – – Or. ban, extension, 573 – – Permit requests stalled at DOI, 1436 – – Safeguards
– – – DOI directive tightens regulations, 1330; directives and rulemakings under development, 1386; blowout prevention and response plans, 1433; industry seeks clarification of new requirements, 1436; extension of data collection initiative, 2023; administration proposal to shift funds to strengthen regulations, 2086; DOI failure to give proper notice (E.D. La.), 2372; court rejection not likely to impact new safety and health rules, 2421
– – – New safety and workplace safety rules, 2205; request for comments, 2323; impact of safety guidance rejection likely minimal, 2421; operator compliance statement, 2531; compliance guidance, 2808 – – Safety oversight, DOI recommendations on policy changes, 2020 – – Shallow water rigs, impact of deepwater moratorium on, 2024 – – Shell Beaufort Sea plan
– – – Challenge (9th Cir.), 30; approval upheld, 1146
– – – NPDES permit application, 408 – – – Plans for 2011, 2326 – – – PSD, draft permit, 408; final permit approval, 848 – – – Suspension of permits, Alaska governor objects, 1252 – – Transport company challenges moratorium (E.D. La.), 1336 – – Va., governor signs air pollution control bill, 1025 – – West Coast permanent ban, Senators plan bill, 1090 – Environmental impact statements
– – Exemption, challenge (D.D.C.), 1160
– – NEPA policy review, order, 1155 – – Safeguard improvements, call for, 1095 – Leasing
– – Atlantic leasing meetings, cancellation, 1099
– – Cancellation of 2 sales, 1720 – – Chukchi, Beaufort, and Bering Seas plan, missed EIA deadline, 500; Senate hearing, 500 – – Energy security, announcement of new plan, 724; Alaskans' opinions, 726; proposal part of push for legislation, 780; revised plan reverses expansion plans, 2694; industry criticism, 2760 – – Lease Sale 193, order allowing exploratory well tests in Chukchi Sea (D. Alaska), 1842; start of new impact study, 2265 – – Va. development plan, DOD objection to Lease Sale 220, 1145
– – Economic damages fund, draft bill, 1840
– – Increased limits, bills
– – – House hearing, 1329; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5629
– – – Senate action, 1028; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3305 – – White House plans legislative proposals, 1089; administration supports unlimited liability for future spills, 1203 – Mariner platform explosion, potential impact on drilling moratorium, 2025 – New exploration plans on hold, lawmaker rethink expansion, 1027 – North Aleutian Basin, lack of guidance, 849 – Oil pollution law updates, Obama urges revision, 1328 – Outer Continental Shelf leasing program, postponement of EIS scoping meetings, 1539 – Regulatory review, Alaska consideration of stricter rules, 1608 – Revenue collection and disbursement, office establishment, 2265 – Rig inspections
– – Advance notice of visits, report, 2211
– – U.K. doubles, reviews procedures, 1369 – Seismic testing off Atlantic Coast, DOI conduct of EIAs, 229 – Venting and flaring of natural gas, GAO recommendations on capture, 2698 – Whistleblower protections for workers
– Algae control, governor request for aid, 1551; USDA funding, 1673; state remedial measures, 1792
– Asbestos, pollution exclusion endorsement overrides conflicting policy language (6th Cir.), 1150 – Electric power plants
– – Coal-fired power plant retirement, settlement of NSR violations (S.D. Ohio), 1117
– – Cogeneration plant, siting board jurisdiction to assess impact (Ohio), 2707
See GREAT LAKES
– Ozone
– – Attainment designation for Cincinnati, proposal, 463; approval, 1024
– – NAAQS revision, opposition to, 703 – Radioactive waste, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant decommissioning contract award, 1885 – Sewer overflows
– – Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer Dist., settlement (N.D. Ohio), 2878
– – Toledo consent decree (N.D. Ohio), 2414 – Solar energy, project announcement, 2337 – Superfund
– – Behr Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume, proposed Chrysler settlement (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 1699
– – NPL, additions and deletions, 2364
– Abandoned wells, Tenn. groundwater protection proposal, 2821
– Air pollution control, meetings on efficacy of current EPA regulations, 1749 – Amazon environmental damage suit against Chevron
– – Arbitration may proceed (S.D.N.Y.), 625; order to produce documents, 2747
– – Court delays violated Bilateral Investment Treaty (Perm. Ct. Arb.), 754 – – Fraudulent evidence, Chevron claims (N.D. Ga.), 799 – – Removal of judge by Ecuadorian court, 2267 – Barnett Shale area air quality
– – Benzene levels, 295
– – VOCs, real-time monitoring, 963
See GULF OF MEXICO
– Casing defects
– – N.D. groundwater monitoring, 2224
– – Pa. evaluation order, 2161 – Catskill-Delaware watershed, New York City filtration plant costs as result natural gas drilling, 37 – Clean energy standard, industry role in Senate proposal, 602; impacts on oil industry, 661 – Drilling
– – Blowouts, commission co-chairs on, 2531
– – Suspicious activity tip line, 229 – – Total dissolved solids discharge limits, Pa. revised proposal, 864; environmental board approval, 1151; proposal awaits finalization, 1792 – – Well casing, Pa. environmental board approval of rule amendments, 1151
– – Contamination, Pa. fines company, 914
– – Migration of gas, Pa. standards, 2648 – EIA for Papua New Guinea project lacking, threat of suit over U.S. funding, 631 – Environmental impact assessments, purchase and retirement of mineral rights in wildlife refuge (D. Colo.), 1475 – Exploration and development
– – Atlantic Rim natural gas project, BLM approval upheld (D.C. Cir.), 1721
– – Desolation Road Project Area, challenge of natural gas project, 2813 – – Endangered species, impact of core area protection strategy for sage grouse habitat, 82 – – Little Snake area, proposed resource management plan, 1902 – – Oil shale in Utah, Colo., GAO report on water issues, 2698 – – Pinedale Anticline project, BLM approval upheld (D.D.C.), 2266 – – Utah public lands, challenge of resource management plans (D.D.C.), 1721 – – West Tavaputs Natural Gas Full Field Development Plan, final EIS, 1842 – – Wildlife habitat protection, Colo.-industry agreements, 1901 – GHG reporting, OMB review of proposed rule, 537; publication of proposal, 659; comment period, 838; industry comments at EPA hearing, 887; OMB review, 1819; announcement of final rule, 2505; final rule, 2617 – Hydraulic fracturing
See INJECTION WELLS
– Leases
– – Colo. state parks, consideration, 2593
– – DOI policy revisions, 80; details, 1144 – – National Petroleum Reserve, sale scheduled, 1604 – – Utah sales
– – – Dec. 2009, Inspector General report, 1719
– – – Lack of standing (D. Utah), 2643 – Lobbying prior to Nov. elections, 2085 – Natural gas development, independent producers' agenda, 498 – Offshore development – Peruvian Achuar class action environmental damage suit against Occidental Petroleum, Cal. proper forum (9th Cir.), 2753 – Power supply reliance on fossil fuels, energy ministers' predictions, 783 – Spills
See OIL SPILLS
– Venting and flaring of natural gas, GAO recommendations on capture, 2698 – Western Canada oil sands
– – Canada government lobbying efforts, 2624
– – NAFTA complaint over failure to control pollution, 845 – – Pipelines, U.S. predicts minimal environmental impact, 832; groups urge denial of presidential permit, 1513; supplemental EIS with GHG emissions accounting urged, 1514; request for State Dept. analysis, 2455; Republican request for State Dept. approval, 2568; Republicans urge approval, 2851
– Accountability
– Arctic waters
– – Polar bears, intent to sue over potential impact from drilling activities, 1014
– – Research commission on funding, coordination, 691
– – Chem Faros, engineer pleads guilty (E.D.N.C.), 1011; sentencing, 1891
– – Iorana plea agreement (D. Md.), 1589; sentencing, 2143 – – Kerim plea agreement (M.D. Fla.), 1194 – – M/T Georgios M, acquittal of engineer (S.D. Tex.), 1011 – – M/V New Fortune, operator guilty plea (N.D. Cal.), 1773 – – R/V Gould, plea agreement (E.D. La.), 1773; sentencing, 2530 – BP-Deepwater Horizon rig explosion
See GULF OF MEXICO
– – 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 prevention law provisions (D. Mass.), 862
– – – Tugboat escorts for oil transport, implementation, 760
– – Criminal prosecution, shipping firm fine (N.D. Cal.), 433
– – Restoration plan development, 222 – – Settlement (Cal. Super. Ct.), 2593 – Dispersant use
– – Approval process, recommendations, 1779
– – Congressional scrutinization, 1776 – – Disclosure, planned bill, 1597; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3661 – – Toxicity criteria, petition, 2369 – Eastern Tenn. well explosion, cleanup cost settlement (E.D. Tenn.), 2326 – Emergency preparedness and response
– – Federal contingency plan, Allen on clarification, 2264
– – Industry culture change needed, 2209 – – Industry task force reports, 2019 – – Presidential commission draft working papers, 2324 – – Rapid response system, financial commitments, 1717 – – Sand berms ineffective as barriers, draft report, 2865 – – Tanker accidents, guidance on preparing response plans, 2264 – Exxon Valdez spill
See ALASKA
– Law updates, Obama urges revision, 1328 – Leased land, pollution exclusion (5th Cir.), 2596 – Liability
– – Economic damages fund, draft bill, 1840
– – Increased limits, bills
– – – House hearing, 1329; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5629
– – – Lobbying prior to Nov. elections, 2085 – – – Opposition, public relations campaign, 1900 – – – Senate action, 1028; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3305 – – Vessels and deepwater ports, Coast Guard rule on limits, 123 – – White House legislative proposals planned, 1089; administration supports unlimited liability for future spills, 1203 – Pipeline ruptures
– – Enbridge, environmental damage responsibility (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 2335
– – Kalamazoo River 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 – Presidential commission draft working papers, 2324 – Prevention and response plans – Prudhoe Bay, motion to revoke BP probation (D. Alaska), 2637 – Reform, House Democrats' plans to pass bill, 1592 – Removal equipment, information collection request, 2014 – Safety oversight, DOI recommendations on policy changes, 2020 – Seabulk Pride, settlement of Alaska claims, 1543 – SPCC rule revision, OMB clears compliance date extension, 1584; additional delay proposal, 1768; compliance date extension, 2325 – Technology research – Trust fund cap revision, GAO recommendation, 2582 – U.K. review of procedures, 1369
– Double Eagle Refinery, proposed consent decrees (W.D. Okla.), 2363
– Land application of poultry litter, tribal motion to intervene in natural resource damage action properly denied (10th Cir.), 2215 – Mines and mining, Blackwell zinc contamination settlement (Okla. Dist. Ct.), 335 – Tar Creek Superfund site
– – Resident relocation
– – – Kansas residents, 900
– – – Payments, state law bars challenges (Okla.), 1480
– Coke production, violations at Tonawanda Coke plant, 980; indictments for alleged air, waste violations (W.D.N.Y.), 1783
– Or. rules, adoption, 1963
– San Diego fire prevention plan, environmental review exemption invalid (Cal. Super. Ct.), 573
– California
– – Egg farm operation without permit, 448
– – Moratorium lifting in Los Angeles, permits legally issued (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1668
– – Big Stone Generating Station, impermissible challenge (8th Cir.), 1872
– – Cash Creek plant, natural gas as alternative fuel, 266 – – Edgewater Generating Station operating permit review, EPA consent decree (W.D. Wis.), 1549; Wis. to review permit, 2054 – – Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station, cost analysis of low-sulfur coal use, 33 – – John W. Turk Jr. plant, coal gasification technology consideration, 179 – – J.P. Pulliam Generating Station, petition to challenge (W.D. Wis.), 979; EPA orders state review, 1631 – – State Line Generating Station, notice of intent to sue, 2056 – – Xcel Energy Hayden plant, EPA review, 102 – GHG requirements, OMB review of rule ensuring application to large sources, 2792; publication, 2845 – Landfills, petition challenging issuance to La. facility (D.D.C.), 979; state to review emissions monitoring requirements, 1427 – MACT hammer, EPA clarification proposal, 718; comment period extension, 926; state regulator comments, 1222 – Mich., EPA investigation of fees, 701 – Municipal waste incinerator, petition challenging permit issued by Md. (D.D.C.), 509; EPA order for state to correct permit, 912 – Natural gas compressor station violations, settlement, 321 – Refinery upgrades, EIA must include emissions of permitted equipment (Cal.), 634 – Small chemical manufacturer NESHAP, stay of requirement, 2789 – State employees' misconduct in unsubstantiated enforcement actions (E.D. Pa.), 572 – Steel industry, EPA to review Granite City Works permit, 1870 – Transboundary pollution
– – Okla. petition for EPA to review Tex. procedures for coal-fired power plants, 1119
– – Portland Generating Station, EPA settles N.J. suit to review Pa. permit (3d Cir.), 720; N.J. seeks emissions reduction order, 1119; EPA extension of deadline to respond, 1565; N.J. supplemental petition, 2113; extension of response deadline, 2558
– Coastal protection, logging rules, 2271
– Columbia River restoration – Electronic waste collection program, 296; industry funding, 2597 – Endangered species
– – Bull trout, critical habitat designation revision proposal, 177; final rule, 2331
– – Northern spotted owl, critical habitat designation remand request (D.D.C.), 176 – – Sea lions, remand of decision to allow killing to protect salmon (9th Cir.), 2701
– – Reporting, final rule, 2427
– – Transportation emissions reduction bill, 511; governor signs, 703 – – Western regional initiative – Hazardous waste, 50-year-old spent bullets could be discarded material, insurer duty to defend (D. Or.), 169 – Hydroelectric power, Klamath River dam removal agreement, 443 – Irrigation, Klamath River farmers to use less water, 1080 – Logging in Davis Late Successional Reserve (9th Cir.), 1903 – Ocean resource protection, West Coast governors' agreement, 1195 – Open burning, ban, 1963 – Pacific Coast Collaborative, cooperative agreement, 387 – Paint recycling, stewardship program, 2597 – Particulate matter, fine particle sources, 1963 – Recycling rate, 2009, 2163 – Renewable energy tax credit reduction, bill approval, 450; governor signs, 703 – Resort owner fines for water quality violations, 1547 – Superfund
– – NPL, additions and deletions, 484
– – Portland Harbor
– – – Attorney-client privilege bars disclosure of defense agreement (Or. Ct. App.), 2543
– – – Cement plant, information request triggers duty to defend (D. Or.), 2312 – – – Fish consumption advisory, 1201 – – – Packaging maker settlement agreement (Bankr. Del.), 2460
– – EPA disapproval, 1263; delay of EPA decision (D. Or.), 2160
– – Permit fees, increase, 1913 – – Trigger levels, state adoption, 1428 – Willamette River dams, agreement to mitigate impact on wildlife, 1955; finalization, 2428 – Willamette Valley Basin restoration, cost estimate, 572 – Wind energy, military objection to Shepherds Flat project withdrawn, 991; loan guarantee, 2301
– Copenhagen Summit emissions reduction pledges
– – EU, U.S. targets, comparable costs, 2129
– – Insufficient to avoid catastrophic changes, 1238 – – Tax revenue boost, 1238
– Oil and gas leasing program, postponement of EIS scoping meetings, 1539
– Wind energy, resource development
See generally WIND ENERGY
– Animal feeding operations, Cal. air district broadens scope of regulation, 2425
– Attainment status
– – Allegan County, Mich. approval, 2224
– – Cincinnati, proposed designation, 463; approval, 1024 – Models, study on possible underestimation of concentrations, 2447 – NAAQS
– – CASAC endorsement of stricter standards despite implementation concerns, 199
– – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–5 – – Primary standard
– – – Challenges, motion to hold in abeyance (D.C. Cir.), 2445; correction, 2503
– – – Proposed rule sets separate secondary standard, 61; impact of tighter standards on number of nonattaining counties, 101; publication of proposal, extension of nonattainment designation deadline, 149; health advocates, comments, 253; industry, comments, 254; SCAQMD supports, expects challenges in implementation, 566; petroleum industry challenge, 656; Ohio opposition, 703; senators on retention of existing standard, 1816; delay of issuance, 1925; compliance cost estimate, 2114; EPA plans to move ahead despite objections, 2240; likely delay of final rule, 2397; delay until Dec., 2445; criticism of industry estimates of job losses, 2447; further delay until July 2011, 2725
– – California, time extension for areas, 983
– – 8-hour standard
– – – Backsliding, EPA hearing scheduled, 2114; industry comments, 2294
– – – State obligations, EPA proposed clarification, 1925 – – San Joaquin Valley, increased vehicle registration fees, 2424
See generally TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION
– Acceptable substitutes, expansion of list, 1352
– Alternatives, comment period extension on HFO-1234y use in motor vehicle air conditioners, 319 – Asthma inhalers
– – Phaseout announcement, 822
– – 2010 allocation, 1047 – Destruction of global-warming inducing refrigerants, emerging market, 210 – Essential-use allocations for 2011-2012, applications, 9 – Essential-use allowances, applications, 1631 – HCFC-22 smuggling
– – Import firm president sentencing (S.D. Fla.), 362
– – Product support company sentencing (S.D. Fla.), 657 – Hydrofluorocarbons, use reduction declaration, 2569 – Methyl bromide, 2010 allocations, 980 – North American nations, phase-down proposal under Montreal Protocol, 989 – Refrigerants
– – Alternatives, proposal, 1047
– – Leaks, proposed threshold more stringent, 2789 Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
