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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
PACKAGING
– Light bulbs, FTC revision of proposed rule, 1643
– Producer and consumer responsibility for waste management costs, mayor resolution, 1362 – Shopping bags, single-use
– – Ban, Cal. committee approval, 1543; bill fails, 2031
– – Environmental assessment, 613 – – Labeling, Cal. law, 2221 – – Mass., decline in use since 2007, 1790
– NESHAP, definition of material containing hazardous air pollutants, 1225
– PCBs, Monsanto settlement to clean up Mont. creek (Mont. Dist. Ct.), 1023 – Recovery and recycling
– – Cal. law, 2221
– – Or. program, 2597
– Natural gas development funding by U.S., threat of suit over lack of EIA, 631
– Attainment determinations, notice of intent to EPA for failure to meet deadlines, 256; suit filed (N.D. Cal.), 981
– Baghouses, dry bulk material handling and storage facility settlement of permit violations (M.D. Fla.), 1400; sentencing, 1400 – Beef feedlots in Imperial County, EPA consent decree to act (N.D. Cal.), 1544 – Chemical preparation facility area source NESHAP, publication of final rule, 5 – Coal dust migration, environmental groups suit against railroad, mining company (D. Alaska), 117 – Coal-fired power plants, proposed plant in southwestern Va., permit upheld (Va. Ct. App.), 1264 – Compression ignition internal combustion engine NSPS, EPA proposed revisions, 1285; comment period extension, 1816; state regulators on impact of diesel exemption, 2053 – Cost-benefit analysis of CAA, report, 981 – Health effects
– – Heart attacks, short-term exposure link to increased risk, 9
– – Hospitalizations, long-term exposure link in older adults, 9 – Maricopa air quality plan, proposed disapproval over coarse particulates, 2030 – Measurement, revised methods, 2838 – Metropolitan areas, 2006-2008 concentrations lower, 925 – NAAQS
– – Coarse particles
– – – Ariz., federal implementation plans (N.D. Cal.), 2837
– – – Public health, draft policy assessment urges stronger standards, 1503; comment period extension, 1689; science advisers' comments, 1926; potential economic impact on farms, mines, 2175 – – – Surrogate for fine particles, proposal to remove grandfathering provision, 357; OMB review, 654; final rule, 2349
– – – Health risks justify stricter standards, 821
– – – Increment rule, challenges (D.C. Cir.), 2837 – – – Public health, visibility protection insufficiencies, 525
– – – Final rule, 653
– – – Public health not protected, challenge (D.C. Cir.), 1224
– – Imperial County must develop new plan, 1259
– – Partial disapproval of SCAQMD, San Joaquin Valley plans, 2540 – Paper industry, Md. mill monitoring requirements, 2768 – Public health, Alaska study on link to increased hospital visits, 2029 – Ship emissions, IMO limits for U.S.-Canada coastal waters, 721; request for IMO designation of Caribbean waters, 2734 – Transboundary pollution
See generally TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION
– Utah SIP, EPA consent decree (D. Colo.), 2482
– Big Springs Creek, Monsanto settlement (Mont. Dist. Ct.), 1023
– Fox River Superfund site, suit to force parties to clean up contamination (E.D. Wis.), 2310; proposed consent agreement with U.S., city, and county, 2746 – Hazardous waste TSDF in Nev., consent agreement, 2256 – Hudson River dredging project
– – Drinking water
– – – Alternative source, EPA to cover costs, 942
– – – Litigation of damages before liability, denial of motion (N.D.N.Y.), 2361 – – 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
See also specific subject of violations
– Environmental violations, 2009 DOJ data, 952 – Recordation of fines, improvement recommendations, 559
– Asian carp, emergency action to protect Lake Michigan (N.D. Ill.), 1655; motion for injunction denied, 2754
– Brine disposal in abandoned well, oil drillers sentenced to probation (W.D. Pa.), 1472 – Coal ash, notice of plan to sue power plant, 1202 – Coal mining, suspension of Lehigh Coal's permit, 1263 – Discharge permits
– – Beef processor settles state, federal violations (E.D. Pa.), 1429
– – Combined sewer system upgrades to settle violations (M.D. Pa.), 1429
– – Additive disclosure, Range Resources Corp. announcement, 1613
– – Blowout results in suspension of gas well drilling by EOG Resources, 1324; causation report, 1614 – – 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 – – Environmental violations, tally since 2007, 1793 – – Exploratory gas wells, drilling ban expansion, 1372 – – Oversight, environmental group recommendations, 1793 – – Private water well replacement, 2271; settlement agreement, 2878 – Oil and gas
– – Casing defects in gas wells, 2161
– – Drinking water
– – – Contamination, state fines company, 914
– – – Migration of gas, Pa. standards, 2648 – – Well casing, environmental board approval of rule amendments, 1151
– – Coke manufacturing, air permit revocation, order to cease operations, 1201; settlement (Pa. Commw. Ct.), 1430
– – State employees' misconduct in unsubstantiated enforcement actions (E.D. Pa.), 572 – Steel company settlement of CAA violations (W.D. Pa.), 1120 – Stormwater, environmental board approval of erosion and sediment controls, 1151; proposal awaits finalization, 1792 – Superfund
– – Boarhead Farms site, cost allocation claim vacated (3d Cir.), 939; (U.S., rev sought), 2002; (rev den), 2686
– – Boldan Landfill, excavation removal action triggering limitations period (W.D. Pa.), 2519 – – Indemnification agreement no bar to claim decades later (W.D. Pa.), 275 – – Quehanna Wild Area Nuclear Site, state may proceed with cost recovery action despite initial cleanup licensed by NRC (M.D. Pa.), 395 – USTs, default judgment for failure to comply with EPA order (M.D. Pa.), 277
– Excess levels rare, GAO report, 2096
– N.J. withdrawal of proposed standard, 640 – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–30 – Regulatory determination, OMB review, 2261 – Rialto-Colton groundwater basin
– – City attempt to recoup cleanup costs dismissed (9th Cir.), 1762; (U.S., rev sought), 2005; (rev den), 2687
– – EPA cost recovery claims dismissed (C.D. Cal.), 1882
– Cal. ban, EPA proposed approval, 2274
– Drinking water contamination, elevated cancer risks in Ill. town, 571 – Insurance, extrinsic evidence relevance to determination of duty to defend (D. Mass.), 863 – Nuisance, state cost recovery claim rejected (Vt.), 1852 – Phaseout acceleration, Philadelphia proposal, 1481; proposed rule, 1547 – Superfund
– – Dry cleaning machine makers not liable (E.D. Cal.), 678
– – Reimbursement to N.Y. for cleanup costs not recoverable under CERCLA (E.D.N.Y.), 740
– Drinking water contamination, N.J. resident class nuisance claims (3d Cir.), 75
– Bribery, sentencing of N.C. businessmen (E.D.N.C.), 394
– Coal mining permits – Fee amnesty, SCAQMD program, 569 – Hazardous materials transportation, Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–52 – Operating permits
– – Large sources, OMB review of rule limiting conformity to largest sources, 2738; publication, 2845
– – Rulemaking to enable permitting in Tex., 2675; EPA to issue permits, 2844; publication, 2845 – – State preparations for implementing GHG emissions tailoring rule, 1229; proposal, 1817; EPA official on state role in issuing emissions permits, 1994; analysis of state preparedness for rules, 2058; federal implementation plan to cover resistant states, 2300; all states ready except Tex., 2450; guidance on BACT determination, 2504; comment deadline, 2628; OMB review complete, 2674; final rule, 2737; utilities opposition to inclusion of carbon sequestration, 2800 – Streamlining, Conn. governor signs bill, 1376
– Class action environmental damage suit against Occidental Petroleum, Cal. proper forum (9th Cir.), 2753
– South Am. Env't, Sci., Tech., and Health Office relocation, 83
– Application near U.S. waters, status of general permit, 494; release of draft permit, 1249
– Aquatic life risks, consistent assessment methods, 2464 – Atrazine in drinking water, studies reach differing conclusions, 1076 – Criminal enforcement, 2009 cases, Analysis & Perspective, 574 – Endangered species, environmental group threatens lawsuit, 286 – Grizzly bear protection, Forest Serv. herbicide spraying plan halted (D. Mont.), 851 – Hazardous waste, settlement of violations at Iowa plant, 2256 – Hazardous waste storage, fine against Mo. maker (W.D. Mo.), 746 – Methyl bromide, 2010 production and use allocations, 980 – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–44; SplRpt (1/22/10) S–44 – Superfund
– – Arranger liability, unlimited liability threat elimination, 216
– – Sutton Brook Disposal Area, consent decree (D. Mass.), 14
See OIL AND GAS
– Chesapeake Bay initiative, W.Va. compliance cost estimate, 1326
– Discharge permits, EPA disclosure of documents on Ark. wastewater plant limits, 221 – Everglades 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
– – EPA directive on short-term actions, 2034
See generally NUTRIENTS
– Wastewater discharges, settlement of Conn. violations, 2704
– Enbridge oil spill, environmental damage responsibility (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 2335
– Ethanol supply proposal, feasibility study, 1642 – Fiber optic cable conversion, liability for leaks (E.D. Mo.), 2522 – Flaming Gorge Pipeline, environmental review extension, 2082 – 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 – Methanol release, party unknowingly damaged pipeline not liable as arranger for disposal (5th Cir.), 2133 – Natural gas line from Mexico to Cal., approval upheld (9th Cir.), 2056 – Oil discharges into lake, CWA settlement (C.D. Cal.), 174 – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–52 – Prudhoe Bay oil spill, motion to revoke BP probation (D. Alaska), 2637 – Spill prevention and response plans, Nustar Pipeline Operating P'ship settlement (D. Neb.), 690 – Trans Alaska Pipeline, operation resumes after power outage, oil spill, 1253 – Western Canada oil sands, 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
– Polymers and resins (group I) NESHAP, minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
– Shopping bags
See PACKAGING
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–39
See PCBs (1336-36-3)
– Coal-tar sealant major pollutant source in urban lakes, 2693
– MACT hammer, EPA clarification proposal, 718; comment period extension, 926; state regulator comments, 1222
– Air quality, SCAQMD proposed rules for ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, 569
– Diesel emissions
– – Cal. clean engine technology development grants, 1912
– – Harbor craft, Cal. engine replacement rules, 1478 – – Long Beach clean trucks program settlement, challenge (Cal. Super. Ct.), 87 – – Port of Los Angeles, driver employment by trucking company
– – – Criticism of bill, 982
– – – Plan upheld (C.D. Cal.), 2032; injunction pending appeal, 2399 – – San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, proposed update, 855 – Oil spills, Coast Guard rule on liability limits, 123 – Truck drivers as independent contractors, impact on economy, environment, 2733
– Climate change, global CO2 reduction commitment, 2458
– Ammonia, N.C. fine for fatal release, 320
– Land application of manure, tribal motion to intervene in natural resource damage action properly denied (10th Cir.), 2215 – Manure pile discharges, citizen suit over Chesapeake Bay pollution, 24; filing of suit (D. Md.), 494; suit may proceed, 1708 – Pretreatment violations, denial of motion to dismiss based on double jeopardy (4th Cir.), 2371
– CAFOs, county law restricting location of new operations upheld (Idaho), 344
– Climate-energy compromise bill, states oppose preemption by federal standards, 781 – Electronic waste, challenge to New York City recycling law dropped (S.D.N.Y.), 1482 – Hybrid vehicles, taxi incentive plan (U.S., rev sought), 2647
– Coal-fired power plant expansion in Kan., approval of permit, 2876
– Electric power plants
– – Bay Area AQMD approval of permit including GHG caps, 288
– – Coleto Creek Power Station, Tex. ALJs recommendation on permits, 396; approval of permits, 1025 – – Edwardsport Generating Station, lack of permit claim time-barred (S.D. Ind.), 2113
– – Best available control technology, EPA plans guidance, 824; energy efficiency recommendation, 1753
– – Combined consideration with challenges of 3 other rules (D.C. Cir.), 1992; EPA opposition, 2060 – – EPA rulemaking until congressional intervention, 2674 – – Guidance
– – – Advisory panel recommendations, 260
– – – Delay of release, industry concerns, 2353 – – Johnson interpretation memo clarification, OMB review of final rule, 530 – – Manufacturing, industry on impact of regulation, 666 – – Murkowski request for meeting with Jackson, 728 – – New and modified sources, phase-in of requirements
– – – Environmental group suit to prevent delays (D.C. Cir.), 1228
– – – Final rule, 727; publication, 785 – – – Industry challenge (D.C. Cir.), 779 – – – Tex. refusal to implement, 1751 – – – Trade group challenges (D.C. Cir.), 1227 – – Performance standards as best regulatory option under CAA, 888 – – Republican plans for next congressional session, Special Report, 2381; regulations in jeopardy following election, 2449 – – Scope of regulation, industry on application to sources already subject to emissions limit, 664 – – Stay of rules, petitions (D.C. Cir.), 2116; EPA defense of science policy, 2452; stay denied, 2792 – – Tailoring rule
See Tailoring rule, GHG emissions, this heading
– – Beaufort Sea drilling permit, draft, 408; final permit approval, 848; suspension of permits, governor objects, 1252
– – Chukchi Sea air quality permit, issuance, 776
– – Coarse particles, proposal to end surrogate policy for fine particles, 357; OMB review, 654; final rule, 2349
– – Increment rule, challenges (D.C. Cir.), 2837
– – Alternative thresholds for triggering controls, 106; Jackson expects threshold higher than originally proposed, 410; Jackson defense of phase-in plan, 411; 75,000 ton threshold for 2011, 2012, 464; EPA will miss deadline, 660; publication schedule, 778; OMB review, 882; final rule, 1049; publication, 1227
– – Biomass energy, inclusion in rule, 1507; EPA working on response to concerns, 2511; guidance planned for Jan., 2567 – – Challenges, 25 lawsuits (D.C. Cir.), 1752 – – Coal association challenge (D.C. Cir.), 1522 – – Combined consideration with challenges of 3 other rules (D.C. Cir.), 1992; EPA opposition, 2060 – – EPA rulemaking until congressional intervention, 2674 – – Facilities controlling criteria pollutants, limitation of scope (D.C. Cir.), 1818 – – Federal implementation plan, OMB review of proposed rule, 1568 – – Forest owners study on threat to renewable energy projects, 2797 – – Large sources, OMB review of rule limiting conformity to largest sources, 2738; publication, 2845 – – Legal foundation teams with House Republicans, businesses to challenge rule (D.C. Cir.), 1294; motion to intervene to prevent biomass emissions exemption, 1511 – – Rulemaking to enable permitting in Tex., 2675; EPA to issue permits, 2844; publication, 2845 – – SCAQMD implementation of federal provisions, 2539 – – State preparations for implementation, 1229; proposed SIP Call, 1817; EPA official on role in issuing emissions permits, 1994; analysis of state preparedness for rules, 2058; federal implementation plan to cover resistant states, 2300; all states ready except Tex., 2450; guidance on BACT determination, 2504; comment deadline, 2628; OMB review complete, 2674; final rule, 2737; utilities opposition to inclusion of carbon sequestration, 2800; publication, 2845 – – Steel industry groups file challenges (D.C. Cir.), 1522
– NESHAP, minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
– Energy efficiency, federal program standards outdated, 993
– Recycled products, introduction of bill to encourage government to buy and use, 1701
– Cell phones, San Francisco bill requiring retailer posting of radiation levels, 1424; mayor signs, 1551
– MTBE, settlement of claims (S.D.N.Y.), 1765
– Hazardous air pollutant, petition to list, 2446
– Air pollutants
– – Cal. insurance costs due to poor air quality, 508
– – Cost-benefit analysis of CAA, draft report, 880; particulate reduction majority of health benefits, 981; advisory council review, 2614 – – Long-term exposure link to increased hospitalizations in older adults, 9 – – 2006-2008 ozone, particulates concentrations lower, 925 – BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
– – Health effects, NIEHS study of cleanup workers, residents, 1897
– – Health hazards, identification of four classes, 1898 – Cumulative impacts of multiple pollutants, Cal. strategy to gauge, 1957 – GHG endangerment finding
– – American Public Power Assn. support of overturning, 470
– – Chamber of Commerce concerns, 108; petition for reconsideration, 605; lawsuit (D.C. Cir.), 1874 – – Combined consideration with challenges of 3 other rules (D.C. Cir.), 1992; EPA opposition, 2060 – – Defense as underpinning of EPA regulations, House hearing, 931 – – Delay of stationary source regulation
See CLIMATE CHANGE, subheading: Stationary source GHG regulation
– – Minorities, negative impacts on, 734 – – Nullification resolutions, 154; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HJRes 77, SJRes 26 – – Pacific Legal Found., bid to reopen regulatory process, 322 – – Petitions for review, 16 filings (D.C. Cir.), 363 – – PSD, large stationary sources – – Vehicle emissions regulation – Particulate matter
– – Coarse particle NAAQS, EPA staff recommendations, 1503; comment period extension, 1689
– – Fine particle NAAQS insufficient, 525 – – Short-term exposure link to increased heart attack risk, 9
– Eminent domain, Utah governor signs bills authorizing procedures against U.S. government property, 762
– Millsite acreage, administration defense of Bush rules (D.D.C.), 788 – Mining fees, administration defense of Bush rules (D.D.C.), 788 – National forests
See NATIONAL FORESTS
– Solar energy projects
– – Blythe Solar Power Project, DOI approval, 2408
– – Crescent Dunes project, DOI approval, 2849 – – Energy zones, identification in Western states, 2850 – – Permit issuance, 2248
– Open Government Plan, EPA announcement, 798
– Rulemaking, EPA online portal, 437
– Drinking water plant upgrades, consent decree (D.P.R.), 1012
– NPL, additions and deletions, 484 – Refinery emissions, settlement of CAA violations (S.D. Tex.) (D.P.R.), 721
– Boiler MACT proposed rule, comments on economic impact, 1985
– Fox River Superfund site, suit to force cleanup of PCB contamination (E.D. Wis.), 2310 – Hazardous waste, residents denied class certification (M.D. Ala.), 2520 – Md. recycled paper procurement bill, 860; governor signs, 1199 – Particulate monitoring, Md. mill requirements, 2768 – Wis. mill settlement of air violations (Wis. Cir. Ct.), 512 Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
